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Quote: Originally posted by dk168 on 29/12/2012Just made the decision to cancel the trip.

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It is chucking down at present, with little hope of dry spells.

I can stand the cold, however, I do not like it cold, wet and windy.

The dog will thank me for cancelling the trip as he hates being in the rain.

Nevermind.

Roll on Easter!

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Hi Rob

Was the tent a tipi, as you say the pole bent in half? 

This is something I and others have warned about in quite a few posts, and some of us on here use a thicker pole, or brace the standard one if it gets windy. What are you doing about a replacement pole. Which brand of tent is it. There was a thread on here where an aluminium pole was sourced from an army surplus store, very cheap and much stronger.

Glad you were all OK, but it's a shame your trip was ruined.

As I have posted many times on here before, I was one of the first to swap to a bell tent a few years ago now, and as soon as I saw the pole, I knew it would bend, but I let myself be lulled into a false sence of security, that the manufacturers new what they were diong. Something I never do now when I buy a new tent. If I think it looks unsuitable, then I upgrade it.

Quote: Originally posted by dk168 on 30/12/2012

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Oh, shoot me now, fellow tenters, however, I did wish I had a little motorhome that I could just drive to the campsite yesterday.

DK

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