Here is the supplier that Bill Leppard, turned Tom Sova and I onto, his are great poles, probably the same as you got.
http://mysite.verizon.net/igtov1/rodgallery_rod.html
his email address is
igtov1_at_gmail.com
Fred Tellier
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Gowen
To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 4:38 PM
Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [Indoor_Construction] Steering poles (again)
Well folks, I just received my latest new steering pole. After seeing
the ones used in Colorado Springs I decided that my take apart pole was
too much trouble to use. I bought a telescopic carbon pole from Alla
Dyatlov (allany10 on eBay). The pole is advertised to be 12 meters but
it seems the practical extended length is more like 33' - still long
enough for my purposes. It collapses to a liile under 33" which should
make travel a lot easier. Weight is 24 ounces. The agreed on price was
$130 including shipping which is a lot less than I paid for my last
pole. I've asked if more are available. If they are I'll post more info
on the list.
For anyone thinking of buying a carbon pole, be prepared for the worst
when using them. They are not very durable. My take apart pole had a
damaged section when I received it, it was stepped on the first time I
took it flying, it broke again in Colorado while I was trying to steer
my LPP (causing me to mess up my best flight) and another section was
broken this past weekend. I don't think I can refuse when people want
to borrow it, but like every other pole I've owned it often comes back
in less than perfect condition.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Received on Mon Apr 16 2007 - 15:52:58 CEST