[sjm]

Simon, my harris pole is made of alliminium the same as yours!!! 

I stand corrected! However it still looks to have way too much flex in it for me.
If I sound like I'm being funny I dont mean to be I just like my pole to be more ridgid than they look in the videos .

Which videos have you been watching   

[groundhog]

I stand corrected! However it still looks to have way too much flex in it for me.
If I sound like I'm being funny I dont mean to be I just like my pole to be more ridgid than they look in the videos .

As you say, each to their own mate, but for £15 you have nothing to lose, give the Harris a go, you may be surprised!! And save yourself a fortune at the same time!!

[Simon_King]

sjm - Behave!

Groundhog - might have to look into these poles a bit more.

[groundhog]

Groundhog - might have to look into these poles a bit more.

Just have a look next time your in B&Q, youv'e got nothing to lose!!

[gary999]

we all can prattle on about whichis the best pole,brush etc
but a lot of it comes down to personal preference,need or cost.

i use a harris pole for most of my work it suits my needs its light
and i like the little bit of flex its got. i use a 30 ft unger pole for
any occasional higher work i have again it suits my needs.
if work increased at that level or higher i would invest in a  sl2 or facelift
as heavily promoted by various people on here

[TDW]

I have a slx. Best pole i've used by miles. However, its put a massive dent in my wallet so i'm going to buy a harris pole and use it for a few days and see how it goes. I'm open minded.

Whether it wears out quickly wont be an issue. It will be interesting to see the ease of use and the weight.

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

The best pole does depend what your going to use it for.

If it's just your self and you have the cash to spare then a slx would be a good choice.

But if you have people working for you then you'd be nuts to give them an slx, you'd want something almost indestructible like a tucker.

I like the xtel 17gf I think thats a good pole for the money with a nice closed length, not as good as the slx but cheaper.  The harris looks good in the video and you can't beat it for value for money but whats the closed length, if it's 6ft then for average sized gus like me it's too long closed.

As regards these poles, you can get bad ones, you can get good ones and you can get near perfect ones like the slx.  You make your choice and pay the money.  But just because a pole is cheaper or more expensive it doesn't make it better.  A really good pole will pay for itself eventually in the speed you can work at.

Simon.

[matty72]

Where is this video of harris pole your all talking about i cant find it, I use the the orange excel 18ft pole with vikan brush, it seems similar to the xtel pole but they seem slightly more exspensive but if they last longer might be worth while.
so wheres best place to buy this Harris pole, never heard of it before.
I will check out theses sl2, facelift and slx as not to aware of these poles.

Thanks for all the tips everyone.

[matty72]

youtube harris pole , just readit on other topic cheers groundhog