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I must have missed this Eribafolk Facebook comment when it was first posted but it has just reappeared and I thought it worth sharing.

Thanks to Nick Rosenburg for the information.

8 June

Bendy Bed Poles : Yvonne Kendall-Rosenberg and I were taken aback when we discovered that our double bed's bridging poles had bent on the first night that we spent in our new 2014 Eriba Troll 530. We are not petite people but neither are we huge, just average.

I managed to bend the poles "almost straight" but soon realised that I had to do something about this problem or spend the rest our caravan trips, being very careful in the bed at night, checking the poles and bending them straight each morning. It seemed pretty pointless replacing them as, presumably, the replacements would also bend.

So, nothing for it but to make my own stronger replacements. I bought a 2500 mm length of 25.4 mm (1 inch) diameter aluminium tube with 6.4 mm (1/4 inch) thick walls from a metal stockist on eBay. The metal stockist offered a free cutting service so I asked for the tube to be cut and delivered as two lengths, each 1050 mm long. I had the two poles anodised at a local plating company and finished them off with 25 mm plastic ferrules, also bought on eBay.


One of the photos with this post shows the difference in thickness of the pole wall between the original and the DIY replacement. The original is clearly not fit for purpose.

Finally, without the anodising, the cost of the pair would have been £29.24 for the two poles and £4.50 for the ferrules (I bought 8). The anodising was horribly expensive at £65 plus VAT (£78) but it made them look a bit better and feel cleaner than plain aluminium.

Hope this may help anyone else with bendy bed poles.

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I Think it's this one although the added link in Magpie's post above, is also relevant

Bed poles

Thanks for reminding us Jennie and Bob. It's always good to tie like threads and posts together.

Randa