You guys crack me up. The irony in this thread is so thick and prevalent I can't help myself. Anytime a $1,000 airplane part is destroyed because it was used or abused well beyond its design capability we shrug and replace it. The Same should be done with tents, old or new. I've replaced several sets of poles through the years either through the manufacturer or via an outfit like tentpoles.com. all with satisfactory results. Some I've paid for, some I haven't.
Then there's the weight deal, spend $1,000's to save a plane pound only to dump a 20# tent in baggage, I know I know that's why we save weigh in the plane but really? And we want a big comfy tent we can stand up in, or use a cot in but we want it light and that it'll stand up to hurricane force winds, as my mom used to say : pick one.
If you're looking at a VE25 for a 4 season tent (not a VE24 it doesn't have a vestibule) be sure to include a Eureka K2XT in your research. I have well over 150 nights in a VE25 canoeing in the NWT's. It served me well but I wore it out. I replaced it with the K2XT. The k2 is 11.125# while the VE25 is 9.5#, (either are light compared to the 20#arctic ovens)but its several hundred dollars cheaper and Eureka warranty and customer service is great. I wore out a Eureka mushroom as well and Eureka rebuilt it a couple.
times for me, once they had the audacity to charge me postage, all the other fixers were free.
I've now had the K2XT on a few river trips and to the high camps on Aconcagua, it will hold up to wind.
There I feel better now