bad shot Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 wot do u think pics of the hide on ebay thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Link dont work mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad shot Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 the hide if that dont work i dont no how to make it work lol never been any good with computers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Doesn't seem too good. i'm sorry to say... There have been a few supliments with some of the shooting mags which have some really good hides, which I'm going to invest in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Managed to get link to work(double cliked) I wouldn't spend that kind of money on it! IMO, it looks heavy to transport, slow to erect and no more effective than simpler versions I've seen. Look at Mole valley farmers site.(google it) Very cheap nets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Stealth nets are good, you wont need the scaffolding though, 4 poles will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Haven't started decoying properly yet, but would some camo net and some poles suffice? Can't believe that they can charge £70 for some sticks and a bit of netting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Mason Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 yes mate i use 4 of the wilkinson washing line supports -£2.50 each (almost identical to £50 ''hide'' poles) and 2 small ex army cam nets i ''aquired'' from work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitfreshairagain Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 yes mate i use 4 of the wilkinson washing line supports -£2.50 each (almost identical to £50 ''hide'' poles)and 2 small ex army cam nets i ''aquired'' from work Hi Taff Just had a look at those line supports, i cant belive how similar they look.Are they as solid as hide poles or do they buckle when tried to be pushed in some hard ground.Ive been saving for some poles and am very tempted by these,i think youve made a real find here. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Mason Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 (edited) Hi TaffJust had a look at those line supports, i cant belive how similar they look.Are they as solid as hide poles or do they buckle when tried to be pushed in some hard ground.Ive been saving for some poles and am very tempted by these,i think youve made a real find here. Lee i've not had any problem pushing them into hard ground yet. although i've only been using them for a few months i don't know what they'll be like in the summer when the ground is baked hard. or winter when its frozen over. if it becomes a problem i'll just grind a point onto the bottom. the only thing i would do is cover or spray the silver bits. Edited November 18, 2008 by Taff Mason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitfreshairagain Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Hi Again Is the bottom solid metal so a point can be ground on.I presume they are tubular most of the way.Have you had purpose made hide poles before to compare them to ,as i havent. Thanks Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 I bought similar poles from asda.I keep most of my kit in the car due to too many stairs to get everthing in the house,so had to chop them a little bit to fit nicely in the boot.Once cut you end up with a spare length of in and out tubes.Chucked the outer one away then flattened the end of the inner,in use pop the the cutoff into the ground then slide the rest of the pole over it once the the twist grip has been slackened off to allow the inner to adjust. I use a screwdriver to help create a hole if the ground is hard. Hope this lot makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitfreshairagain Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 like it mr smith,think im going to buy some Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Mason Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Hi AgainIs the bottom solid metal so a point can be ground on.I presume they are tubular most of the way.Have you had purpose made hide poles before to compare them to ,as i havent. Thanks Lee yeah the bottom is hollow but if i was to cut it off on an angle i'd get a nice point. i don't know how strong the point would be yet but if needed id work out how to reinforce it. i've never had purpose made pole before, if they are better the certainly won't be £45 better if you know what i mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Ridiculously expensive and complicated. Get some netting and a set of telescopic poles (with foot plungers which will help the poles go into hard ground). Total outlay somewhere between £20 and £35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 yeah the bottom is hollow but if i was to cut it off on an angle i'd get a nice point. i don't know how strong the point would be yet but if needed id work out how to reinforce it. i've never had purpose made pole before, if they are better the certainly won't be £45 better if you know what i mean I started out with the washingline poles. Put dowelling in the ends and sharpened that. worked fine, a bit heavy tho and a small rubber mallet helped to get them into the ground. (Take the inner poles out first mind!!) Have still got them somewhere but don't use them as I shelled out for purpose made ones with kickers on-much easier and lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bad shot Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 thanks 4 all the replys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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