[pct-l] [PCT2008] Was Insulaton Layer, ------->Now Hubba poles

[Jerry Goller]

I broke my first set but it was my own fault. I picked the tent up, with a
bag and pad in it, by the pole about mid arc. I don't know what I was
thinking. I'm not sure the aluminum pole would have taken that without
bending. It broke at a joint. But I did get it pretty high in the air before
it broke....lol.
 
I've used that pole set quite a bit since with no trouble. 
 
There is nothing you can't break if you apply yourself....
 
Jerry
 
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From: g l [mailto:gailpl2003 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 7:03 AM
To: Jerry Goller; PCT; PCT2008 at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [pct-l] [PCT2008] Was Insulaton Layer, ------->Now Hubba poles


Jerry and Lawrence,

(Replying to two separate posts at the same time).  Hey!  Great info!  I
wouldn't mind coughing up the extra bux to save 1/2 lb!  Here's the rub:
I've been following Lion Kings ADT journey on TrailJournals.com and at one
point he talks about "waiting for his new MSR Hubba poles" to arrive.  It
got me thinkin'......did the original ones break????  Do I need to be
concerned about that???  But now you guys got me thinkin:  "Maybe he bought
the lighter ones and they didn't hold up"!!!  Any insights?  I'll most
likely be seeing LK at the SO Ruck and can ask him then, but in the
meantime.............

Wheeew

Jerry Goller <jerrygoller at backpackgeartest.org> wrote: 

If you are willing to up the bucks http://www.fibraplex.com/tentpoles2B.asp
will make you a pole for your Hubba that weighs about half what the stock
one does. That's close to half a pound off the weight.
 
They are beautifully designed and made.
 
I use a Hubba with no fly and these poles in canyon country in Utah to get
me out of the sand. Tent body and pole set weigh about 1.5 pounds.
 
Jerry
 
 <http://www.backpackgeartest.org/> http://www.BackpackGearTest.org : the
most comprehensive interactive gear reviews and tests on the planet.
 

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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of g l
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:11 PM
To: PCT2008 at yahoogroups.com; PCT
Subject: Re: [pct-l] [PCT2008] Insulaton Layer


Very good points Frank.  I will be carrying my MSR Hubba free standing tent.
(Heavier, but a feature I insist on).  
Thanks,
Gail

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