Hide poles

[NorfolkAYA]

Hi all, what's everyone using for hide poles?. I'm using metal steaks but these are pretty heavy to carry long distances. I've seen ones on eBay for £30-40 but surely there is cheaper options out there. What are people using?.

 

Cheers Pete

[Caravanman]

Decathlon. £12 a pair, very sturdy with a large spike.

[TONY R]

Some scrap caravan awning poles top six inch chopped off welded properly to the side of the pole to stamp them home flatten trim to a spike work great total cost about 80p in gas and wire and my times my own when its shooting involved.

Just painted them in some old mat green army paint i still have a gallon of from the 1980s.

Edited June 23, 2016 by TONY R

[popa bear]

electric fence poles ?

[oldypigeonpopper]

Decathlon. £12 a pair, very sturdy with a large spike.

hello, just had a look on web site, there is a store in oxford so may take a look next week. cheers

[Yellow Bear]

Decathlon. £12 a pair, very sturdy with a large spike.

Quite life the look of their "umbrella" screens.

[Cosd]

Fighting with the hide all day isn't my idea of a good day out in a field.

Think about hot dry days and freezing temperatures when the ground is rock hard and you need a solid pole to push into the ground; Then think about the days when the ground is soft and you want your poles to stay firmly placed.

 

I did it myself and seen so many others here do the same; I didn't want to spend the money on decent hide poles and only ended up spending more over time trying all the cheap options.

 

My advice would be to invest in a decent set of hide poles, they are an intrinsic part of your kit. A good set of poles should be sturdy, strong and lightweight; In my opinion the Pinewoods are the best, and at £55 for a set (last time I looked), it's not too much to pay for something that will last you years if looked after and used properly. I would even go as far as saying spend less on decoys and more on your poles if money doesn't allow.

 

 

Cos

Edited June 24, 2016 by Cosd

[ElvisThePelvis]

I bought a set of hide poles from A1 and they aren't particularly robust, I have added a few auger end screw in bivvy poles from a fishing shop and these have made a big difference to stability, it's also worth using guide ropes in windy conditions.

[guzzicat]

I bought a pack of electric fence poles from my local agricultural supplier for about a tenner, cut the metal spikes from half of them & cable tied in pairs to double length , light to carry & green,clips on sides to hold net.

[Velocette]

Cheap extending clothes pole from the "bay" fitted with a 1" oak dowel spike about 12" long bolted in place with a thick 6" spout bolt as a kicker and painted with Nato landrover green paint. Done two years now with no problems.

[steve_b_wales]

I used to use extendable washing line poles. To allow them to go into hard ground, I made some 4"x3" wooden wedges with holes drilled into them. These were stamped into the ground and then the poles slot into them.