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

[g l]

The one that broke- was it the original or the carbon knock-offs?

Jerry Goller <jerrygoller at backpackgeartest.org> wrote:     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
  
 http://www.BackpackGearTest.org : the  most comprehensive interactive gear reviews and tests on the  planet.
  

  
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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 :    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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