Pro tip: A guy at a campsite in the Adirondacks showed me how to fix a busted tent pole with a soda can.

He cut a strip from a can and used it as a splint, securing it with duct tape. Has anyone else had to do a field repair like that, and what did you use?

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the_finley24d ago

Saw a buddy use a pine branch and zip ties once.

victorb5124d ago

Pine sap makes those zip ties permanent.

kelly_hill8h ago

Actually, pine sap is pretty bad for that. It gets brittle when it dries out and cracks. A proper epoxy resin would hold way better long term. The sap might work for a few months in the sun, but then it just flakes off.