# Swaying in the breeze

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**Created:** [June 18, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/swaying-in-the-breeze/24689 "2024-06-18T17:59:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/swaying-in-the-breeze/24689/7 "2024-06-19T14:52:51Z")

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I’d suggest just using a metal pole rather than PVC and the problem will go away. I found that conduit hangers on the 4x4 post for the fence were perfect for mounting the pole especially if you use stainless bolts+nuts. Then you don’t even need tools to take the pole down periodically, just pinch the hangers and it’s easy to spin the nut off. Works great.

Ancient links to the products I use are:

> [@Attaching Pole to 4x4 Wood Post?](https://community.tempest.earth/t/attaching-pole-to-4x4-wood-post/2970/2):
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> I have mine on a 10 foot fence top-rail attached to my wood fence 4x4 and originally did it your way, but found that using pipe hanger brackets worked better. There’s about the same cost. [https://www.lowes.com/pd/AMERICAN-VALVE-1-in-to-1-in-dia-Galvanized-Clevis-Hanger/3223499](https://www.lowes.com/pd/AMERICAN-VALVE-1-in-to-1-in-dia-Galvanized-Clevis-Hanger/3223499) is one variant. I don’t recall which size I bought so you’ll want to be careful there re: size. If you want me to take a photo of my setup IM me and I’ll do it this weekend sometime.

> [@Attaching Pole to 4x4 Wood Post?](https://community.tempest.earth/t/attaching-pole-to-4x4-wood-post/2970/6):
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> Here’s the photos - yes they are ‘very’ solid. I used 4 hangers on the low 6’ of the 10’ pole. I made sure to get you both sides of the bag so the UPC code was there. The #2 size is important if you went with the fencing top-rail that a number of people have suggested. [IMG\_20190112\_134234751] [IMG\_20190112\_134246944]

I used the same conduit hangers, though the bigger ones, for the Harbor Freight telescoping flagpole that I have my Davis VP2 on with the anemometer at 19’ elevation or so. One person job to pop that down rarely for cleaning. Rock solid.

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