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top tip from me, get a wee spring clamp and attach it to the end of the shock cord after you have threaded it and before you knot it as there is nothing worse than the thing going spring back into a pole section...

been there bought the t-shirt had a good swear

I fixed a corded pole a couple of weeks ago, shame as the tent is brand new but no big deal to fix. Halfords have a kit containing a stupid piece of wire and the elasticated cord for £5. I'm sure if you could get the cord on a roll it would be alot cheaper than a fiver though!

Found it, here you go (check measurements first)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3mm-Strong-Elastic-Shock-Cord-bungee-x-10-meters-BN_W0QQitemZ120476981242QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=&rvr_id=&cguid=db0dc6601280a0aad2a31523ff986972

Don't worry about it too much, the elastic is only to keep the pole sections together when packed, it has no structural value when the tent is erected.

Quote: Originally posted by mantrachant on 05/6/2010

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Does that mean you can get away with not threading the pole then?

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It's only a convenience, not a structural necessity. Once it's in the sleeve and pinned with the tension straps tight it will be perfectly sound. Bit of a fiddle to get to that point though if your pole keeps drifting into seperate sections.

buy the bungee or shock cord from a haberdashers, cheaper than any camping shop whre the words camping puts a huge uplift on the price. use a opened out paper clip as the threading device.

the end of the cord will be buried deep inside the dirt in the metal end cap use a bradawl or similar to clean the crud away. when you need to put the last section on , pull the cord tight and use a clothes peg to hold the slack out of the next bit. all done for less than a fiver