When is a pole to old?

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tneal
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When is a pole to old?

Unread postby tneal » Mon May 01, 2006 12:42 am

I have a couple old poles, from the mid 70's.
Are these still good?
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon May 01, 2006 12:47 am

If they have been stored inside and do not have any visible dings, scratches, cracks, scrapes, etc, they should be fine.
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Unread postby theczar » Mon May 01, 2006 10:18 pm

last time i used a Catapole from the early 70s i shattered it into like 6 pieces...

i guess it depends on the condition of the pole
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Unread postby ryansanta » Tue May 02, 2006 12:44 am

UCS has a pole that's still the same flex from yearrrrsss ago, if it's taken care of almost forever.
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