How is the quality? Some say great many say the poles break easily, I am hesitant to purchase
1587888
In my opinion the material is alright but you need to be careful with this shelter. FYI this shelters is not good for turf or artificial ground
215097
I can not speak to the quality of other manufactured products. I have used some "home made" variants and was concerned about placing a significant amount of weight on them. This product will handle body weight and will withstand adverse conditions of sand, heat, and abuse. I am happy with mine.
692589
It is not sturdy. There is no quality control on the manufacturing. You may get a good one, you may get one that breaks within a few days (like ours).
388019
The pole is a heavy plastic so it is plenty sturdy. It's about 2 feet tall so we can see it from quite a distance. We bought ours a year ago to mark the spot where we buried our dog. It has worked every day since. That is important because we live in SEAlaska where we have a lot of cloudy days. I hope this helps.
1050655
My friend, who got me to buy them, and I haven't had any issues with it. Make sure you use a good base and top cost and you should be fine.
109457
I'd say better than IKEA quality. I've had mine for two years now and they are in terrific shape. Unless you going to be moving them around a lot, quality isn't really an issue.
1895419
The poles do breakdown. They are about 24 inches when connected. It breaks down to two pieces about 12 inches long.
920147
We have used this for a couple years now. It's held up fine. We actually have two different types and they both are about the same quality. I guess you could put another pole in the ground next to it then tie them together. Maybe use heavy zip ties.
814631
poles are fiberglass and shock corded .. you could probably purchase replacement parts from Wenzel
1438668
They seem sturdy from what I can tell. I'd still recommend not stepping on them or putting pressure on them, as it is somewhat flat and "disc" shaped, so it could potentially break pretty easy in that regard.
48565
It's stable. We load it up with heavy winter costs, and it doesn't tip, but the poles themselves are not solid- they're lightweight.
580190
My biggest complaint is that this does not breakdown easily. I have never tried it, but I assume that if I broke it down for transport it would take 30-45 minutes to set it up again. Plus, I think that it would be very rough on the netting as the weight of the poles would be supported by the netting alone. If transportation is a requirement, I would not purchase this unit.
1309535
The pole is made of a hard plastic, and yes it is sturdy, as in not bending while using.
1013143
I think is of OK quality. It isnt going to just fall apart in the middle of using it. However it is light weight enough to make windy conditions a concern. I think that if you plan on the kind of shooting where you will be needing a tripod often, you will probably want to go with a higher quality item. However if you are like me and just need a tripod for maybe 2-3 occasions per year this one will do fine.
836965
Yes, the poles are metal. Although they are not very tall. Unless they are out in a very open location I doubt you'd have any issues.
1177047
The pole it's self is sturdy. Be careful with the base. I took a small board and drilled a hole to fit the pole in tight. It works great! I did this because there was no way to connect the pole to the base. The part for connection was not there.
2081917
our tent poles were easy to put together, but snapped after about a week. the our generation company replaced them immediately though and we have had no problems with it since.