[pct-l] gear questions

[randy_forsland@hotmail.com (Randy Forsland)]

I also experienced the same. Almost all glued pieces failed and came
apart...pretty cheesey for such an expensive tent....plus, one of the rear
legs pieces creased and folded near the kevlar elbow . This happened the
first night out..I had to cut about 1.5 inches off of the damaged leg and
use it that way.


I'm still in discussions with SD over the situation..They think that Ishould
have aborted my trip and sent the damaged piece in rather than trying to
make it work...
Easy for them to say...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Olson" <jjolson@uwyo.edu>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] gear questions


> The end pieces of my ultra lighyear cd front pole fell out after a couple
> days, and one of the sections that the two poles slide into came off - the
> glue failed.  I have yet to ask Sierra Designs what they intend to do
about
> this!
>
> Jeff Olson
> Laramie Wyoming...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randy Forsland" <randy_forsland@hotmail.com>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 11:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] gear questions
>
>
> > Speaking of replacement poles, i just received my new carbon fiber poles
> > from Fibraplex. The Easton carbon/aluminum poles that came with my
Sierra
> > designs Ultralite CD were damaged during my last section hike..They are
> > light, but very fragile...and expensive. OTOH, the replacements from
> > fibraplex are even lighter and appear to be much more rugged...and they
> only
> > cost $85.00 for the set (I think the Eastons were twice that). The
> > construction quality of these poles looks really good...cannot wait to
try
> > them out...
> >
> > Here is a link to their website:
> >
> > http://www.fibraplex.com/tentpoles.asp
> >
> > Randy
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Bighummel@aol.com>
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] gear questions
> >
> >
> > > --
> > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > Sierra Designs makes good tents.  I still own the predecesor to the SD
> > Clip
> > > Flashlight: the SD Star Flight.  By replacing the tent poles with
Easton
> > > Aluminum arrowshafts, I now have the complete tent, poles and stuff
sack
> > to
> > > under 4 pounds (If I can get someone to make me a new fly out of 1.1
> > sylnylon
> > > (Moak?) I think that I can get it below 3 lbs, 8 oz).
> > >
> > > It is taller than the Clip by several inches, sheds snow better due to
> the
> > > pyramid-like shape (nearly 4 seasons?), has withstood 60+ mph winds, 9
> > days
> > > straight of rain and 25 years of the Rockies, Sierras and Southern
> > California
> > > deserts.
> > >
> > > When it rips from age, I will take it apart at the seams and remake it
> in
> > > new, lighter materials with only one other improvement: a hooded fly
> vent
> > at
> > > the peak.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Greg "Strider" Hummel
> >
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