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The gent Gene pictured has a short tube, which would be entirely adequate I suppose. When I had the idea to make mine I was working from scratch, having never heard of anything quite like it. But, necessity being the mother of invention, I built what I thought would work best for me. I would still rather have a tall holder tube, I think. The way mine is made I can use the doorknob on the loading rod, in place in the holder, to push the tube into the ground. No need for a mallet or such. Bottom end of the tube/holder is flattened and ground into a point. The doorknob rests on the flared top end of the tube/holder, while the bottom end of the loading rod never reaches the bottom of the tube.

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