drainage pipes in pole bags?

ennairb · Unread postby **ennairb** » Tue May 27, 2003 2:22 pm

whenever i go to meets, i always see a few people who have like one of those big black drainage pipes inside their pole bags. why do they do that? should i be doing that? i just throw the poles in my bag and go lol

Unread postby **rainbowgirl28** » Tue May 27, 2003 2:43 pm

The pipes keep the poles from getting banged up. I don't even have a bag... just a big ol piece of tubing.

ennairb · Unread postby **ennairb** » Tue May 27, 2003 6:01 pm

hmm that def sounds like a good thing to do ... i think i'll be getting myself one of those lol

Unread postby **rainbowgirl28** » Tue May 27, 2003 10:41 pm

ennairb wrote:hmm that def sounds like a good thing to do ... i think i'll be getting myself one of those lol

Ask the people who have them, if they have any extra tubing. I got mine for free from a coach who was forced to buy 100 feet of it!

ennairb · Unread postby **ennairb** » Wed May 28, 2003 4:06 pm

kk, i'll be sure to ask around =) thanx again!!

higherflyer · Unread postby **higherflyer** » Thu May 29, 2003 1:45 am

A good place to ask is at any golf course, they usually have some old used pieces laying around.
You may have to clean them out but the price is right. :yes:

Good Luck

Higher Flyers
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jmayesvaultmom · Unread postby **jmayesvaultmom** » Fri May 30, 2003 7:56 am

We got ours at Lowes (like a lumber yard home center type place) and the shortest was 100 feet for $22....I had a guy cut it there and took 2 sections of it home for 2 bags....no way you can take home the whole 100 feet without a big pickup truck! :confused:

...Or I guess you could just drag it behind you!!! :dazed:

das_1971 · Unread postby **das_1971** » Fri May 30, 2003 9:28 pm

jmayesvaultmom wrote: ...Or I guess you could just drag it behind you!!!

Don't forget the little red flag or the Stat'ies will get ya

jmayesvaultmom · Unread postby **jmayesvaultmom** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 11:48 pm

I never have a flag and pass them all the time...maybe they don't want to bother. But some of the Arkansas girls were taking their poles over to TUlsa to fly them out for a meet and they got a ticket for no flag and NO FLASHING LIGHT!!!! :dazed:

Unread postby **rainbowgirl28** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 11:53 pm

jmayesvaultmom wrote:I never have a flag and pass them all the time...maybe they don't want to bother. But some of the Arkansas girls were taking their poles over to TUlsa to fly them out for a meet and they got a ticket for no flag and NO FLASHING LIGHT!!!!

Every state has different rules. I think in WA you don't need a flag unless it is sticking out more than 3 feet from the car. Nothing about blinking lights.

I have only been pulled over once with poles on the car, and that was because a headlight was out. Luckily the cop believed me that it was my mom's car and I didn't know the light was out. :confused:

jmayesvaultmom · Unread postby **jmayesvaultmom** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 6:26 pm

Hmmm...maybe I should get out the tape measure and see if they sitck out more than three feet from my Honda CRV!!! Hahaha...the poles are definitely longer than the CRV

xtremevaulter · Unread postby **xtremevaulter** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 1:29 am

YOu should all see Becca's car when she has her tube of pole on top of it. I bet she could cause an accident with it if she is not careful. hehehe

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