Cheers mr Newton , exactly what a forum is about .
Idea's , advice , tips ,save money , broaden our suppliers base , learn from others mistakes , meet up , share ideas .
The forums have made me do a DIY gas heater installed for about £200 - thanks to Jonny's excellent post , dezmond similar as well . That would of cost me £800 to get it done by a company .
That's what forum's are about .
The China pole mate , if you buy a 45ft full carbon fibre one for occasional use , you might as well but the 18ft or 23ft for the cost of hardly any extra in import tax and delivery .
He supplies the ALLOY NECKS for about £4 to £8 I think .
A set of spare clamps £3 I think
To buy is your choice , had mine 3 months and been excellent .
KevinC has had all his 3 poles the same time as well , with two person working them full time .
The choice is yours , the post initially to do what you said , has achieved this in aa roundabout way .
Enjoyed the post , the banter , and the negative comments have been ok , a little bit over the top when all we wanted to do was highlight another SUPPLIER or another choice .
I think all carbon fibre production is carried out by just 4 companies in China , then you can add your own name on the poles etc via another company that prints etc .
But what gardiners , aqua adaptor do is probably invent their own clamps , carbon tolerances and sectional diameters content of carbon etc .
The UK suppliers do a great job and offer this to us at reasonable prices , but KevinC did all the donkey work , great knowledge and sourced for me and himself a VERTICAL CLAMPING FULL CARBON FIBRE POLE , At a good price .