This. Join Build-A-Jib and get detailed instructions on how to build your own PVC and wood rail for less than $50.
If you want metal, go to Hinton Steel www.hintonsteelcompany.com . Buy one stick of 3 1/2 inch OD cold rolled steel tubing for $40. It will be in a 20 foot length, but they can cut it in half for you for like a $2 cut charge. That will give you a 10 foot long steel dub barrel. See if they have some scrap pieces that you can use for legs. If they don't have any, right up the street is C & M iron and metal www.cmironmetalco.com . You can buy some stuff for the legs there pretty cheap. Get enough so that you can get a t support at the bottom with the vertical support long enough to get the rail to the height you want.
Take your raw steel back up to Vail and then just find someone to weld it up for you. There are tons of guys up there who will do it for you about $50. You should be able to get it done for way less than $200.