a pole for the hoop on a Dutch army bivi bag

[xander]

not sure of this is the right place to ask this as I'm on my phone sat in kids world
but I'm after a pole for the hoop on a dutch bivi bag I think it will need to be 130 cm and be able to fold down at least once so I can carry it anyone have any ideas on wot it should be made of and where I could get one from ???

thank for your help
xan

 

[BobvanVelzen]

many outdoor shops have some spare poles, most of them being 25-50 cm long, mix and match for a poleset. i would go for alluminium.

 

[Mastino]

Is it the DPM one?

 

[xander]

yer it's a camo one, will metal ones be flexible enough ?

 

[BushSleeper]

Genuine sets are in 5 pieces, pre-curved alloy and a fraction over 12inches each.

 

[xander]

are they expensive and where would I get a set from ?

 

[Mastino]

Exactly my point. The original pole is pre-curved, I sugest trying to see whether Carinthia (the original maker) sells the spares... otherwise find the poles as thin as reasonably possible, t should work. BTW: http://www.tentspares.co.uk/category/10/Tent-Poles--Pole-Ends

 

[ged]

Do a search something like this:

http://www.bing.com/search?q=tent+poles+replacement&go=&qs=n&sk=&sc=1-22&form=QBLH&filt=rf

There are many to choose from, and the up-market ones can be a little expensive. Some of the aluminium poles cost more than the prices of complete tents that I have bought (including fibreglass poles).

Flexible aluminium poles are remarkably strong. They will fold (catastrophic failure) if bent too far, but if they are pre-curved they can form a very tight curve radius (smaller than you could easily squeeze your shoulders through) without difficulty.

 

[SCOMAN]

I made a hooped bivvy an age ago. I'm sure I got suitable poles from Point North Fabrics they were about 7 - 9 mm fibre glass type ones with a piece of aluminium tube to join them together. Failing that you could look in a DIY store for a suitable materials.

 

[topknot]

Go and buy a cheap tent for Asda £10 for the poles, and then cut up the tent and use it for other things that's what i did.

Topknot

 

[xander]

i may have a trip out to gooutdoors lol

 

[woof]

Check out terra nova bivi's, and if they are the same size as yours, terra nova will sell you a new pole, their prices are very good.

Rob