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Title: replacement shanty rod
Post by: Outdoor_hardcore on Dec 19, 2010, 01:14 PM
one of the support rods on my new hub shanty exploded this weekend from wind....any idea what i could use to replace it....any help is appreciated....brand new shanty
Title: Re: replacement shanty rod
Post by: Madpuppy on Dec 19, 2010, 02:51 PM
one of the support rods on my new hub shanty exploded this weekend from wind....any idea what i could use to replace it....any help is appreciated....brand new shanty
Go to your local thrift store and buy an old tent, the ones that have the same type poles as the hubs and retro one.
Title: Re: replacement shanty rod
Post by: gulp on Dec 19, 2010, 03:18 PM
Should be under warntie for a year call the manufacture and get a new one for free.
Title: Re: replacement shanty rod
Post by: codewordcs1 on Dec 19, 2010, 07:25 PM
Manufacturer should have the exact one you need.  ;D
Title: Re: replacement shanty rod
Post by: fishermanna82 on Dec 19, 2010, 07:46 PM
call customer service.
Title: Re: replacement shanty rod
Post by: wngnut on Dec 19, 2010, 08:08 PM
My first thought is Fiberglass driveway markers. I've seen them at hardware stores and home Improvement stores. About 1/4" to 3/8" dia. different lengths also.
Title: Re: replacement shanty rod
Post by: Svengalli on Dec 19, 2010, 10:16 PM
If it is new and you set it up correctly then the manufacturer's warranty should cover it.  It was most likely a manufacturing defect that caused the rod to delaminate.  Call customer service. 

As a point of interest if they say no, please post who manufactured it (and under what brand), where you bought it and if they gave you a reason.  I would want to stay clear of a manufacturer/retailer who doesn't support their product/customer if that's the case.
Title: Re: replacement shanty rod
Post by: Outdoor_hardcore on Dec 20, 2010, 08:36 AM
thanks for all the advice....SO FAR i have been unable to get ahold of any customer service....the shanty is made by sky enterprise usa....gonna try again today to contact them...i recieved it has a christmas gift so im not sure where it was bought from....
Title: Re: replacement shanty rod
Post by: stevek on Dec 20, 2010, 09:19 AM
I had two break on my hunting blind last year. After several attempts to call I got P.O.ed and sent a semi-mean email. I received the replacements free, normally they cost $70 a piece.
Title: Re: replacement shanty rod
Post by: Outdoor_hardcore on Dec 21, 2010, 09:05 AM
absolutly no word from customer service