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FIELD REPAIRS
Poles
If you break a tent pole, you can temporarily repair
the break by splinting the pole with a short aluminum
repair sleeve. The aluminum repair sleeve is fitted over
the broken pole section (Fig. 6) and taped (or wedged)
into place. Ski pole repair sleeves, tent stakes and even
branches can be used to splint broken tent tubes.
Zippers
One of the keys to zipper longevity is to keep them away
from sand and grit. When pitching your tent, be care-
ful to keep the door and window zippers out of the dirt.
Never step on the zipper. Keep zippers clean by washing
them (at home) with a garden hose and pressure nozzle.
Most zipper failures result from wear to the coating on
the inside of the zipper slider (the metal toggle). Once
that coating wears off, the metal abrades rapidly, and
the zipper slider no longer joins the continuous plastic
coils securely. The plastic coils then tend to separate
behind the zipper slider. You can replace a worn out zip-
per slider with our patented Zipper Repair Clamp. The
Zipper Repair Clamp (Fig. 7) is available from your local
Mountain Hardwear dealer.