Emergency Bridge Pole Repair

[hodad]

Step up from the ~.625" WB spreader bars to the .742" poles at Quest Outfitters.

Thanks for the Quest Link!

[hodad]

You pulled on the pole itself? Definitely a no-no.....even looks like your boy is resting his arms on the poles?

Good point. The failure resulted in a small pull about midway down on the hammock, but his leaning on it could have weakened it.

[hodad]

Step up from the ~.625" WB spreader bars to the .742" poles at Quest Outfitters.

Thanks again for the 411. I believe we might order the heavier (.742" POLES) ones for car camping/float rips and reserve the lighter ones for backpacking.
This is much easier than going the ti route.

[egrant5329]

Looking at the weights of the 0.742 vs 0.625". For 2x36" bars, it is only 1.35 oz more for the larger spreader bars. That is assuming the tips weighs about the same.

[hodad]

Looking at the weights of the 0.742 vs 0.625". For 2x36" bars, it is only 1.35 oz more for the larger spreader bars. That is assuming the tips weighs about the same.

Good tip.
I just ordered
#4064 TENT POLE W/ INS .742 26 inch Black 2 $6.90 $13.80
#4065 TENT POLE W/O INS .742 26 inch Black 2 $5.99 $11.98
#4036 ENDTIP #2 .742 4 $1.89 $7.56

We'll see how this works out.