Toughest tipi pole I’ve used. Never going back to aluminum

The button springs sometimes get stuck out of position. Usually easy to fix by just press it through with a twig or similar.

Bottom end cap came lose a few times when I haven't used a nest or floor to rest it on, and eventually lost it in sandy ground somewhere.

3d printed a new one with a bit tighter fit to the pole, and extended the base of it outward by a few mm. Really helps preventing it from sinking into the ground

Pole is a bit wobbly when extended. Button springs get easily pushed into the tubes when going from storage mode to extended requiring some fishing to pop them back out. Ends could use the dome shape trekking pole mud/sand feet to prevent sinking into the ground. I modded my end-caps to fit trekking pole feet and they work great.