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Topic: tent pole repair

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alansj

26/7/2009 at 10:37am
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Hi. We have used our tent for the first time and it was fab. really easy to set up and kept out the bad weather. when taking the ten down I noticed that one of the poles had split. Coleman do supply some spares in the pack but there are no instructions on how to replace the split pole. please could someone let me know how to replace this. Many thanks

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if it is a fiberglass one then you pull the knot out of the end of the pole with tweezers, untie knot and unthread the sections until you get the broken section removed then using the big wire needle tie this onto the end of the shock chord, re-thread the scections and once you get to the end put a knot in the shock cord and put in the end.. simples :-)

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I know this is an old thread, but...
Thanks for the tip about tweezers: getting at the old knot was the hardest part!

OK, in return, here's my tip:
add a mole wrench (self-locking pliers) to your toolkit.

This serves two purposes:
(i) as a vice to hold the tent pole when you're cutting it to length.
Tent pole repair kit pole sections tend to be a standard length and may need cutting down with a mini hacksaw. Try to hold the 'waste' end so that the pole can't be damaged by the wrench.

(ii) to stop the shock cord pinging back up the pole as you thread it in...
This may need some explanation.
To allow more slack in the cord I assembled the remainder of the pole, then stretched out a length of cord longer than the next section to be threaded. I then gripped the cord with the mole wrench (on its smallest setting), near the assembled pole, leaving a long floppy length of cord which was threaded through the next section without fighting back. This was repeated until all the sections were threaded and the knot tied.
Incidentally, a foot is rather useful to hold the cord out while you're applying the mole wrench!

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