[TowerTalk] Why are gin poles so expensive?

[Tim N9PUZ]

Drax Felton wrote:
> 
> Why are gin poles for assembling for example, Rohn 25, so expensive?
> 
> The Rohn one is over a thousand dollars and even the kits are $250 and don't
> include the tube.
> 
> Isn't it just a pulley, rope, pipe, and some clamps?
> 
> Do I need to know anything important if I fashion my own from hardware store
> materials?



I do not know for sure but I expect that it's a combination of it 
being a much lower volume product that say tower sections and a whole 
bunch of product liability.

Tim, N9PUZ