Why is there an additional charge for shipping poles that are longer than 27?
Common carrier ‘LTL’ (less than a truck load) freight companies will not haul poles longer than 27′. This limits that size pole that we can ship using standard carriers. We can deliver poles of any lenght but cost can be a major consideration. For our larger tipis, we have developed a method of splicing the non-structural tips of poles longer than 27 feet poles so the can be shipped via common carrier freight companies. This splice is above the area where the pole is exposed to sideways force. In addition, this is a one-time splice that must be glued once the poles arrive at their destination. We normally maintain longer poles at our facility in Colorado Springs for customer pickup. Since our pole yard is locaed in Montana, there is an additional “destination” charge for all poles picked up at our Colorado Springs facility.
