Had mine 18 months but Section 1 is wearing quite a bit so have had to respray a good few times along with sections 2 and 3 . Apart from that a quality pole but i will be replacing it with an SLX 35 before next April providing i can get it without positive stops . Mike
Mike
I have an Slx40 without stops, just yellow and then red tape that warns me where I am with regard to the end of the section.
I have positive stops on the SLX22 as I do on the CLX22. I prefer the positive stops. If I was using my SLX40 more, I would change them to positive stops.
Changing the pole over from positive stops to non positive stops is very easy - 2 rolls of electrical insulation tape in 2 different, highly visible colours.
Open the clamps, remove each section, remove the stop tape, and replace it with 2 bands of the new tape. The positive stop tape overlaps itself and the non stop tape doesn't.
Gardiners will tell you the correct distance from the end each wrap of tape needs to be, if not I will measure mine for you.
Don't let the recent marketing spat of Facelift put you off the positive stops that Gardiner now use. I prefer them but they are easy to change.
