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Hi, having recently been blown about in North Devon, we suffered a couple of broken poles & being daft newbies didn't realise that we only needed to replace the broken sections - we chucked away 2 complete pole sets for our Kalahari 10  Each pole was 14 sections long & 12.7mm diameter, so quite pricey to replace.

Do we need to replicate the existing poles exactly with the replacements, or can we make up the total length of the pole from less, longer sections? Also, we can't find the angled ferrules - the only ones we've seen are 13mm reducing to 11mm ones, but all the pole sections on ours are the same diameter. Go Outdoors don't do complete pole sets (which seems ridiculous to me), & said we'd be ok to replace without the angles - any opinions/advice please?

Trying to find the most economic way to do the repairs, but don't want to risk weakening the structure just to save a few quid!

Thanks for any advice; living & learning is all very well, but it can be a bit expensive

http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/alchemisticltd/?_trksid=p4340.l2559

have a look at that seller on E Bay they have been selling Kalahari 10 tents as faulty with no poles and no pods, it may be worth contacting them and asking if they can get you  a set of poles

they have been selling lots of hi gear stuff as faulty, so they must be getting a supply of go outdoors returns 

contact them you never know you may get lucky

Thanks for replies - Go Outdoors pointed us in the direction of Alchemist on Ebay, so keeping our eyes peeled there, & we also found tentspares online....was looking at the vango pole repair kit - the poles are quite a bit longer & I just wondered if it mattered how many sections went into the total pole length makeup....it prob does, otherwise they wouldn't make the poles a specific length in the first place, so we'll play safe & replace like for like (except we can't replace the angled ferrules!).

Very chuffed as have managed to partially erect the poor thing in the garden to let it dry out properly....I feel like it's got a personality now & found myself talking to it as I was wrestling with it...have I gone bonkers, or is it fairly normal to chat to one's tent? (our lawn is basically the size of the footprint, so this was quite an achievement - all on my own too! Cream crackered now!!)