Can somebody recommend a good sturdy and reliable feather banner pole? (shopkeepers recommend a distributor?)
Yesterday, being so beautiful, breezy and the first day of spring, I was feeling a certain proclivity towards festivity and thought it would be nice
to put up a feather banner. I was pulling out the telescoping sections and gently cinching the joints when the carbon fiber of the 4th tube crumbled
in my hands. It was a Sanger "StarTec" pole. It had been used maybe once before.
Last year at JIBE I had put up some brand new PL banners and they both failed at the 3rd pole within minutes of putting them up in winds of less than
10 mph. They were Albatross "Tele Enjoy"
I can't see pilot error being a factor here. Any recommendations? TIATodd - 21-3-2010 at 08:04 AM
All four of my Peter Lynn banner poles have failed to the point of replacing. So far I've had good luck with the 19' Heavy - Duty Poll By Premier
Kites. I love to fly the banners at any given chance even like today!
Out the door to buggy... FINALLY!!rudeboysaude - 21-3-2010 at 08:06 AM
I just get the cheapo pan fishing poles at my local outdoor store.. Like Cabela's or whatever you have around. They all seem to break at some point
so I just keep the good pieces and eventually you have enough parts to make another "free" pole! If the flags are going to be up for a while, I run a
piece of tape around the joint to keep them from slipping. I think I paid about $15 for a 16 footer at Cabelas..Bladerunner - 21-3-2010 at 08:11 AM
Hey Angus,
My P.L. pole popped at the very top section. The smallest one. Any chance I can have the smallest one out of one of your broken poles? It sounds like
yours broke farther down than mine ?heliboy50 - 21-3-2010 at 08:13 AM
Carbon fiber gets most of it's strength from it's resistance to stretching (that's why it works so well on rotor blades but fails spectacularly in a
crash.) If you can find fiber glass versions, they should hold up a lot better. I think I might know where to get them- gotta' think about that one.WELDNGOD - 21-3-2010 at 08:21 AM
fishing rod blanks?acampbell - 21-3-2010 at 08:27 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Bladerunner
Hey Angus,
My P.L. pole popped at the very top section. The smallest one. Any chance I can have the smallest one out of one of your broken poles? It sounds like
yours broke farther down than mine ?
Sure Ken! U2U your address.
I can't figure why they make them so fragile. I like the fiberglass idea. Are Fishing rods in sections or just one piece?WELDNGOD - 21-3-2010 at 08:44 AM
bothripsessionkites - 21-3-2010 at 10:18 AM
angus
search for Black Widow Banner Pole ... best carbon pole around, but pricey.
goodwinds.com (they use to a distributor, not sure now, since I dont fly Dual anymore)indigo_wolf - 21-3-2010 at 01:15 PM
What about the fiberglass Jackite poles? Or are you looking for a complete system, not just a pole?acampbell - 21-3-2010 at 02:20 PM
Got the banners, got the groudstake, just the poles that won't crack if you look at them.
Thanks for all the replies. I have some emails off to suppliers with questions. I do not want to be bothered by this problem again at JIBE.Maven454 - 21-3-2010 at 02:53 PM
Let me know if you ever find ones that are really durable. I'd like one. And I still need something to hang my Ozone windsock on too.bigkid - 21-3-2010 at 03:57 PM
As Rip said Goodwinds has some. If you want I can pick them up for you, (they are only up the road from me) and deliver then to NABX. Save on
shipping?Maven454 - 21-3-2010 at 03:58 PM
Not going to be at NABX bigkid - 21-3-2010 at 04:05 PM
anyone from the best end of the country, going to be there could bring them back, lolMaven454 - 21-3-2010 at 04:08 PM
Only person I know of from out here who'll be there is Don.acampbell - 22-3-2010 at 01:42 AM
Phreerider is going to be there. He is a day shipping from me anyway. But thanks BigKid. I have a message in to Goodwinds.markite - 22-3-2010 at 08:47 PM
locally we get most from the big fishing store 10', 13', 17, 20'
(you can even get them at Bass Pro shops)
I just need the very smallest section from the end of mine. I am sending it down in the hope that somebody will have a damaged pole that I can
scrounge the tip piece from ?
