Have you seen the collapsed height and the weight.Invest in yourself, and buy the best you can, not the cheapest.Don't even need to tell you where to look...
can someone point us in right direction for poles as we don't want to start out buying carbon poles until we have built a round atleast
http://www.brodexbms.co.uk/products/cobra-pole-carbon-fibre/ha36-hydra-3yg-aluminium-pole-copyany reviews on them thing of buying some