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Quote: Originally posted by Hacksaw Bob on 17/8/2009

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I'm tempted to give the same answer as the Captain's reply to the question "Do these ships sink very often?" from a nervous passenger i.e. "Just the once, usually." Sorry! Somewhere on this site there is an excellent item by Valk-scot on Broken Poles.

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Thank you!

And for these who haven't seen it, here's a link.

never had a broken pole yet and had some very rough conditions.

Still I am sure it will come at some point and thats why i got rid of an old tent and kept the poles - better to be prepared just in case!

Quote: Originally posted by John Preece on 18/8/2009

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never had a broken pole yet and had some very rough conditions.

Still I am sure it will come at some point and thats why i got rid of an old tent and kept the poles - better to be prepared just in case!

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I've had...err, four? Since my first fibreglass poled tent, shortly after they first started to become common about 14 years (?) ago. Three single sections in different tents and one major incident when a freak gust hit the side of my Oregon and nearly flattened it. I had to repair two poles in situ, use all of my four spare pole sections for that tent and a full roll of duct tape. However it was clear that the weakened poles were transferring a lot of stress onto the good ones so we went home a day early before it collapsed on us. I replaced the entire pole set for that tent, actually. I didn't trust the survivors to be undamaged.

I've got a goodly supply of spare sections though. I'm always amused at how people will ditch a perfectly good complete pole or even tent because of one broken pole section...so watch your campsite dustbins!