Real Bamboo vs Bamfaux - Home Tiki Bars

TS Tiki Slob Member Tiki Torrance, CA Joined: Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 96	TS Tiki Slob Posted posted on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 1:14 PM I live in Torrance, California and I am ready to start some tikifying of my back yard. I am starting with a wall extension that will rise up above my less-than-private wall separating the apartment next door and my back yard. The project is going to finish with a matching tiki bar and likely the barbecue built in with it. I am currently starting the sourcing of materials and have found this stuff called Bamfaux (http://www.imitationbamboo.net/). I want longevity and as I hear it I won't get it with real bamboo as I would with Bamfaux. Has anyone used this stuff? Where do I get it? This stuff is really expensive. What is the cost delta between that and real bamboo? Where do I get real bamboo? How long does real bamboo typically last in the elements in So Cal? Once I pick a material, I would like to use it through out for continuity. The tiki bar will be on wheels so I can put that under the awning and not worry about the thatched roof, etc. so that can be real bamboo. What thoughts does anyone have on this material vs the real stuff? Thanks, Tiki Slob Chop'em, drop'em and cruise'em. It ain't cool if they don't drool! [ Edited by: Tiki Slob 2012-01-11 13:16 ]

I live in Torrance, California and I am ready to start some tikifying of my back yard. I am starting with a wall extension that will rise up above my less-than-private wall separating the apartment next door and my back yard. The project is going to finish with a matching tiki bar and likely the barbecue built in with it. I am currently starting the sourcing of materials and have found this stuff called Bamfaux (http://www.imitationbamboo.net/). I want longevity and as I hear it I won't get it with real bamboo as I would with Bamfaux. Has anyone used this stuff? Where do I get it? This stuff is really expensive. What is the cost delta between that and real bamboo? Where do I get real bamboo? How long does real bamboo typically last in the elements in So Cal? Once I pick a material, I would like to use it through out for continuity. The tiki bar will be on wheels so I can put that under the awning and not worry about the thatched roof, etc. so that can be real bamboo.

What thoughts does anyone have on this material vs the real stuff?

Thanks,
Tiki Slob

Chop'em, drop'em and cruise'em. It ain't cool if they don't drool!

[ Edited by: Tiki Slob 2012-01-11 13:16 ]

Post #620533 by Tiki Slob on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 1:14 PM