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You say you "use" carbon fiber poles - I assume you mean that you do not use the poles that come with the tent. How do you find the right size carbon fiber poles? Can you buy carbon-fiber poles that would fit other tents that originally have other type poles? Where do I buy carbon fiber poles?


I still have the factory aluminum poles, but I haven't used them since I bought the CF poles. I keep them just in case I expect to encounter some really high winds, which may be a weakness in some CF pole designs. They're manufactured by FIBRAPLEX, which have pole sets for most popular backpacking tents.

I noticed the regular price for the Hubba CF set is currently $144 - I caught mine on sale factory direct for about $114 if I recall correctly. FIBRAPLEX used to sell on Ebay at slightly reduced prices, but I haven't seen any listings lately.