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  • Which poles have bent? I'm guessing the black and orange ones?
    How badly have they bent? I suspect the design means they should end up bowing a bit.

  • Black and orange yes. Around 5 halves have bent about halfway. so, basically, the pole has bent either when flexing to install, or flexing to remove, or under load.

    The poles bent rather than flexed across the entire length of the two halves together.

    I can only assume it’s my fat 78kg ass, user error, or poor quality.

    They have two holes and can be doubled up to increase tension and reduce bending, but these HK sellers don’t actually list poles as an additional purchase option.

    @Belagerent thanks will check previous page.

  • Looking at the reviews, nearly everyone warns how easy it is to bend the poles. Not just limited to the knock-off thermarest ones either.
    Not a fan of that design, asking for holes in the inner tent.
    Thermarest do replacement parts, but I suspect you would soon surpass purchase price.

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