Ok, I get that.fleener said:
I use structural lumber as ridge poles, a 12' and a 14' that I transport.(actually a 14 and 16 I cut to needs) There are some modern adaptions to connect them in camp (tent and awning)
It took years to harvest natural uprights without killing trees, but that's another story.
Anyways,, you should be able to toss a single 12' 2x4 ridge pole,, "somewhere" on your property?
Get a 12' 2x4,, drill a 3/8" hole in each end to accept a 3/8" rod.
Drill a 3/8" hole in the end of two uprights 2"s deep,, insert/epoxy a 6" piece of 3/8" rod into the 2" holes.
(Structural 2x4 are actually 3 1/2"?)
Stick the remaining 4" of the rod through the holes in the 2x4 to accept the grommet that you installed in the canvas painters cloth that you modified into an awning,, to use once a year.
