need help finding a none bendy tape measure

[Noel Kearney]

stanley fatmax range

[Simon Worrall]

quote Nicola McIntosh:

hi i remember seeing a long tape measure that was able to go up high and not bend back i thought it was jag but nope, can anyone help me where to source them thanks 😉

I would like to add to this a wish list of my own.

1. A tape measure that doesn’t fall over when extended on a horizontal surface.
2. A tape measure that has the scale on both sides
3. A tape measure who’s body is SQUARE so when you add the length of the body, you know where the end is meant to be. A CURVED BACK DOES NOT HELP.
4. A tape measure who’s body is 100mm, not some random amount to add to the total, like 81mm or 53mm. Who remembers that?
5. A tape measure who’s millimeters are alternatively red and black, so it is easy to read it. Black for even and red for odd, maybe.
6. I have so many more! I curse every time I use one of the current useless crop of lousy tape measures available.
Thanks for bringing this up, Nicola. Probably our most important tool, and outrageously badly designed for the job.

[Warren Beard]

quote Simon Worrall:

quote Nicola McIntosh:

hi i remember seeing a long tape measure that was able to go up high and not bend back i thought it was jag but nope, can anyone help me where to source them thanks 😉

I would like to add to this a wish list of my own.

1. A tape measure that doesn’t fall over when extended on a horizontal surface.
2. A tape measure that has the scale on both sides
3. A tape measure who’s body is SQUARE so when you add the length of the body, you know where the end is meant to be. A CURVED BACK DOES NOT HELP.
4. A tape measure who’s body is 100mm, not some random amount to add to the total, like 81mm or 53mm. Who remembers that?
5. A tape measure who’s millimeters are alternatively red and black, so it is easy to read it. Black for even and red for odd, maybe.
6. I have so many more! I curse every time I use one of the current useless crop of lousy tape measures available.
Thanks for bringing this up, Nicola. Probably our most important tool, and outrageously badly designed for the job.

I agree, my Bahco tape has measurements on both sides, has a magnetic end and only recoils when you press the button.

[Peter Dee]

Best I’ve found is a 5m Fat Max which will extend 4m horizontally without support and I just got to 4.5m vertically before the wind got it.