Maldwyn Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 I'm interested in making my own set of poles for drey poking but I begrudge paying the £150 most retailers charge for a set. Anybody tried having a go at making a home made set ? Trouble is finding poles that are rigid and lightweight. Been down the route of using lofting poles & ex-army tent poles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 You have identified the problem (light and strong), thats what forces most people to buy the commercial ones. The nearest we got to a cheapo, but effective alternative, was narrow 6ft lengths of 2inch plastic pipe, using a joint to slot them together. Reaching the taller dreys is where it all becomes a problem, as being lighter, its hard to hold straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taffygun Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Thing is you need to find an alternative use item that would be both light enough and rigid enough for use when connected together for lengths of 20-30ft maybe more. I would only assume that these poles are specialist type and I can't think of anything that would connect together and achieve the length other than the chimney sweeping brushes, then I would be dubious of whether it would be rigid enough at 30ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Would not 1/2 inch metal electrical conduit work? Over here they are sold in 8', 10',and 12' sections and are very ridgid, as in you need a pipe bender to form. 8' lengths would probably be best for moving around the woods and since they are already tapper fitted no joiners would be needed. A shoulder strap for carrying and six sections would give you 48'. However a good squirrel dog barking on the tree will put more squirrels out on the limb than any other method and they will be sitting relativly still for taking NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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