I had a few poles splinter on my smaller awning, they can fracture if stressed by high wind and even weaken without you fully realising, then break at next use.
I found TentSpares to be excellent in the supply of replacements.
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Paul
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Mine came with spare sections. A bit of a fiddle re elasticing but if you thread a large needle and drop it through the sections then attach the elastic and carefully pull through. Its not too bad.
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