Touchstone Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 Gents, My brother and I recently dropped on some Decathlon hide poles on a trip to Paris. They looked excellent with a nice long spike, a cam lock on the telescopic adjustment and are cheap so we bought all they had in stock at the time to try which was only two! I tried them out for the first time yesterday and continue to be impressed. (I might buy the company). They are far more stable than the usual twist lock poles with the short spike that are widely available. Once the wind gets up with the usual style, I feel like the little pig in his straw house with the constant need to adjust the poles to keep them upright. I've ordered a ruck more for collection from Decathlon this week. Get them now before some bean counter or other changes the design for the worst. Telescopic Hunting Hide Pegs x2 SOLOGNAC | Decathlon I hope the link above works. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen-H Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 Good post 👍 just ordered some see if they are excited labrador proof thanks for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 (edited) Hello, I bought some years ago , a bit heavy and the holding clip can become loose over time but very sturdy and can use a mallet for hard ground, I thought Decathlon stopped selling shooting gear in UK?? They are all out of stock in Stores ?? Edited July 28 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchstone Posted July 28 Author Report Share Posted July 28 30 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, I bought some years ago , a bit heavy and the holding clip can become loose over time but very sturdy and can use a mallet for hard ground, I thought Decathlon stopped selling shooting gear in UK?? They are all out of stock in Stores ?? Yes, I thought that Decathlon had stopped selling shooting equipment as well. We thought we would have to order some in France for delivery to our sister who lives in Paris so she could bring them over on her next visit. However, I found them on-line here and am waiting on an e-mail confirmation that they are ready for collection this week from the Stockport shop. I did mention to my brother yesterday that the only potential weakness that I could see would be the cam lock. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellors Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 Still quite a bit of gear in Nottingham last time i went. Hide nets. Poles. Cammo oblong brollies. And clothing. No decoys though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 1 hour ago, Touchstone said: Yes, I thought that Decathlon had stopped selling shooting equipment as well. We thought we would have to order some in France for delivery to our sister who lives in Paris so she could bring them over on her next visit. However, I found them on-line here and am waiting on an e-mail confirmation that they are ready for collection this week from the Stockport shop. I did mention to my brother yesterday that the only potential weakness that I could see would be the cam lock. T Hello, They are very sturdy but the cam lock can work loose , easy to rectify I drilled through tube and used some D clips 50 minutes ago, mellors said: Still quite a bit of gear in Nottingham last time i went. Hide nets. Poles. Cammo oblong brollies. And clothing. No decoys though. Hello, Shame about the Decoys as a very good and not expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellors Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 5 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, They are very sturdy but the cam lock can work loose , easy to rectify I drilled through tube and used some D clips Hello, Shame about the Decoys as a very good and not expensive They were i have a dozen but not used them yet full body jobs are too much to carry until the harvest they'll get a few goes nxt week. They also had spreader bars to go with hide poles you'd definitely need a sherpa for that lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet11-87 Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 99% of all my shooting gear is decathalon. way better than the stuff available on the UK market and a fraction of price of the american import market. poles are heavy but will last, must be 5 years ive had mine. a quick tip is they are steel and moisture will find its way inside, now and again separate the parts and give them a good blast of WD-40 and leave upside down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 28 Report Share Posted July 28 1 hour ago, mellors said: They were i have a dozen but not used them yet full body jobs are too much to carry until the harvest they'll get a few goes nxt week. They also had spreader bars to go with hide poles you'd definitely need a sherpa for that lot. Hello, I still have 6 flocked shells and a few whole body crow decoys, If any more needed i am going to use some black socks on pigeon decoys as Tesco have some going very cheap online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchstone Posted July 28 Author Report Share Posted July 28 1 hour ago, Sweet11-87 said: 99% of all my shooting gear is decathalon. way better than the stuff available on the UK market and a fraction of price of the american import market. poles are heavy but will last, must be 5 years ive had mine. a quick tip is they are steel and moisture will find its way inside, now and again separate the parts and give them a good blast of WD-40 and leave upside down. 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen-H Posted July 29 Report Share Posted July 29 21 hours ago, Touchstone said: 👍🏻 Touchstone have you had a order update from decathlon on you're hide poles? Mine are also going to the stockport branch but haven't received a order update as of yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchstone Posted July 29 Author Report Share Posted July 29 Not yet. It’s still showing ‘In progress’. I think the original confirmation said they’d be available for collection for a week from this Wednesday. I placed the order last Tuesday. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 On 28/07/2024 at 07:57, Touchstone said: Gents, My brother and I recently dropped on some Decathlon hide poles on a trip to Paris. They looked excellent with a nice long spike, a cam lock on the telescopic adjustment and are cheap so we bought all they had in stock at the time to try which was only two! I tried them out for the first time yesterday and continue to be impressed. (I might buy the company). They are far more stable than the usual twist lock poles with the short spike that are widely available. Once the wind gets up with the usual style, I feel like the little pig in his straw house with the constant need to adjust the poles to keep them upright. I've ordered a ruck more for collection from Decathlon this week. Get them now before some bean counter or other changes the design for the worst. Telescopic Hunting Hide Pegs x2 SOLOGNAC | Decathlon I hope the link above works. T Excellent heavy duty poles that should last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchstone Posted July 31 Author Report Share Posted July 31 On 29/07/2024 at 16:01, Stephen-H said: Touchstone have you had a order update from decathlon on you're hide poles? Mine are also going to the stockport branch but haven't received a order update as of yet Stephen, I’ve just received confirmation that my poles are ready for collection. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen-H Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 Collected today! Really happy with them thanks for the heads up 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchstone Posted July 31 Author Report Share Posted July 31 No problem. I’ve engineered a work trip to Stockport on Friday to collect mine. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 Another recommendation.. I've had a pair of these for a few years now, they're heavy and sturdy and stay up extremely well. The kicker is well-engineered and I can put my 14 stone weight on it to drive the poles in without fear of damaging it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchstone Posted August 10 Author Report Share Posted August 10 I was out with my poles in quite a stiff wind yesterday afternoon and they stayed rock solid. They're brilliant for the price or any price for that matter. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 Hello, I thought Decathlon stopped selling shooting gear ? I bought some years back, Very sturdy but heavy, Young man i was teaching a bit of pigeon decoying took a liking to them, 🤔😒 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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