I was very pleased to read on the Kessler crane website they will be selling an extension for their cranes that will bring maximum length from 12 to 16 feet. I am curious to see what type of design and extra hardware it will use. It is something I wondered about and asked Kessler about a few months ago in an email and he had said no to an extension at that time. Guess it was on the drawing board. I will certainly be ordering this as soon as it comes on the market as it will help me compete with some of the longer but less portable cranes. Might have to get a bigger soft case however.