Dyer Lytle wrote: > > That pole is one of the > upper corner poles and is a little over-bent. That is, the pole naturally has > a bend in it of about 60 degrees or so but this one is bent about 75 degrees > and there is a bit of a crease in the underside and very small cracks on Here's a tip courtesy of Rusty VanBondo. I bought the same tent from him and he had welded supports onto the pieces you're talking about to keep them from bending under the weight. The tent is heavy when dry, imagine what it weight when it's raining ;-) -- +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Glen Buhlmann | I know it all. I just can't remember | | GB Computer Consulting | it all at once. | | Burnaby, BC | | | gbuhlman@direct.ca | | | '77 VW Westfalia | | +--------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/5288/ | +------------------------------------------------------------------+
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