My tent pole repair held through a full downpour in the Smokies

Last month I was set up near Cades Cove and a gust snapped my aluminum pole clean at the ferrule. No spare pole, no duct tape left. I used a split stick, some cord, and a guy line to splint it back together. It felt sketchy but I had no other play. That night a storm rolled in and dumped on us for six straight hours. The splint held and the tent never sagged once. Anyone else rigged a field repair that outlasted the rest of their gear?

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