First post! Looking for mast to attach to car

[Jay S]

Hello Everyone, I've been flying 2 line and my Rev 2 for a few years. I'd like to temporarily attach a 4-6 ft mast to my vehicle when parked at the beach to fly a few spinners from. Any thoughts on where I might get this from (US)? I was thinking of of using some 1in PVC.

[SparkieRob]

How did you go?

 

Here in Australia it is internal diameter for measurements for water pipe and "class" rating for the pressure it can stand. Eg, 15mm class 18 gives an internal bore of 15mm (0.6 inches) at 1800kPa (261psi) pressure. Higher pressure gives a thicker wall. 

 

At 6 foot you could even use a fishing pole. It even has loops for attachment on it. Rod holders are freely available too. 

[Jay S]

Rob,

I ended up buying a Premier telescoping rod that works great. The van has a ladder on the rear door to access the roof so I attach the pole to the ladder, between the ladder and the door. It's really stable.

At 16', I need some longer wind socks as the 5' ones look tiny way up there!!!

Jay