Tent Pole Repair Service

[Tuckahoe]

Have a Mountain Hardware Sprite 1 tent pole with a broken connector that needs to be replaced. Other than sending it back to Mountain Hardware, anyone have experience with repair services from other companies and recommendations? I would rather send it out for repair than do it myself.

[Slo-go'en]

I'd bet the only way it can be "fixed" is by it being replaced and it can only be replaced by the manufacture.

[shelterbuilder]

Cabela's used to sell a "tent repair kit", and you could replace broken connecting-ferrules, fix broken sections with an over-sized "sleeve", etc. Maybe this would work for you.

[Big_Country]

Try Quest, they may have the parts you need.

http://www.questoutfitters.com/tent_poles.htm

Cheers

[Tuckahoe]

Just a quick update to this thread --

As far as tentpole repair services there is the company TentPole Technologies -- http://tentpoletechnologies.com/.

I posted this thread on a weekend and had to wait for Monday morning to be able to call anyone. Mountain Hardware's warranty department was the first place I called. And after a quick conversation about the pole's assembly we figured it would be easiest for me to do it myself. Two days later a package arrived with the replacement part plus many extras should they ever be needed. It took 10 minutes to disassemble the pole, replace the broken connector and reassemble the pole.

[Tipi Walter]

I had a Mt Hardwear tent pole snap on a trip (and fixed in the field) and they sent me a new one for free. Give them a try first. Why not?

[Tuckahoe]

I had a Mt Hardwear tent pole snap on a trip (and fixed in the field) and they sent me a new one for free. Give them a try first. Why not?

Ummmmmm... I did.