You may be spending a lot for very little weight saving and enhanced fragility.
Nordisk would only supply a replacement pole set - not a single section - for £180!
I find it interesting that Terra Nova have not gone for carbon fibre hoop poles even on their Ultra tents.
Thanks for the input
Indeed yes - the end result of keeping base weight down across the board when focusing on a specific objective.
It's 'horses for courses' - circumstances can dictate otherwise of course...
I looked into getting just the balljoint ends but it appears only full pole set is available at £80 (still an option)
It's same old same old I'm afraid - what I would refer to as 'rucksack syndrome' - manufacturers don't want you sending stuff back and wanting refunds so they make it stronger than it needs to be imo.
It's better now than it used to be but old habits persist.