All the poles of the main dome of our tent have started to split, or are showing signs of cracking. There are two big 12.7mm and five 11mm poles. The original sections are all 650mm long. I can buy a replacement kit with sections of 890mm length.
Because I'm replacing entire poles, would it be ok to use the whole length of the new sections, of course making sure that the overall length of the pole remains the same, or would it be better to cut them all down to the original length? This would obviously be a more expensive solution as I would have more section to buy and a lot more time consuming too.
As an aside, does anyone know of a similarly good deal for 12.7mm poles as this one for 11mm poles:
Does anyone know where I can get a longer length of fibreglass pole/tube? I need a piece which is 142cm long and 8mm diameter to replace a piece that was the sunhade/raincover frame for my Brevi backpack for carrying my son. I don't think it would really work as well having joins.
------------- Jenny and/or Andy
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Topic: Fibreglass replacement poles
