One pole to rule them all! :-) This just works. Room for 8 feeders. Easy to auger the base into the ground using a cross piece as directed (and provided). Looks great. This isn't just a pole. It is the baffle too, so when you're doing the math on the cost remember this. Amazingly, nothing has it made it over or through the baffle in the first few weeks we've been using it. The top bird decoration is icing on the cake.