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Title: Storing poles in the van
Post by: Carl2009 on August 06, 2010, 04:54:08 pm: Hi guys,

How do you store your poles inside your van? I have a piece of brown sewer pipe in which I can slide my SLX. I have an Excel pole and some Unger extensions/brooms in a rack screwed to the plywood panels, but the screws keep coming loose from the brackets. The sewer pipe works good.

I have another SLX on its way and need to accommodate it and was wondering what you lads do. Might be a good chance to post fotos of the inside of your van... :-)
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: poole bay on August 06, 2010, 05:05:22 pm: get some down pipe clipes and screw them to the roof with wood blocks and the slide poles in hope that works
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: prestige cleaners on August 06, 2010, 05:37:12 pm: i duck tape my black gutter pipes to the racking, not very pro :-\

theres a job going in aberaeron dave st morris was advertising you might be interested in, its subby work though, and not high paid.
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: Carl2009 on August 06, 2010, 05:44:02 pm: Thanks for the reply vis a vis the work in Aberaeron. Too far for me, but thanks anyway.
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: Richard Neal on August 06, 2010, 05:50:26 pm: How do you slide the poles in?doesnt the hose get stuck?
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: SB Cleaning on August 06, 2010, 05:56:07 pm: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p4712.m570.l1312&_nkw=pole+holder+set&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Jobs a gud un ;)
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: wayne 77 on August 06, 2010, 06:40:59 pm: Gutter brackets screwed to the ply panels 90p each, just lift pole on or of, £1.80 per pole ,works great.
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: jonboywalton75 on August 06, 2010, 07:21:10 pm: Quote from: wayne 77 on August 06, 2010, 06:40:59 pm
Gutter brackets screwed to the ply panels 90p each, just lift pole on or of, £1.80 per pole ,works great.

Are they plastic or metal?
Any links to buy?
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: dazmond on August 06, 2010, 08:22:57 pm: i just use bungees hooked inside the van! ;) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: weetot on August 06, 2010, 08:43:49 pm: Quote from: dazmond on August 06, 2010, 08:22:57 pm
i just use bungees hooked inside the van! ;) ;D ;D ;D

Cheapskate ;D
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: wayne 77 on August 06, 2010, 09:19:45 pm: jonboywalton75, plastic i called in focus because it was near to me but any DIY store, screwed a flex bucket under brushes to collect drips and any bits keeps van tidy and dry,everyone says very professional ,cost about £5 ;D ;D
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: jonboywalton75 on August 06, 2010, 09:49:24 pm: Cheers Wayne
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: Dan100 on August 06, 2010, 10:04:57 pm: As i am a fisherman would something like this be any help to you?

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Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: Central Window Cleaners on August 10, 2010, 05:18:03 pm: I have a couple of ratchet straps across the back and front of the van and slid them on to them. Cost a couple of quid from poundland, have two vans like this and have work great so far for about 2 years
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: mci services on August 10, 2010, 05:28:27 pm: bungies as well
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: DaveG on August 10, 2010, 05:33:26 pm: Quote from: wayne 77 on August 06, 2010, 06:40:59 pm
Gutter brackets screwed to the ply panels 90p each, just lift pole on or of, £1.80 per pole ,works great.

ditto
Title: Re: Storing poles in the van
Post by: Clive McDonald on August 10, 2010, 07:43:39 pm: I approached this as solving the problem of having two poles in use that need to be stowed between jobs and accessed quickly to start a new one.And then having another place to store the longer poles that we don't use very often but need to have with us.