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25/4/2012 at 5:05pm
Location: Glasgow
Outfit: Vango Monte Verde 900
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Our over enthusiastic 4 year old managed to pull one of our poles so hard that the shock cord snapped. If the break is near the end is it a simple job to restring? Should I just add a temporary length of string to the cord, add the poles on, pull until the end of the shock cord appears and then tie a knot in it and remove the string?
I've never fixed this sort of thing before and I'm just guessing what to do really.
Any help gratefully appreciated.
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25/4/2012 at 5:09pm
Location: North West
Outfit: Obelink Familia 6; ESVO Bedouin 280
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In a word: yes.
You could use a wire coat hanger and some tape to help pull the cord through, but a bit of string should be fine.
No real harm done - give the 4 yr old enthusiastic camper a little cuddle!
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25/4/2012 at 5:10pm
Location: West Yorkshire
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just googled it and came up with this
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25/4/2012 at 5:21pm
Location: Glasgow
Outfit: Vango Monte Verde 900
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Thanks guys, I was hoping it was a relatively simple procedure. I'll need to fish it out of the bag and check where about it broke. It's a relatively new tent so I'm hoping I won't need to replace the cord but I'm sure it wont be that costly if I do have to.
The enthusiastic 4 year old camper cannot wait for his first camp of this year lol, along with his mischeivious 2 year old partner in crime.
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25/4/2012 at 5:33pm
Location: Newton le Willows LANCASHIRE
Outfit: Burnt out wreck
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Burn the end of the cord and just push it through.
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25/4/2012 at 5:55pm
Location: Derbyshire
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If you do need to get some replacement cord it's one of those things that comes in handy to have in the cupboard anyway, like duck tape!
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25/4/2012 at 9:49pm
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You don't actually need the cord. Its only used to keep the poles together in one bunch and they can be used without. Just ensure you push the poles through the sleeves.
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25/4/2012 at 9:55pm
Location: Leeds
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The spare cord kits are only a few pounds and it's very simple to do. Alternatively, a lot of camping shops will do it for you for little more than the cost of the kit.
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Mar - Milarrochy Bay - 9 days
Apr - Drayton Manor - 1 day
May - Saxdale - 4 days
May - Nantcol - 9 days
July - Weymouth - 1 day
July - Rozel Bay - 14 days
Aug - Corfe Castle - 2 days
Aug - Saxdale - 4 days
Sep - Stratford - 2 days
Oct - Stainforth - 2 days
Dec - Saxdale - 5 days
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26/4/2012 at 8:18am
Location: Darkest Bedfordshire
Outfit: Icarus 500+ Beta 450
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One of the cords on our Beta broke. Very easy to buy new cord from GO. Just threaded through and tied it off. You can also buy a kit from GO which includes some wire like a giant bodkin, small washers and the cord itself.
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26/4/2012 at 8:55am
Location: Worcestershire
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As already said, you need the cord but it does make life easier. It's easy to do with a shock cord kit - ours cost a couple of quid and had lots of cord, some washers etc. the only thing to be careful of is to put the sections together in the right order so they fit into each other.
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26/4/2012 at 5:40pm
Location: Manchester
Outfit: Coleman Lakeside 4 +Quechua 3 sec.Air
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The shock cord broke in the centre roof pole of our Coleman Lakeside, and I've never bothered to repair it! The pressure of the side poles holds the roof poles in place when the tent is up, and the poles are colour coded so I can tell which ones go together. I have bought a repair kit, but not got round to fixing it yet. (It broke two years ago!)
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