@john-putnam?ÿ?ÿ Trimble carbon fiber pole is fluted also.?ÿ 'Observation Stored' now has musical backup.?ÿ ?????ÿ
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Wow! Thank you for sharing your experience and opinion on poles. I'll read all of them very carefully and hopefully I'll be able to pick good points that would lead me to the right decision in buying my new poles.
Carbon fiber is nice when it comes to weight but the one time I used one the rod did develop a crack and I think the scale rubbed off pretty quickly (if it even had one, can't quite remember).?ÿ I gotta admit the fixed height metal rods are nice for preventing rod height busts and you can really crank the DC bracket down.
Carbon fiber is nice when it comes to weight but the one time I used one the rod did develop a crack
The secret is to add a sleeve where the DC clamps.?ÿ I fitted an aluminum sleeve to mine on Day 1 and have been using it for over 10 years with no cracks.?ÿ?ÿ
I sorely miss the Crain Alumalite poles.?ÿ Stronger than the carbon fiber, and just about as light.?ÿ My last one is just about wore out, would love to get a few more to close out the career.?ÿ Still made at Seco for buying them up to kill them off.
Carbon fiber is nice when it comes to weight but the one time I used one the rod did develop a crack
The secret is to add a sleeve where the DC clamps.?ÿ I fitted an aluminum sleeve to mine on Day 1 and have been using it for over 10 years with no cracks.?ÿ?ÿ
Same only I used a sleeve made from black plumbing PVC pipe.?ÿ I find two advantages:
1. Prevents the rod from cracking
2. Makes it easier to adjust the height (some rods, when cranked down, make a suction of sorts that pull the rod back down)
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The sleeve allows me to tighten it so that I can lift the whole assembly easily (ie. bipod, DC, prism & rover head) without fear of cracking the carbon fibre.
Still made at Seco for buying them up to kill them off.
Yes, that is the best prism pole, in my opinion.?ÿ Definitely weird that they bought Crain, but then only continued with their Tri-Max tripods and the 25' rods, not much of anything else
