Need shorter sections for pole for inflatable radar reflector

[tudorsailor]

I am going through the pain of getting my yacht coded for chartering. I have the regulation grab bag to go with the liferaft. I also have had to buy an inflatable radar reflector which is meant to go in the grab bag. The inflatable reflector comes with a fibreglass pole that is in three bits that can be put together to make a 1.5 long pole. The trouble is that the pole segments are too long for the grab bag! I do not wish to get a longer grab bag (and am not sure they exist).
I wondered if there was a four segment pole that would assemble to the same length. I also wondered if there was a way of making a pole with elestic cord down the middle like some collapsable walking sticks and tent poles.
Has anyone a inexpensive solution to creating something to do the trick??
Thanks

TudorDoc

 

[Major Catastrophe]

Blindstick

 

[DaveS]

I think you've answered your own question - a tent pole. Try Millets or Blacks or, if no luck, one of the more up market places like Tisos or Brigham. The ends could be taped up to fit.

 

[Gin]

Quite so, and the sections can be purchased separately as repair items so you can make up what lengths you like and shove a bit of bunjy through the centres to link them together, if a proprietary pole isn't easily available on its own

 

[Swagman]

All tent pole suppliers do springs to fit twix parts to make them jump into place automatically - as well as rubber feet to protect the bottom end in your life raft.