[MissTEA]

Hi, the grey pipe instulation tubes thet Debss mentioned are great!

i live in England too and have two  50mm Xpoles. One in a my basement and the other in an old outhouse that i've turned into a little pole room. Both rooms can get damp and cold, so i keep the" pipe lagging"( as my boyfiend calls it) on both my poles when not in use all year round.

Perfect as it keeps the poles at room temperature and quick and easy to put on and take off and protects them when not in use,and can possibly help to disguise a pole if needed lol!

Before I used the insulation tubes , i had a real problem with a wet slippy pole in both rooms. Problem solved now though. works perfectly. My boyfriend got the grey pipe insulation tubes from the building sites he works on free too! ….(so maybe you know a plumber?) but don't think it's too expensive to buy if you search for pipe lagging on line.

If the pole is uncovered it  can get very cold, so as soon as the heating goes on the moisture in the air covers the pole and it was getting wet and slippy and i too worried about that ruining the pole over time too. I also have  a de humidifier that i use in colder months in the basement. I put it on for a few hours before uncovering the pole.

Sorry i've gotten a little carried away on this subject lol! but I'm sure there must be other people who would benefit from using this lagging as covering or protection.I have always wondered why Xpole etc don't sell a similar cover?