we all got to the set, and realized that somebody forgot the boompole. so the director went outside, climed a tree, and broke off a branch ;D Hey it worked! I'll never pay $300 for a boom pole again!
You should go with Bamboo. It's much longer and sturdier. I'm actually not joking either. If you want to go ghetto style on your boom pole use chinese bamboo. Hey, if it works it works! You definetly bring back a lot of memories.