Heath Outdoor Products 30308 15-Foot Telescoping Galvanized Steel Pole, 8-piece Double Spiral Design

Pole is light yet sturdy and was easy to put up. I've had several comments on how good the double spiral layout looks. We are anxiously waiting for the season to see if we get a colony to set up housekeeping.

Parts were missing (the tape had been broken on the pkg, but I see two other reviewers also rec'd orders with missing parts, so it may be a trend ). Not only that, but the Friction Key slots -- meant to hold the sections of pole in place -- were not properly formed (the "key" could not be put in place.

Finally, my husband is an engineer; he also writes training manuals -- and HE couldn't make sense of the instructions.

This can withstand a lot of abuse. I've knpcked into it with lawn mower, and the winds this year have been quite strong and it's still looks as good as it did the day we installed it.