just wondering if they are any good? I can't get a hold of anyone at Gardiners either.
Strengths:
Stiff
Light
Strong
Weaknesses:
You'll get carbon dust ingrained into your fingers if you don't wear gloves.
Some people seem to suffer clamp glue failure - not me though
One of the clamp levers on mine broke (yesterday. One of the few items I don't have a spare for!)
I'd never consider anything else as a day-to-day pole, to be honest, except possibly the 22 or 25ft versions.
As to the cost, look at it this way, even if it only lasted a year it'd be under a quid a day.
Vin