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I needed to replace some of the pegging rubbers on my Cabanon as they had perished over time. Some of them had already been replaced with much longer replacements and this caused the edge of the tent to 'flair out' when pegged. I searched for shorter ones, closer in size to those originally fitted but couldn't locate any.

I searched the forums here and found that someone recommended Isabella Isaflex rubbers. There wasn't any size information I could find so took a chance and ordered a pack of 10 from Caravan Accessory Shop.

I was amazed how perfectly well the plastic part on the rubber fitted the D-ring on the tent and they are a better length than the longer replacement rubbers.

Here are some pictures to show you how they fit -

Threading / Fitting / In place

I've only put them on this week (after two trips to europe) so can't vouch for their toughness, strength etc. I'll be able to that in about 12 months time!

Here's one of the new rubbers on a tag with an original (almost expired!) rubber so you can see the comparsion in size. It's still bigger than the original but smaller than the normal rubber band replacements.

Quote: Originally posted by sjray on 06/9/2009

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I needed to replace some of the pegging rubbers on my Cabanon as they had perished over time. Some of them had already been replaced with much longer replacements and this caused the edge of the tent to 'flair out' when pegged. I searched for shorter ones, closer in size to those originally fitted but couldn't locate any.

I searched the forums here and found that someone recommended Isabella Isaflex rubbers. There wasn't any size information I could find so took a chance and ordered a pack of 10 from Caravan Accessory Shop.

I was amazed how perfectly well the plastic part on the rubber fitted the D-ring on the tent and they are a better length than the longer replacement rubbers.

Here are some pictures to show you how they fit -

Threading / Fitting / In place

 

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I must say they are an awesome fit made for the job, the one thing i dont like about them is they are made of bungee cord which i dont like and they also look a little bit longer than the rubbers that are fitted as standard

I had a litchtcfield tent that had bungee cords instead of rubbers and they didnt hold the canvas tight enough they were very flappy and the cord streched to easy