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Subject Topic: Colouful flying things on poles! Post Reply Post New Topic
22/8/2006 at 11:17pm
 Location: Hampshire
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Hi,

Can anyone tell me what they are and where you can buy them!?

Whilst away last week, we saw a lot of these things at the front of several tents and caravans. Each one looked like they were attached to a long fishing rod and they looked like they were made out of the same material as a kite. Lots of designs; fish, frog, twirly, even skull and crossbones! Thought they might have been so that if people had children they could easily see where their tent was pitched. 

Sian  



22/8/2006 at 11:25pm
 Location: Waterlooville Hampshire
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Hi Sian, try here



22/8/2006 at 11:26pm
 Location: Colne Lancashire
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Ha! - just bought a pole this weekend but at a show stand.

Found this site off the Company Directory page on UKCS and the prices are about the same for the poles, at least.

Links on this page also go to windsocks and whirly things.



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23/8/2006 at 12:16am
 Location: bristol
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loopy has a great site, i ahve used them great shop that

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23/8/2006 at 5:32am
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Try here 

Very nice man, very helpful.



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23/8/2006 at 10:11am
 Location: Tewkesbury Glos
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Seeing as you're in Hampshire, pop along to the kite festival at Southsea this weekend.

You will find all the wind toys you could ever want.

you might even bump into me


23/8/2006 at 10:16am
 Location: Doncaster
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We took ours to an out door sounds of the seventies last week, its a hugh parrot with a panama hat loud shirt and flip flops, and we found him really useful (and fun) to find our way back and when it was dark we put flashing specs on him.

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23/8/2006 at 12:15pm
 Location: Newark-on-trent
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loopy's post above is who i use.

sky blue leisure also have an ebay account for those ebay buyers

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Skyblue-Leisure

 



23/8/2006 at 12:31pm
 Location: cornwall
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We aways fly our St Piran flag, black with a white cross. While away at the end of July I saw two boys looking at it, first boy said "Is that an England flag?" second boy " Yes I think so, they must be in mourning for not winning the world cup."



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23/8/2006 at 3:54pm
 Location: staffs
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I have bought a few things from Sky blue, I ordered some new skull and crossbones wind sock on monday, they were here this morning  .We had a good laugh in Devon the other week , We run a forum called VXPirates for  Vauxhall enthiusts* familys of cause we fly skull & crossbones flags and windsocks.All we heard all week was kids playing pirates and even got asked if we were putting a show on  , also were we into Voodoo  lol... no thank you .



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23/8/2006 at 9:00pm
 Location: beds
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    I love those, there was a great array in Cornwall this year inc 3 flying pigs which were great!!


23/8/2006 at 11:01pm
 Location: London
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Colourful things on poles??? probably some poor mans pants!!

111



24/8/2006 at 9:56am
 Location: Llangennech Nr Llanelli S Wales.
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I can vouch for skyblue.  A very nice man indeed.

Have bought from him online, 1st class service, and if he aint got what you want he'll try and get it!!

Also bought from him in person when down in Newquay this year, called at his premises late on the Saturday evening and he sorted me out with a new pole there and then!!



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24/8/2006 at 3:52pm
 Location: Kings Lynn
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We use ours to stop the Heron nicking the fish in the pond

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25/8/2006 at 8:47am
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I would like one of those pole things... but I'm not sure exactly what you need to get...the windsock/twister and the pole are obvious... but what else...

do you need to buy a clip too or does the windsock come with one, and how do you fix it to the ground?



25/8/2006 at 10:44am
 Location: Llangennech Nr Llanelli S Wales.
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Quote: Originally posted by summerdays on 25/8/2006

I would like one of those pole things... but I'm not sure exactly what you need to get...the windsock/twister and the pole are obvious... but what else...

do you need to buy a clip too or does the windsock come with one, and how do you fix it to the ground?


 

You'll need a ground stake, can be bought or use an old windbreak pole.  Pole will have an eye on the top and windsocks come with clips to attach



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