I've been using a telescopic fiberglass 20' Crappie Pole for many years
now (Got it at a Bass Pro Shop for 20 or 25 bucks). I've fashioned an
extension for it that allows me to reach about 30 or 31 feet up (with my
6' height). It has probably been used to retrieve hundreds of planes
over the years and there has never been an instance where it has
collapsed in use.
LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust
On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:05:04 -0500 "Bill Gowen" <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
writes:
> Fred
> I haven't used a telescopic carbon rod so they may work great. I've
> never had a telescopic rod of any other material that I could stand
> to use. They always seem to collapse at the wrong moment. And if
> they don't do that then the sections jam and won't collapse when you
> want them to.
>
> I agree that the put over style is harder to use but to me the
> reliability is worth the hassle. I'd like to try a quality
> telescopic carbon pole sometime to see the difference.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Fred Tellier
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Steering poles - on and off
> topic post
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> Tom Sova and I also bought poles from this guy and they are great,
> most 11 or 12 meter poles are put over style and must be
> disassembled to take down these are telescopic so are much easier to
> use. He has nothing listed at this time but seems to reappear every
> little while.
>
> Fred Tellier
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Don DeLoach
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:06 PM
> Subject: RE: [Indoor_Construction] Steering poles - on and off
> topic post
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> Bill and all,
>
> We use carp poles too, at our 37' site in Colorado Springs. Romash
> got his
> in Europe and it is 12M and breaks down into pretty long sections,
> about 3'
> I'd say. Bill Leppard and I have poles that I found on eBay last
> year for
> less than $100. They are 11M, Made in Japan, carbon, and break
> down to about
> 2.5' long. Romash's is slightly stiffer but not much. I usually
> take the
> whippy tip section down on mine and it is very stable.
>
> Here is the same pole but in a 12M version. I *think* this is the
> same guy I
> bought mine from:
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> Don D.
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LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust
Received on Wed Feb 21 2007 - 08:02:24 CET