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Quote: Originally posted by milkybar on 13/8/2007

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. The one that mends back on its self  it snapped in the night.

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was it the joint that snapped .. or the pole ??

one of our top bedroom poles is a bit bowed. We have been on a couple of very windy slopes in dorset so i am not surprised .. although why that was where the strain showed,  i am not sure. I carry spare joints but not spare poles. Maybe i should.

we had camped for a couple of very windy nights before we realised that the edge of the annexe should by looped into the 3 guy ropes as well as tied.  that was a very noisy and flappy experience.  doh!

thanks for replying.

I bought a couple of extra spares for that joint because someone in a camping shop told me they are the most likely to break.. even though they seem the least likely.

was it easy enough to pull the pole from the joint ?? I think i should replace the pole.

also.. i should put the number for khyam spares on my mobile!

i say i not we because i am the camping shopper .. luckily my husband usually agrees that what i have bought was a good idea after all  He is very pleased with the canopy (and the annexe).

well i just purchased the excelsior xxl & annex (2.5m x 3), as advised the tent would leak the first time thaqt it rains, but hey ho my first trip with the tent and heavy rain all day and no leaks what so ever (apparently the first time it rains the stitching will swell with the rain causing a water tight seal)

and the annex was perfect without any water collection at all, i did make sure the guide ropes were tensioned up a couple of times afer putting the tent up, i was happy all round with my purchase..

sorry to hear of your problems hope that you get it fully resolved.

we have finally used our annexe. we had non stop rain on tuesday and the annexe did really well. I am glad we used the support pole, as even with it there was some pooling of water either side of the support pole but it did run off with gusts of wind. I am tempted to get another support pole and have it the other side of the window as well.

Simon, very sorry to hear about your Khyam problems. It may be helpful to browse through some of  these  threads about the annexe.

The one titled Khyam Annexe Update ( by AndyPandy who is very knowledgable on Khyams )  makes an interesting read.

Hope you get sorted !!

2tents

ive emailed outdoor action to ask about the extra support pole for our annexe.  I got a really quick reply asking if it was 2006 or 2007, they asked for our order number and address, i emailed back advising it was the 2006 model so will just have to wait and see if the pole arrives.  Will keep you posted.