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wetcanoedog
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04/02/2019 12:53PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I found this huge tent in a pile of sports gear left out with a free take it sign.
now doing plan B this would work great for car camping.
the tent seems to be in like new shape with just a bit of dirt on a couple
of the stakes.problem is that one of the poles must of been bent and pulled
back to shape leaving a crink at the bend.
I have welding equipment as you see from the tank in the background of the
photo.using it would be a major hassle of getting hose's and such out of deep
storage in the garage.a dab of brazing would do the job in a minute but are there
any other ways to secure that pole from bending and maybe breaking off?
I have thought of wrapping that spot in heavy wire or plugging on end and
pouring lead down to stop a further bend.
finding a local guy to make a weld seems unlikely as it's a small,really small job.
 
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04/02/2019 02:56PM  
Depending on diameter various curve sections could make a repair. Quest Outfitters offers bends in different diameters and angles.
Looks rusty so maybe a gas weld would fix it otherwise.

butthead
 
04/03/2019 08:06AM  
Slather with JD Weld? Strip of fiberglass slathered with JD Weld? Glob of plumbers epoxy?

 
em8260
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04/03/2019 10:06AM  
Temporary fix, possibly permanent, but i suppose a tent pole repair splice found at Rei or any outdoor store, sized appropriately would accomplish what your looking for. Being Ocd, i would probably buy another pole, I know its not free anymore...
 
mgraber
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04/03/2019 11:51PM  
I'm with bannock on the JB weld. (It is JB not JD) Pretty amazing stuff and not too heavy.
 
04/04/2019 07:04AM  
It's aparently a Coleman Weathermaster and parts are listed, Coleman Tent Parts

butthead
 
wetcanoedog
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04/04/2019 12:09PM  
thanks for the coleman tent link.looks like that should work better than a
home made fix.
 
04/04/2019 04:32PM  
Originally I just looked at the pole piece. Went back to your photo and read what I could of the instructions, and an ah-haaa moment ensued.
I keep links to several part sources for gear. Could have stolen the parts from my son-in law and cut you a deal! Get some more good use from it!

butthead
 
PowerLizard
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04/04/2019 04:59PM  
butthead: "It's aparently a Coleman Weathermaster and parts are listed, Coleman Tent Parts
butthead"


I was excited to see the link and thought I could get a similar part for my North Face tent but North Face is not one of the listed parts brands.
 
shawhh
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04/08/2019 08:41AM  
try tent pole technologies 18002669527 for your north face.
 
04/08/2019 08:21PM  
I had that happen and used a fat hose clamp tightened it all the way down and wrapped it with black electrical tape so it wouldn't wear a hole in the tent fabric. Lasted until the zipper wore out.
 
wetcanoedog
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04/11/2019 05:28PM  
what I ended up doing was blocking the pipe/pole with lots of wet cloth bits about four inches past the bend.i jammed the cloth in with a coat hanger wire.
then pouring a thin mix of anchoring cement until it came to the end
of the tube.it settled down in the tube a bit after the slurry filled to the top.
I let it set overnight and today it was so solid that I could not bend the pipe
at the crink.i put more force on it than the pole would carry on a set up tent.
i'll try a set up in the yard before I camp in may.the pole fits into a sleeve so I could not put anything around the outside keeping the pole from fitting in.
when I gave brazing a try with a propane torch the heat melted the thin edges
of the open crick red hot and sealed most of the break.with that torch I could not
get enough heat to make brazing work and went to plan B,the cement filler.





 
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