NEMO Equipment will be replacing their aluminum tent poles with a bamboo version that weighs about an ounce less and produces a much more satisfying crunch when slammed in the trunk of your car. Working through a fly fishing manufacturer to make the poles, Nemo will be using Tonkin cane, which is sometimes called “steel bamboo.” It will be made in China, which is sometimes called, “The new Superpower now that they own all the world’s manufacturing while everyone else relies on crumbling financial markets for their GNP.” The eco-friendly poles are due out in 2009.

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via Gear Junkie

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