buy a 44 fooy and use it for everything .i brake mine down and use it as a 18 .very good as a 18 or 24 bottom section has a small girth as its cf ,but obviously not suposed to use it in this way as if you hit any cables (not likely )yourve had it .one pole in the van is great though ,no tangling pole hoses and much easier getting in /out of the van .