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Had my Superlight at 35' today and really had a job to hold it in the wind, bending like a bannana before i could get it into place. I dread to think what a pole at 60' would be like in a gust.

[Captain Scarlet]

Super-lite 1 or 2? Ive had my sl2 at 40ft in heavy winds with abseloutely no flexing, Luke

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2, must have been a strong gust, i was leaning forward with the pole going backwards, would have been easier to run it up the wall and add sections with hindsight.

[Jeff Brimble]

I think they all "kite" .     -I like the termonology, pole roller is handy and you need to look where the crevices and corners are to stick it into when it does gust.

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Amazing the "pull" you get you would think it was pretty aerodynamic being round. Even had a job with keeping the trusty Reload steady at 15'

[Wayne Thomas]

That's why I prefer a telescopic pole, because they are heavier.

[alanwilson]

the fact they are round means they have the aerodynamic properties of a brick. 

[Adam Boss]

should you be using it in the wind that we are having at the moment. H&S and all that ??

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All depends how exposed you are, same thing happened again today - big gust before i got the pole to the skylight i wanted to clean. Just got to be careful. 

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Super-lite 1 or 2? Ive had my sl2 at 40ft in heavy winds with abseloutely no flexing, Luke

Luke, do you actually use you pole?

[Captain Scarlet]

No I dont use it at all, I bought it to go on the mantle piece!!  Luke

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Thought so, 'cos if yours doesn't bend at forty feet then Alex must have sent me the wrong pole. 

[Captain Scarlet]

It doesnt bend (very small amount ) but the wind does pull it, Luke

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So when you raise it from the ground at full stretch it doesn't bend 

[Captain Scarlet]

At full length, yes. Not by very much though. Being horizontal and vertical is very different though, Luke

[Jeff Brimble]

Took me 2 years to relalise they all bend and it wasnt till Luke lifted his S2 off the ground with me at the sharp end that I realised "oh my G.." Bannah  bend, they all do it but because your at the blunt end you dont realise it. They bend otherwise they would breaK.

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Thanks Jeff, i thought i was going mad! There was so much air pressure against my pole that i'm pretty sure a Maver (S1) would not have withstood it, it was all i could do to hang on without giving ground untill the gust past over. There were some telephone cables pretty near so there was no way i could go with it.

[Jeff Brimble]

OK this is going to sound crazy but was just wondering if the vacuum pull in the open blunt end of the tube helps the kite effect and what would happen if you put a plug in it. - just a mad thought.

[stevekennedy]

Makes no difference in my experience.

Tried using 66ft in a breeze. Totally impossible. Need to pick your day. Ended up using my ergolite as I had to get the job done.

[matt]

we can all tell that luke loves his pole

i think he might polish it fairly often