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DIY Poles

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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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yooooooo... so im gonna try and make a pair of bamboo ski poles with some bamboo from the hardware store, does anyone have a suggestion on something i could maybe buy from the store which i could use on the base as the tips and basket? Any help would be appreciated, especially if someone has already done something like this previously!

buying poles is for posers
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WisconsinDogfart
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use the tip of a screwdriver as the tip of the pole, that way the pole can double as a screwdriver to adjust bindings and other stuff. if you dont want to use a screwdriver use a bolt. get creative with the grip, i honestly have no idea what your gonna do for baskets. also instead of bamboo an aluminum rod would work.
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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airmightydudeuse the tip of a screwdriver as the tip of the pole, that way the pole can double as a screwdriver to adjust bindings and other stuff. if you dont want to use a screwdriver use a bolt. get creative with the grip, i honestly have no idea what your gonna do for baskets. also instead of bamboo an aluminum rod would work.


thanks thats an awesome idea for the tips! yeah ive been stuck on ideas for baskets :( thanks tho!
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Biffbarf
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Cocktail umbrella covered in clear epoxy for the baskets
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Youngm_IPCME
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duct tape for the grips
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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BiffbarfCocktail umbrella covered in clear epoxy for the baskets


my guy! excellent idea. Does it matter what type of cocktail i choose?
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Biffbarf
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCEmy guy! excellent idea. Does it matter what type of cocktail i choose?


I'd suggest mai tai. Also mojitos may also produce favorable results. Best to just try them all.
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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BiffbarfI'd suggest mai tai. Also mojitos may also produce favorable results. Best to just try them all.


sold to the man with the basketless poles
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TRVP_ANGEL
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why did you put a pic of a guy smoking a joint?
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Redrobin
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TRVP_ANGELwhy did you put a pic of a guy smoking a joint?


Explaining pictures is for posers
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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RedrobinExplaining pictures is for posers


bumlife
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iced
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RedrobinExplaining pictures is for posers


Classic river side tenting newschoolers

if you want baskets and grips, go by a swap at the start of next season and go to the night before when people register gear
the old/unacceptable stuff the swap wont take (most dont take used poles) gets usually tossed in a barrel or something out front.

you could bamboo it but i would just cut an old pair
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ReturnToMonkey
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Do you have access to a lathe? You could get some short 3" diameter dowels and cut a grip into them and cover it in sport tape. For baskets, maybe the bottom of a large can firmly glued in place?
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Youngm_IPCME
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TRVP_ANGELwhy did you put a pic of a guy smoking a joint?


Can’t tell if trolling, but it’s better to be on the safe side
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/842094/Bum-Life---Charley-Ager--Whistler-ski-bum
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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ConesForBreakfasDo you have access to a lathe? You could get some short 3" diameter dowels and cut a grip into them and cover it in sport tape. For baskets, maybe the bottom of a large can firmly glued in place?

Unfortunately not :( like the idea tho
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Ghost_BLandzV2
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I mean you could always just buy poles baskets if you wanted. I like the screw driver for tips idea. I would use a bmx grip for the grips cuz if the bamboo has a wide enough diameter that you can fit a bar end in, it would be super easy to put straps on them.
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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If anyone still cares I got it all done but the baskets. Still tryna think of the best solution if anyone has any ideas :) (also not living in ski town atm so have no access to second hand or even cheap new poles)






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Chunderface
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Dude that's sick. Nice work. No idea on the baskets. Maybe hit up Panda Poles.

Protip: that fire hazard on the wall gives me anxiety.

**This post was edited on Feb 28th 2020 at 12:38:22am
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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skeirmanDude that's sick. Nice work. No idea on the baskets. Maybe hit up Panda Poles.

Protip: that fire hazard on the wall gives me anxiety.

**This post was edited on Feb 28th 2020 at 12:38:22am

Thanks man! And the whole reason I built instead of buying is cause panda poles wanted to charge $100 for shipping to aus so I dunno what they’d charge for just baskets :(
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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Also I leave the fire hazard as it’s my work place. Fire = I can go
skeirmanDude that's sick. Nice work. No idea on the baskets. Maybe hit up Panda Poles.

Protip: that fire hazard on the wall gives me anxiety.

**This post was edited on Feb 28th 2020 at 12:38:22am
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Guesstimate
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There's are rad.

Maybe eat some Pringles and use the tops for baskets.

Also if you find the electrical tape too slippy I've had success with hockey tape, bike grip tape and racket tape when chopping poles.
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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I just bit the bullet and ordered some black diamond powder baskets online. Cost me $15. Only spent $45 all up so pretty stoked
GuesstimateThere's are rad.

Maybe eat some Pringles and use the tops for baskets.

Also if you find the electrical tape too slippy I've had success with hockey tape, bike grip tape and racket tape when chopping poles.
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Mawbin
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCEI just bit the bullet and ordered some black diamond powder baskets online. Cost me $15. Only spent $45 all up so pretty stoked


Post pics of the final product, I wanna see how dope they look.
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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BibManPost pics of the final product, I wanna see how dope they look.


will do
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ParkRx
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I recently did the same thing. I used bamboo I grew, some BMX bike grips from amazon, and a 2$ pair of poles from a used gear shop to make the tips and baskets
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Skibumsmith
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airmightydudealso instead of bamboo an aluminum rod would work.

Be a man and use a piece of rebar.
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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ParkRxI recently did the same thing. I used bamboo I grew, some BMX bike grips from amazon, and a 2$ pair of poles from a used gear shop to make the tips and baskets


fuck yeah they look awesome man
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clorox
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0041TX1CA?tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1

You can get real tips that will support actual baskets.
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Skibumsmith
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finderhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0041TX1CA?tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1

You can get real tips that will support actual baskets.


might as well use these since you already bought the BD baskets
https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_CA/ski-poles/flex-tip-BD112074_cfg.html
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SIDEOFSHREDSAUCE
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Skibumsmithmight as well use these since you already bought the BD baskets
https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_CA/ski-poles/flex-tip-BD112074_cfg.html


i used a drill bit with a Philips head on it so i can adjust bindings etc like suggested before. figured it was cheaper and serves two purposes
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