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Subject Topic: Broken Vango Sun Canopy Pole Post Reply Post New Topic
05/8/2009 at 10:37pm
 Location: Leeds
 Outfit: Airgo Cirrus Lakeside 600 Go-Pod
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Hello all,

We have been very pleased with our vango sun canopy until this holiday when one of the poles split in 2 sections. I have no problem fixing this, however, i have no idea what size sections to buy to replace them. i know they are fibreflex but that's it.

Any ideas?

 



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05/8/2009 at 11:16pm
 Location: Scotland.
 Outfit: Conway Camargue Lots of Vangos. .
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Take the broken pole allong with you to the camping shop and they'll fix you up. Poles come in standard diameters and can easily be cut to the correct length with a hacksaw. (Put a bit of masking tape round where you're going to cut it, to prevent splintering.)


06/8/2009 at 12:13pm
 Location: Leeds
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Thanks Val, never thought of that! Just have to try and find the broken pole out of all the kit now 17


06/8/2009 at 12:54pm
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Hi I wonder if you can help me.
We have bought a vango kura 600 and a sun canopy we had it once before with the sun canopy but it had no instructions and the canopy kept falling down any advise???
Thanks
Lou


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06/8/2009 at 1:01pm
 Location: Leeds
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If it's the canopy with the elastic it's supposed to keep popping off - it releases tension and stops the poles breaking (or should do!) We have the large canopy with 2 poles so it still stays upright as it is guy'd in both directions but it looks as if the smaller canopy only has 1 pole so it will keep leaning over if the elastis pops off.

Try adding guy ropes to the pole so that it is guy'd in both directions? That might help.



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06/8/2009 at 2:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by loukyal1 on 06/8/2009


Hi I wonder if you can help me.
We have bought a vango kura 600 and a sun canopy we had it once before with the sun canopy but it had no instructions and the canopy kept falling down any advise???
Thanks
Lou

There is an archive of Vango pitching instructions in their website, here.




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