Any of you guys got one of the new Phantom poles yet if so what’s your initial thoughts ?
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[emoji23] I thought a some of the guys on here might have picked one up at the weekend ??
It doesn't look like anyone is going to admit they purchased one?[emoji23]
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I’ve got one, very impressed so far. I got the 25ft carbon, bit heavier than I expected but it’s as smooth as a babies bum when extended - really nice. Clamps are great too. I’ve used it for two full days so far and I’m very impressed. Compared to the SLX22 it’s replaced, it’s definitely on par if not slightly better- reason being it’s wrapped in 3k carbon and coupled with the new clamps can see it lasting a lot longer than the SLX has. I personally think they’ve jumped the gun a bit releasing it as they don’t have a swivel or quick release yet. The new red pole hose is also pretty impressive, it’s a cross between the Gardiner green pu hose and rhino hose. Obviously it’s new so it’s behaving at the moment with no real twisting and tangling. I’ve not tried it with hot yet which will be the real test. I also brought the DuPont phantom brush - this has been a revelation! Yes it’s heavier and a brick compared to my extreme/ultimate brushes but it makes short work of everything I’ve thrown at it. It eats cobwebs on wooden and aluminium frames and clears spider poo from glass within two passes. I used it on a first clean yesterday and today and it performed superbly. I have put some 100 degree fan jets on but have been using the pencil jets it was supplied with all day today - love it!!! I’ve also cobbled the Gardiner swivel neck onto the existing adaptor as without it I really couldn’t function. Overall I’m really impressed with the whole set up. I’ll be purchasing the hi-mod version for the missus in the Black Friday sales (fingers crossed!) - I tested it on the stand at the weekend and the 40ft was surprisingly light, they didn’t have anything shorter but my money is now going to facelift for the foreseeable future. It’s about time the competition stepped up and - so far - I’m very impressed with what they are producing.
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I’ve got one, very impressed so far. I got the 25ft carbon, bit heavier than I expected but it’s as smooth as a babies bum when extended - really nice. Clamps are great too. I’ve used it for two full days so far and I’m very impressed. Compared to the SLX22 it’s replaced, it’s definitely on par if not slightly better- reason being it’s wrapped in 3k carbon and coupled with the new clamps can see it lasting a lot longer than the SLX has. I personally think they’ve jumped the gun a bit releasing it as they don’t have a swivel or quick release yet. The new red pole hose is also pretty impressive, it’s a cross between the Gardiner green pu hose and rhino hose. Obviously it’s new so it’s behaving at the moment with no real twisting and tangling. I’ve not tried it with hot yet which will be the real test. I also brought the DuPont phantom brush - this has been a revelation! Yes it’s heavier and a brick compared to my extreme/ultimate brushes but it makes short work of everything I’ve thrown at it. It eats cobwebs on wooden and aluminium frames and clears spider poo from glass within two passes. I used it on a first clean yesterday and today and it performed superbly. I have put some 100 degree fan jets on but have been using the pencil jets it was supplied with all day today - love it!!! I’ve also cobbled the Gardiner swivel neck onto the existing adaptor as without it I really couldn’t function. Overall I’m really impressed with the whole set up. I’ll be purchasing the hi-mod version for the missus in the Black Friday sales (fingers crossed!) - I tested it on the stand at the weekend and the 40ft was surprisingly light, they didn’t have anything shorter but my money is now going to facelift for the foreseeable future. It’s about time the competition stepped up and - so far - I’m very impressed with what they are producing.
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Fantastic It’s good to hear that your getting on so well with it I’m due a new 18ft pole in the next couple of months or so, this may well be it
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bruce,i had friend phone me up today asking the same thing,you may just know him but i'll not post his name on a forum,very much of a gardiner guy but not too happy with the longevity of the workers slx's so is going to buy a phantom for a worker to try,now out of all the people I know-lets call him "t" would not vear from gardiners whatsoever but the idea of a serviceable pole suits him.for "t" to think this is the logical way forward does make me think a bit as he is lets say open to more knowledge than most of us.It doesn't look like anyone is going to admit they purchased one??
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It’s the equivalent of the xtreme pole. It actually felt - and looked like - a new SLX (wrapped carbon) but was as light as a feather. Very tempting!!!!
Whats the difference in the high mod version
Jim had some excellent ideas. But as he and many have discovered getting those ideas from the ‘lightbulb moment’ and DIY shed to market is a very long journey. .doesnt really matter that It may not have been Steve’s original idea. Kudos to him for a finished product that at this early stage seems to be well ahead of the competition... CNER Advanced new bicomponent 3rd gen clamps look very promising also.I’ve got one, very impressed so far. I got the 25ft carbon, bit heavier than I expected but it’s as smooth as a babies bum when extended - really nice. Clamps are great too. I’ve used it for two full days so far and I’m very impressed. Compared to the SLX22 it’s replaced, it’s definitely on par if not slightly better- reason being it’s wrapped in 3k carbon and coupled with the new clamps can see it lasting a lot longer than the SLX has. I personally think they’ve jumped the gun a bit releasing it as they don’t have a swivel or quick release yet. The new red pole hose is also pretty impressive, it’s a cross between the Gardiner green pu hose and rhino hose. Obviously it’s new so it’s behaving at the moment with no real twisting and tangling. I’ve not tried it with hot yet which will be the real test. I also brought the DuPont phantom brush - this has been a revelation! Yes it’s heavier and a brick compared to my extreme/ultimate brushes but it makes short work of everything I’ve thrown at it. It eats cobwebs on wooden and aluminium frames and clears spider poo from glass within two passes. I used it on a first clean yesterday and today and it performed superbly. I have put some 100 degree fan jets on but have been using the pencil jets it was supplied with all day today - love it!!! I’ve also cobbled the Gardiner swivel neck onto the existing adaptor as without it I really couldn’t function. Overall I’m really impressed with the whole set up. I’ll be purchasing the hi-mod version for the missus in the Black Friday sales (fingers crossed!) - I tested it on the stand at the weekend and the 40ft was surprisingly light, they didn’t have anything shorter but my money is now going to facelift for the foreseeable future. It’s about time the competition stepped up and - so far - I’m very impressed with what they are producing.
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Fantastic It’s good to hear that your getting on so well with it I’m due a new 18ft pole in the next couple of months or so, this may well be it ?
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bruce,i had friend phone me up today asking the same thing,you may just know him but i'll not post his name on a forum,very much of a gardiner guy but not too happy with the longevity of the workers slx's so is going to buy a phantom for a worker to try,now out of all the people I know-lets call him "t" would not vear from gardiners whatsoever but the idea of a serviceable pole suits him.for "t" to think this is the logical way forward does make me think a bit as he is lets say open to more knowledge than most of us.
the idea of the replacable shim wasn't really steves idea but was one of jim thompsons ideas a few years ago and even then when he posted the idea on a forum he left something out-he was very clever and clued up to what the suppliers could glean from forums.
going back to the phantom,it will still wear at the shims due to pivotal use,i feel the sections will wear too ,jim had this sorted too but the downside was just replacing shims every year or so rather than the pole sections or pole it would make a pole last for many years, the suppliers don't really want that for many reasons money more than any other,
I’ve not picked my SLX up all week so it’s looking good so far - I’ll do a wear report after a month.Don't believe the hype ?, I will stick with my Xtreme series 2.
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Face-lift do a big marketing campaign saying they have a real game changer like last time and it wasn't the case. 6 months down the line will be the real tellerI’ve not picked my SLX up all week so it’s looking good so far - I’ll do a wear report after a month.
Don’t understand your comment on ‘hype’ iron giant? The OP said no one else has commented on it yet. I don’t use any other forums so don’t know what anyone else thinks of it?
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Neither do I rate the Slx lads go on about how it's a good daily pole that will take abuse it wears down in 6 months and is too heavy as a daily for me, I will upload pics of a series 2 Xtreme #2 section after 30 months use it's barely wornFace-lift do a big marketing campaign saying they have a real game changer like last time and it wasn't the case. 6 months down the line will be the real teller
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Hi AGlassActI did find the advertising frustrating- it’s all nonsense but they obviously pay a marketing company to do it for them. I personally think they should have waited until all the accessories were finalised and just given a release date and stuck with it but I’m no marketing guru!
They don’t make the series II Xtreme anymore do they iron giant - I assume because they have the metal banding which stops wear, they obviously cottoned on that the repeat business v’s initial sales figures didn’t add up!! Who would ever want to sell a product that never wears out!!!
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They do weaken and or snap just below the top band on sections #1 #2 and #3, but since using Slx sections and having time to reflect on how I feel used the pole on a daily basis and being 5ft so partially extending sections and maybe having them extend on the certain high lower level windows this can put some undue pressure on those bands and I personally feel that this is is what happened possibly on a wider scale and with my new replacement sections I am working differently and more consciously on a daily basis.I did find the advertising frustrating- it’s all nonsense but they obviously pay a marketing company to do it for them. I personally think they should have waited until all the accessories were finalised and just given a release date and stuck with it but I’m no marketing guru!
They don’t make the series II Xtreme anymore do they iron giant - I assume because they have the metal banding which stops wear, they obviously cottoned on that the repeat business v’s initial sales figures didn’t add up!! Who would ever want to sell a product that never wears out!!!
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