Buying jump poles or making your own?

Have you tried your local timber merchants and asked about round fence posts, I have cut the pointed ends off and they are still long enough(especially when used in a small school)They are pressure treated so dont rot and are nice and heavy. My young daughter enjoys painting them in the summer holidays(use masonary paint).
 
I buy 10 ft round poles from my local builders merchants and paint or stain. I also have a couple of brown plastic soil pipes thayt I use for skinny jumps, you have to be careful if using plastic pipes that they are not too brittle
 
A free option for you......
Carpet shops often struggle to get rid of the long tubes that carpets come on! Years ago a few of the companies used to use plastic tubes which were fab, but now i would say 99% are thick cardboard. But... as long as you keep them inside when not using them, and dont try and use them when it's windy - they are great and can last months on end.
Happy Jumping!
 
Thanks, was thinking about timber merchants to be honest as only want to use them as ground poles. Any idea roughly how much they'd be?
 
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