T.W Evans Cordage SC-108-050 1/8-Inch by 50-Feet Elastic Bungee Shock Cord

I bought this to repair my tent poles that no longer had any stretch in them. It works really great! Like other reviewers, I did have a bit of trouble getting the knotted end into the tube but if you tie it REALLY tight the knot slims down enough to be able to shove it into the tubing. It has a terrific amount of stretch and seems quite durable. I used it to upgrade the aging drawstring on the tent bag as well. I also found that it was the perfect size and stretchiness to replace the drawstring on one of my daypacks. My cat had ruined the nylon drawstring that was in there, I think this one will be much harder to break. I still have a LOT of this cording left to use on other gear repairs or future tent pole repairs - definitely got my moneys worth!

Excellent product! Fixed my tired and broken shock cords in my fiberglass tent poles. Better than original cord. Don't hesitate. Great quality and price. Tip for installing. Feed cord through from the non metal ferrel side. Did not need a fish wire to install.

My tent manufacturer said to buy this size but it was too big in diameter so I had to get creative to use it. If I tied it in a knot it was too big to go in the tent pole like the original cord so I had to Google alternative methods and ended up using a piece of metal wire to clamp it so it would fit in the pole. I haven’t used the repaired tent yet so we’ll see how it holds up with use. I will buy the smaller diameter next time.

Perfect size and replacement for tent poles shock cord.

Fits in ultralight tent poles and it was way easier than expected to install

I used this 1/8” shock cord to replace the worn-out elastic within my tent poles. I have a small two-person backpacking tent (Marmot Tungsten 2P). The existing elastic was much thinner, maybe 1/16”, likely for weight reduction by Marmot. I’d assume the 1/8” would work ok for larger family sized tents, but can’t confirm that. I was JUST BARELY able to make the 1/8” work. The knots, pulled as tightly as possibly, just barely fit through the poles. For a backpacking style tent I’d recommend downsizing to 1/16”. The product itself works well and has a ton of stretch in it. Recommend taking a flame to cut/frayed ends.

I am using this to replace original shock cord material in an older set of tent poles. It seems well made and fits the poles perfectly. The cord is stiff enough to thread through the poles with no problem. It made for an affordable fix to some older equipment.

I have a Coleman 9' X 7' Highline tent. For those that don't know what that is, it's because I was using it before many of you were born. It's similar to the Sundome tent. I was using it for the last time because the shock cord in the poles had stretched soooo far that I could no longer put it together. Tried finding new poles to no avail. Then I found this. The Coleman tents use a 1/8" hole through their poles. This fit perfect. In the nine section poles (11') I stretched the cord about 3 ft longer to give tension. In the five section poles (6'), I stretched it an additional 1-1/2 ft. Now they are like new. The tent isn't destined for the garbage anymore and I now have another fully functional tent.Note: I tried to pull it through the sections with a coat hanger and different sized wire to no avail. Then I just fed it through the holes in the sections and it worked great.