Hi Gang, I have had several questions regarding the poles I offered for sale on Friday so I will try to answer a few of them here. 1.) The poles are collapsible down to a length of about 46 inches. 2.) They are 4 section poles with each section 36 inches long. 3.) They have a plastic twist lock locking mechanism to hold them in either the collapsed or extended position. 4.) The base section is a 1" OD tube the final section is a 1/2" OD tube. 5.) I am not sure how much shipping will be for each location but I do not charge any packaging or handling fees so shipping charges will be whatever ups charges me. Probably less than $5.00 in most cases. 6.) And finally, I have nearly a hundred of these poles so there are plenty to go around for everyone. I you are interested let me know, I can take VISA, M/C, and Discover and can start shipping poles on Tuesday. I would suggest you get with your buddies and order multiples to save on shipping costs per pole. I think I can get up to 5 or 6 poles in the shipping box. See Ya, Pat McCleave Wichita, KS Ps. I can custom make longer poles up to about 30'. The longer poles will have a longer collapsed length because I am limited to no more than 4 sections per pole. I am working on an attachment for grabbing gliders for retrieving them from trees. Email me for prices on custom poles. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]