As above I think that the designers would use elastic if they thought it best for the tent. Another thought is that I have never known a flexible pole to snap because of being unable to bend. It has always been flexing too far that has snapped them.
I have another theory about snapping poles, excuse me if its boring but I would be interested to hear any thoughts from others. For what it is worth:-
I think that pole breaking is almost always related to them at some time being stressed while not being fully pushed home into the ferrules. With larger tents and longer poles it is becoming increasingly difficult to ensure that all joints are properly tight. The effective leverage is greatly multiplied if the pole is even only a few mm loose. It’s also concentrated in a smaller area of the pole where it exits the ferrule. (any maths scholars out there to confirm that?). Even if this excess leverage doesn't snap the pole on this occasion, it can cause delaminating of the pole around the point of stress. This becomes a potential point of failure waiting for the next storm.
I think we are often in a rush to pitch and perhaps, especially in bad conditions we might sometimes rely too much on the elastic to pull the joints tight.
Another guy line related thing I have found recently is Line-Lok cam cleats. I think wet and cold traditional guy runners are a pain to adjust right at the time I should give them most attention. These things make it so easy and are cheap as chips.
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