replacement vango foot strut pole

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Joel1982
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replacement vango foot strut pole

Wed 12 Jul, 2017 11:06 am

I've recently bought a second hand Vango Helium 200. Unfortunately the seller did not include the 17" foot strut pole and I'm now looking for a replacement. Does anyone know where to find one? The tent would be pretty useless without it. Cheers!
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Re: replacement vango foot strut pole

Wed 12 Jul, 2017 11:46 am

Creating one should be pretty simple. The only issue is matching the fittings that the ends go into - usually either a fabric/tape pocket or an eyelet. Many outdoor shops would have a section or two aluminium pole that could be adapted. Perhaps an archery shop and get an cf arrow shaft and a couple of the plastic nocks which could be shaped to do the job.

There is a company in the UK that deals with Vango spare parts http://www.campingspares.co.uk/3-vango-spares which may be able to help.
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Re: replacement vango foot strut pole

Wed 12 Jul, 2017 1:05 pm

Hi Joel,

I have some spare aluminium poles at home they may be the right size.

I'll measure them tonight and let you kniw.
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Re: replacement vango foot strut pole

Wed 12 Jul, 2017 2:14 pm

I've called around and put in an inquiry with Ansco. Hopefully they come back with something for me. If not, it's the DIY route!
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Re: replacement vango foot strut pole

Wed 12 Jul, 2017 2:53 pm

I recently got some aluminum poles from fleabay - 2 poles of about 4m each for about $25-30. Seem perfectly good quality, and available in 8.5, 9.5mm - found a seller in Oz, rather than China/HK, so they only took 10days to arrive.

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