hawkeye Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) There have been a few threads lately on here knocking Pinewood Sporting well in the past i have had good service from them.. And that just carries on about 8pm last night i went on there web site and ordered some new hide poles i have some of there's that i got from a mate when his friend packed up shooting.. Got the extra long ones not cheap but the service again was excellent ORDERED LAST NIGHT DELIVERED TODAY cannot ask for more. Thanks you Pinewood Sporting Edited October 16, 2013 by hawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Agree with Hawkey. Quality products that last. Customer service excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB65 Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Hawkeye - I was looking at these but the method of extending and collapsing seemed a weakness in the design. Using a compression piston and seal I thought these may wear quickly thus collapsing under the weight of a net. Now you have some what do you think? Anyone else using them? As someone who is over six feet tall the standard poles are too short and I am always stooping or I have to set-up sitting down. I prefer to shoot standing and if these are good quality then a pole that fully extended is 93" which is a tad over seven feet would be perfect allowing me to stand up straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Hawkeye - I was looking at these but the method of extending and collapsing seemed a weakness in the design. Using a compression piston and seal I thought these may wear quickly thus collapsing under the weight of a net. Now you have some what do you think? Anyone else using them? As someone who is over six feet tall the standard poles are too short and I am always stooping or I have to set-up sitting down. I prefer to shoot standing and if these are good quality then a pole that fully extended is 93" which is a tad over seven feet would be perfect allowing me to stand up straight. Jesus! That's pretty high to have your hide poles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Hawkeye - I was looking at these but the method of extending and collapsing seemed a weakness in the design. Using a compression piston and seal I thought these may wear quickly thus collapsing under the weight of a net. Now you have some what do you think? Anyone else using them? As someone who is over six feet tall the standard poles are too short and I am always stooping or I have to set-up sitting down. I prefer to shoot standing and if these are good quality then a pole that fully extended is 93" which is a tad over seven feet would be perfect allowing me to stand up straight. I have used the Pinewood poles for over ten years - the exact same ones. They can take a great deal of weight, including a wet net. If they get a bit slack all you need to do is to pull apart the two sections of pole and using a phillips screw driver tighten up the piston by a quarter of a turn or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 You can only speak as you find , personally I found their customer service shocking , yes they do quality gear but I will never use them again . I ordered a net off the web site only to find out it was not in stock when I phoned to see why it had not arrived , was told it would be another two weeks which I decided to wait as it was the net I wanted , this was followed by another 8 weeks of excuses until I asked for and got a refund . Obviously what you ordered was in stock , if its not then I have found them to be less than honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMMER BURT Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 i have got a set of pinewood hide poles that are now more than 10 years old i paid over £45 quid for them witch was at the time very exspensive as you could get a no brand name set for under £10 quid but they are still as good as when i bought them over 10 years ago and get used every week/weekend so imho they have been spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxie Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 You can only speak as you find , personally I found their customer service shocking , yes they do quality gear but I will never use them again . I ordered a net off the web site only to find out it was not in stock when I phoned to see why it had not arrived , was told it would be another two weeks which I decided to wait as it was the net I wanted , this was followed by another 8 weeks of excuses until I asked for and got a refund . Obviously what you ordered was in stock , if its not then I have found them to be less than honest. Exactly the same thing happened to me except I had to wait over four months and still didn`t get the goods.Pinewood were still advertising the same item all the four months I waited and it turned out they never had the item at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Hawkeye - I was looking at these but the method of extending and collapsing seemed a weakness in the design. Using a compression piston and seal I thought these may wear quickly thus collapsing under the weight of a net. Now you have some what do you think? Anyone else using them? As someone who is over six feet tall the standard poles are too short and I am always stooping or I have to set-up sitting down. I prefer to shoot standing and if these are good quality then a pole that fully extended is 93" which is a tad over seven feet would be perfect allowing me to stand up straight. I have another set the same that i got from a mate who's mate was packing up shooting i have had them approx. 5 years don't know how long he had them but they are a good as new.. I broke 2 poles the last time out ( not this type ) so decided to get some more as i like these very strong and not heavy either.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moors Man Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Hawkeye - I was looking at these but the method of extending and collapsing seemed a weakness in the design. Using a compression piston and seal I thought these may wear quickly thus collapsing under the weight of a net. Now you have some what do you think? Anyone else using them? As someone who is over six feet tall the standard poles are too short and I am always stooping or I have to set-up sitting down. I prefer to shoot standing and if these are good quality then a pole that fully extended is 93" which is a tad over seven feet would be perfect allowing me to stand up straight. It is a bit of a weakness however I bought the hide pole supports and they make sure this doesn't happen. http://www.pinewoodsporting.com/itemdetail.asp?ID=17&CatID=2 Will try tightening the piston seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Hawkeye - I was looking at these but the method of extending and collapsing seemed a weakness in the design. Using a compression piston and seal I thought these may wear quickly thus collapsing under the weight of a net. Now you have some what do you think? Anyone else using them? As someone who is over six feet tall the standard poles are too short and I am always stooping or I have to set-up sitting down. I prefer to shoot standing and if these are good quality then a pole that fully extended is 93" which is a tad over seven feet would be perfect allowing me to stand up straight. So do you only shout birds that are high in the air? When I set up to shoot standing I have the poles at shoulder height that way I can shot birds even when they are just over the decoys about to land. How can you shoot above head height? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 I have had my standard poles for 6 years. as long as you glue the top forks in as this it the only issue i have with them. one got shot a few years ago so i bought the extra long ones so i could stand behind. some of use aren't scared of heights and grew tall. best ones i have used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbw1shrops Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 I had this problem with the top forks and I lost one during a outing so had to order 4 more so what I've done now is put some ptfe tape round the thread then pushed it in ! Nice tight fit and that's the only problem I've had with them ! That's why I spent a bit extra because i heard they were quality poles of the lads on here 👍 Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB65 Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 So do you only shout birds that are high in the air? When I set up to shoot standing I have the poles at shoulder height that way I can shot birds even when they are just over the decoys about to land. How can you shoot above head height? No, but the standard height finish around my chest height so I am head and shoulders above the net and even with camo I tend to stand out a bit. I have been shooitng sat down with the bets around shoulder height but when seated I am a real fidget and I tend to shoot better standing. Given the feedback so far I think I may try and get some of these ..... Thanks for the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted October 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 They are long but you don't have to have them extended right out . My thinking was i have a set of the normal length ones but occasionally i need to set a backdrop and then the long ones will come into there own and give me a nice high backdrop.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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