Completed and tested pole kit

Well I promised I would add more as I completed the PAP mount. Today, I finished it off by opening up the holes that go over the poles so that it would fit on the bottom 6 sections. The mount now fits at the very top of the top section, which I've wrapped with insulating tape just to stop the mount wearing the pole. After all, insulating tape is relatively cheap and easy to replace compared to a £100 carp pole.

This is what the mount looks like



As you can see it is very simple.

Next was time for a test drive. On a very windy day, I decided not to use the bottom two sections of the pole, taking off about 3 metres of height. But it was plenty difficult to control the pole as the wind blew across from the garage roof. Here is one view of part of our back garden, the lower deck with swing seat and water feature. You can see the table made out of an old morello cherry tree stump behind the swing seat, and the area on the right where the washing pole stands is ready to be paved.



Not bad for a first attempt.