Carbon fiber replacement pole Shangri la 3 and tyvek ground sheet

After the thread about carbon poles catastrophically failing without warning, maybe aluminum. questoutfitters.com has them

But that's probably not what you want to know : )

Ruta Locura has them:

http://www.rutalocura.com/Tent_Poles.html

And Seek Outside:

http://store.seekoutside.com/accessories/

Fibraplex

There are several diameters available. You might select a diameter one size larger (stronger) than what you broke.

–B.G.–

I have a couple of CF poles for mids.

One is from Ruta Locura. It's narrow in diameter, maybe only a little thicker than the upper section of a trekking pole, but the thickness of the wall is pretty substantial. It collapses into two sections and has a third telescoping twist lock section that nests into one of the other sections. I had it custom made to be able to do double duty for both a standard-sized mid and the (lower height) center pole on a trailstar.

I think when I later bought a duomid (used) it ended up coming with a CF pole from Seek Outside. It's a wider diameter construction (a little larger than the aluminum pole that the SL3 comes with) but a thinner guage. It collapses into three sections and has a fourth section that is adjustable to various pre-set heights (just like the stock SL 3 pole).

Both have worked well so far and proven plenty strong enough. The Ruta Locura pole is a little lighter and packs down smaller, but the twist lock isn't as fool proof as the adjustment mechanism on the Seek Outside pole.

Thanks guys! I didn't break the aluminum pole that came with the SL3 I just wanted to get something lighter. I figure the stock pole is probably half the weight of the tent.

They can customize anything you need. I had Josh make me a carbon set up to act as a strong centre pole for my HMG Ultamid 2, a strong hiking staff and to contain my tenakara rod.

Please see this link for details: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=85049

Derrick

Thanks all. Now where is the best place to get tyvek?