[concept]

what non-homemade alternatives are there to the harris pole?

like the weight and feel of the harris, however, feels too "homemade" for my liking.

whats a professional alternative?

[Steve CM]

harris poles are v.good concept. thats all we use now as chuck away poles. for the amount of money they are i don't think they can be beaten!

[concept]

today i used mine and the screw worked loose, fortunately i was at a relatives so managed to borrow his drill, and whacked a bolt through it to keep it all steady, could have been embarrassing if it was at a customers.

still, mended and worked well through the rest of the day! 

just wondered if there was a reasonably priced, decent alternative.

[GWCS]

harris poles are v.good concept. thats all we use now as chuck away poles. for the amount of money they are i don't think they can be beaten!

Just bought one today looks and feels very study for the price!

@ concept - Are you looking to use a wfp brush or a general applicator on the end?

[concept]

wfp 

[Steve CM]

i think we have gone through about 10 or so and not once has the screw worked loose. in fact its taken me ages if i want to get the screw top out to use on a new pole. maybe your not converting it right?

[concept]

i think we have gone through about 10 or so and not once has the screw worked loose. in fact its taken me ages if i want to get the screw top out to use on a new pole. maybe your not converting it right?

well....i watched ians video aaaaaallllllll the way through honest! 













if you count looking at the 1st 5 seconds to see what parts you need and fast forwarding all the way to the complete pole as watching it all the way through?! 

[Steve CM]

i think we have gone through about 10 or so and not once has the screw worked loose. in fact its taken me ages if i want to get the screw top out to use on a new pole. maybe your not converting it right?

well....i watched ians video aaaaaallllllll the way through honest! 

ian said they wobble. he don't convert the the same way i do  not once have we had that issue













if you count looking at the 1st 5 seconds to see what parts you need and fast forwarding all the way to the complete pole as watching it all the way through?! 

[mileslake]

They are great but I find them far too heavy.  Fishing poles are much better for me. I use a gangster for houses and a F16 plus extra base sections if necessary for very high.

[Steve CM]

heavy? are your arms made from matchsticks?  when i bought my first system i had a 30ft streamline glass fibre pole. I still have it today. Its bomb proof but you need to be arnie to use it at even 2 storys!! harris poles are light as anything

[concept]

deffo not too heavy like, maybe i am too used to my caber tho 

[Steve CM]

if i were to work on my own i would probably go for something like the sl-x but as my equipment gets treated with no respect the harris poles will do just fine

[concept]

you dont pay the boys enough then!

either that, or dont threaten them enough!
 

[Steve CM]

i pay the boys hansom mate. you have to look at things in a different light when its employing. Its all damage limitation

[concept]

maybe i should come work for you!

[Steve CM]

all booked out mate sorry. no room in the inn

[Window Washers]

Pretty darn nice inn I must say 

[concept]

Pretty darn nice bin I must say 

[matt]

heavy? are your arms made from matchsticks?  when i bought my first system i had a 30ft streamline glass fibre pole. I still have it today. Its bomb proof but you need to be arnie to use it at even 2 storys!! harris poles are light as anything

having asked the question on here and getting a few e.mails about it

its heavy compared to fishing poles, which i think just about sums the fishing pole up

[concept]

if the fishing poles are good enough, why dont you make them and take them to market?

as an alternative to whats out there, there are a lot of us, i am sure, that dont want to pay full whack for a pole from the usual suspects, but would happily pay for something as good if not better, but not have to make it ourselves.

i have read a lot of your posts with interest matt, and i am surprised you aren't sitting back on a beach somewhere, posting us from your iphone....as you've clearly got an eye for the alternatives out there, you come across as a bit of a diy pioneer, maybe you are missing a trick?!