Just wanted to report that my sand-filled 5’ furniture-grade PVC mast appears to be performing quite well. In the three weeks that it’s been up, I’ve had only one false rain report which I attributed to a possible bird landing. Other than that, it’s been rock solid. Of course, the weather has been quite calm – the strongest gust I’ve gotten so far has been 18 MPH. But so far so good. I’ll report back once we’ve gotten some inclement weather to put this baby to the test.
Gotta say, though, that I love Sunny’s idea for a clear acrylic mast. Not sure how well it’ll perform, but dang me, it sure looks cool. 
