Davis 7717 Mounting Pole Kit

I bought the Davis mounting pole kit, yes you can buy cheaper pipe at Home Depot etc., but I found the kit to be extremely solid, the galvanization was extremely thick, & the mounting hardware was WAY better then you can buy in the home improvement centers. This is important to me as the weather station is mounted on the top of my two story shed, & I don't want to have to climb up an extension ladder to replace the hardware/pole. As a suggestion, I put a straight line down the length of both pipes in permanent marker before they were mounted. The piece of pipe attached to my Vantage view has the line oriented to the photocells (South). The other piece of pipe is mounted on a 4x4 attached to the shed, with the lines also facing dead South (as verified by my iPhone compass in TRUE NORTH Mode, not magnetic North mode). This way, when I need to replace the batteries, or clean the rain sensor, I just pull the pipes apart, & when I put them back, I line up the lines, & the station is facing true South, with no need to re measure or use a compass. I hope this was helpful

Just what I needed fir a project.

I used this mounting pole to install my Davis Pro2 weather station on the top of a 9 foot landscape timber. The combination of the custom made pole and the sturdy timber make for a rock solid installation. I suppose one could assemble these pieces themselves for less money but a little research showed that would take some effort. Just get the purpose made item and be done!!

The pole apparatus is essentially required for installation of the Davis Vantage Vue. The pieces are well constructed, fit well, and are relatively easy to assemble. My weather station went through two days of sustained winds of 50 mph, with gusts to 75, and it hasn't leaned or bent. I hope we don't have many more stress tests like that, but the pole and U-clamps stood up well.

Davis mounting poles were easy to install with the hardware provided. By easy I mean that even without instructions it was obvious what steps to take. The quality of the hardware was high compared to other kits where the torque I applied during installation bent a piece. The total length of pole available gave me several options for location. I had enough length and hardware to make it stable but elevated enough off the corner of an upper level deck to ensure open space around the station and sufficient height off the ground.

Swag end incompatible with Ambient poles

Better than local parts. My husband installed this mast off a Thule963 bike rack that was on our RAV4's spare tire. He now has a mobile weather station. He drilled a small hole after fitting the mast over the left upright of the bike stand. Very sturdy. He checked at the local hardware store and could not have matched the quality of these parts much cheaper.

I am a weather station warrior having purchased two other weather stations that had to be returned because they were completely useless or didn't work at all. I finally took my brother in law's advice (he actually teaches a meteorology class at a community college), bucked up and went all Davis Instruments gear. The weather station (Vantage Vue 6250) and mounting kit work perfectly. Highly recommend.

it did wonders for my wind speed

A simple kit , very strong and almost a must for mounting the Davis weather system. excellent quality.