We've got a Montana 6 from, I believe, 2006. Whilst generally very happy with the tent, the steel poles regularly stick, most annoyingly at the point where the legs join the roof section. They're the ones with the D-shaped joins, which tend to twist and stick when the tent goes up.
I understand from some previous posts that the newer Montanas have a different fitting to prevent this twisting problem. Are replacement poles like this available as spares, and if so, would they fit my older version tent?
Thanks!
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Get a shoe shine sponge and give them a wipe with it.These sponges are impregnated with silicone and you wont get in a mess applying it.You can also do your zips with it if they are a sticking a little.
Cheap and easy to carry too, oh and you can shine your shoes with one.
Yes, but what we found was that no matter how carefully they were lined up into the D shape, as soon as we started erecting the tent the poles would twist about, making it more likely that they would stick later.
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Had a similar problem on our Sunncamp Day tent, as a result of the stressed angle and the fact there's a curly loop thing that makes the 'grip' inside the angle part! We ended up giving the part a bit of a clout with the rubber mallet that freed it up.
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Topic: Montana 6 sticking poles
