Originally Posted by
Lakey
About thirty years ago I had a small Caribee tent with fibreglass poles with aluminium ferules on the end of each piece for the next bit to slip into. A few of them split from the pressure so rather than get them replaced to happen again I bound them with fishing rod binding thread over Areldite and then more Areldite to seal it all. Still going strong to this day.
One of the kids tried a 'bush fix' so I definitely need new bends.
I'll get one of them to put it up on a dry day and see if I can get away with a curved pole rather than straight sections with bends.
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
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