Post #326020 by pariartspaul on Thu, Aug 16, 2007 7:53 AM

Think of the bamboo poles as wood. You can coat them with polyurethane and it will protect them for a while, but they'll last only a couple of years or so outside in the sun and water before they start to really deteriorate. If you keep them outside but under cover out of rain and sun they will keep nice for many years. If you keep them inside, they'll stay nice for longer than we will!