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I know this is an old thread, but...
Thanks for the tip about tweezers: getting at the old knot was the hardest part!
OK, in return, here's my tip:
add a mole wrench (self-locking pliers) to your toolkit.
This serves two purposes:
(i) as a vice to hold the tent pole when you're cutting it to length.
Tent pole repair kit pole sections tend to be a standard length and may need cutting down with a mini hacksaw. Try to hold the 'waste' end so that the pole can't be damaged by the wrench.
(ii) to stop the shock cord pinging back up the pole as you thread it in...
This may need some explanation.
To allow more slack in the cord I assembled the remainder of the pole, then stretched out a length of cord longer than the next section to be threaded. I then gripped the cord with the mole wrench (on its smallest setting), near the assembled pole, leaving a long floppy length of cord which was threaded through the next section without fighting back. This was repeated until all the sections were threaded and the knot tied.
Incidentally, a foot is rather useful to hold the cord out while you're applying the mole wrench!
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Topic: tent pole repair
