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http://www.specialtyinsuranceagency.com/insurance.html

The cover aerialists, fire dancers circus artists and pole

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I’m not in Toronto but visit there often,flirty girls fitness runs pole trick classes for advanced students, it’s a good place to meet up with serious polers in the area

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After about an hour of fiddling with the pole i finally got it unstuck, I realized part way through that the screw was a little bit rotated in the pole, and that was stripping out the hex (amazing what a flashlight can spot)  anyways I might have to buy a new x joint if x pole can't repair mine.  their only about $15 so not too big of a deal

 

thanks

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try Kijijji, I found someone selling a 8' thick queen size memory foam mattress for $150, took a butcher knife to the middle creating a hole for the pole, and, voila, hard core crash mat.   

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Bungie cord can be purchased from either a hardware store or marine store, make sure it’s about pinky width thick. buy about 10 to 15ft, coil it around your arm like you would when winding a rope, once you have it all wrapped you have to tie the 2 ends together using a double fisherman

http://www.animatedknots.com/doublefishermans/index.php?Categ=climbing&LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

the entire bundle should be around 1 ft long have around 5 coils, just snap a beaner on top and one on the bottom and your done. I also run a safety sling between the 2 beaners (basic nylon sling, found at any climbing store) just in case

I"m sure you can find somewhere to buy a bungie pack, however be prepared to pay quite a bit for it.

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When buying non stretch fabric the safest material is 40 denier tricot, the best manufacturer (and the cheapest) to buy this from is

http://www.fabricdepotco.com/page29.html

she is the main supplier of Tricot to the aerial community in the States, most of those sellers on ebay, and the majority of the aerial companies buy from her then resell it to you to make a profit. Just buy directly and you can save on the middle man costs.

Here is the strength testing for 40 denier tricot

http://www.flyingsquirrelconsortium.com/ptest2007/FT300FU.html

aka: the stuff is safe

as for stretch

60 inch is perfectly acceptable width for a stretch fabric, the "bounce" takes the majority of the shock load, distributing your weight evenly.

here is the load test for stretch (60" wide)
http://www.flyingsquirrelconsortium.com/ptest2007/laura_poly_knit/laura_poly_knit.html

I use stretch exclusively, tricot is wonderful for beginner/intermediate learners, however when you advance to larger and more complex drops the stretch is required simply to prevent injury on landing, and stop the body from shouldering the burden of the full impact value.
However, for an aerial hammock act width is required, 60" would not be acceptable, thus tricot would be used.

a second option if you already have tricot fabric is to create a bungie pack at the top of your mount, this will soften your tricks considerably.

Cheers

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Hi

I had a pilonidal cyst a few years back, it would flare up, go away and then just flair up again. I had surgery for it and have never had a problem since. sorry to say that surgery is the only way to 100% get rid of them, if not it will just keep reoccurring over and over again. I know your not keen on surgery but once its over you never have to worry about it coming back to haunt you.

hope this helps