Andes Camping Tent Pole Shock Cord Repair Kit, 45ft Replacement Bungee Elastic Cord

Used to replace carbon pole shock cord. In this case I had to dig out the knot of the old cord from the end of the pole as the ends are not removable. Tips: 1. Number the poles first in case they get separated. 2. Tie or sew strong thread to the old cord. 3. Make the thread at least as long as a pole. 4. Melt the ends of the cut cord to prevent fraying. 5 tie or sew the other end of the thread to the new cord. 6. Gently feed through. The new cord was slightly larger diameter but pulled through. Don't pull too hard. If the thread breaks use the wire to feed the thread back through by pushing the wire through, tying the thread to the end and pulling it back through.

I couldn't get over how easy this was to use. The elastic has snapped in my tent poles. I straightened out the wee bit wire attached enough elastic with a tiny bit sellotape and threaded it through the poles. It took about 4 minutes to do. Really helpful youtube video by Blacks the tent manufacturers showed me how. Done it same way. It was no problem. I'll get a few years yet from my 30 year old tent.

Found this worked well. Unlike some I found the threading wire worked OK. This 3mm cord wasn't quite as thick as the original 3mm cord, but it is on and working. One bit of advice. Be careful where you carry out this job. I did it on my patio and one part of hte pole dropped down and the metal ferral cut through the cord like a sharp knife. Fortunately I had sufficient cord to start again.

Quick delivery and very happy with this product. So easy I didn’t use the wire but just pushed the elastic through my poles tied a knot one end and then pulled tight and knotted the opposite end.

This is brilliant. Saved me money buying new pole & works!!!

The so-called 'needle' that comes with this isn't worthy of the name. It's just a coil of rather soft wire with no means of threading or attaching the cord. If you make a bend or a loop in it, it won't fit through the holes in your poles.If you want to thread shock cord through tent poles, the only tool to use is a diamond eye threader. You can get them from your local angling supplies shop.The cord that I received was double-wound onto the cardboard spool, which meant having to unwrap both ends before I could unspool enough cord to fit the length of my pole.And do be cautious if you decide to use the supplied metal washers - my experience has been that they can sever the cord at the knot when the pole is under tension (as when fitting it to the tent). This will leave you with a piece of cord that is just too short to replace in the pole, and your pole once again in pieces. I bought a pack of small round rubber washers from a hardware store and I'm hoping for better results.

Good value for money.Easier to thread through tent pole if you unravel the full length of cord as it’s double wrapped around the cardboard. Plenty of cord to thread through 11 poles about 60cm each with plenty left over for emergency.I straightened the full length of the wire then secured about 5cm of the cord to the end of the wire with duct tape. Was able to thread through the poles & pull through the other end quite easy.

This is easy to use and we had our poles fixed and ready to go in not very much time.