Ah! got you. I think I'm heading that way, so I'll look more closely at your solution. God knows where I got it from (probably a car boot sale) but I've got an "Alpenstock" sort of walking stick. I think I'll measure it up and see if it'll do for a pole for the S/L 3. Might have to think of some sort of attachment for it. Will post on heer if I find its a goer.
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 Bob over at Backpacking Light does a natty pole connector. Oookworks will custom make a half inner. The other alternative is to get a custom made carbon fibre pole. A motorbike stand plate will stop the pole sinking into soft ground.
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My SL 3 shelter got destroyed by aggressive cows last year in the Catalonian Pyrenees - there doesn't seem to be any stores selling replacements. Anyone seen a website selling these?
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 I've pm'd another OM member on your behalf, as i believe he has an unused one for sale.
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 Hey Rob,
We stock and can source replacement bits for a shangri-la...
What you after and I can check on Tuesday when I am back in the office?
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Lawd wot a 'orrible colour!
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Tried out my own Shangri La last week end in Llangollen. Chuffed to bits as I was able to try out my mod that oookworks made for me. It was a sort of half nest with the fabric facing the sides made of ripstop and the fabric facing the inner made of midgy mesh. It worked a treat. The floor, tent and pole weighs in at 31/4 lb (1.5kg) and all in just under 4lb(1.8kg) and about 6oz or so for pegs, its a real nice tent with loads of room.
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Hey Rob, We stock and can source replacement bits for a shangri-la... What you after and I can check on Tuesday when I am back in the office? Thanks for this - I'd already managed to pick up a new replacement through the forum. Rob
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 I'm assuming some people browsing this thread are after one. Here is one for sale on Ebay
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No problem Rob glad you got one sorted
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I'd seen that one SSP, but it has now disappeared without trace. Presumably someone has bought it privately.
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Hi All Have just bought an SL3 outer and have an order in with Oookworks/Mrs Nesbit for an inner and cannot wait to use this on my next trip. Quick question - I have noticed in a you tube video by Bob at BPL that he uses a motorcycle stand plate to stop the stock pole sinking into the ground which seems a really good idea. Ultimately I intend to migrate to some leki poles but want to use the stock pole first so wondered if you guys had ever had a problem with the pole sinking and, if so, what you use to stop it. Many thanks in advance,
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 Coffee jar lid - free, lighter than a motorbike plate, not as slippy. A few more thoughts here.
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Thanks Montgomery - great idea. Good blog as well - it was actually seeing some of your footage that initiated my interest in the SL3.
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A rubber bung of an old walking stick does me, with a 1/4 inch thick rubber square I found, Coveniently, it has a little circular depression that the bung rests in. I found the blog got me really interested in going for a similar inner and the mod that M got Oookworks to make, a great idea. So I got one similar and it works a treat. Really well made too. Its got loads of room to sleep in but still leaves loads of room in the outer to cook, lounge or whatever.
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