Thread: trekking poles

Quote: Originally Posted by Mags At least the above applied for the bit of hiking I've done now and then. You've done 100X more hiking than me. I fully understand your experience, respect it, and desire to pick your brain. Do you understand why I like to adjust the length of the polls for sustained ups and downs? I'm not trying to pick a fight. PS: From your other posts I could see how 115 cm (Lunar Solo setting) might work for...

Quote: Originally Posted by blue Jay I Must Have Been Very Very Hard. TMI! The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters.

Went in to the local WalMart while I was waiting to have a pizza made next door. The poles they sold were 15 dollars each (not sold by the pair). They had non-angled grips that looked like they would fall apart pretty quickly, were made of thin aluminum, and had a warning on them that they would not support your weight and were to be used for balance purposes only. No description of what the tips were made of, and no phone number or any other...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lone Wolf walkin' in the woods sure is complicated Dang, now LW is even starting to recognize the complexity of walking!!!! Next thing you know, he'll be fighting for shelter space and filtering his water.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lyle .......My standard advice is to check out PacerPoles ....... I've seen these in person and had the opportunity to handle a pair of them. Very well made and much more comfortable than stardard poles. I'm seriously considering the notion of getting a pair in the spring. They used to be available from ULA, do you have to order direct from PacerPole now?

Quote: Originally Posted by Cookerhiker Another Black Diamond fan here, not just because of the locking mechanism but the long grips. One problem: I've lost tips on occasion. Has this happened to anyone else with BDs? Quote: Originally Posted by Jester2000 If you keep losing tips you need to provide better service. Yes, that's what my therapist told me also. Does this mean I have to smile?

I've heard that LEKI is finally upgrading their twist locks to snap-type locks (similar to the Black Diamond brand)... Does anyone know when the new poles will be in stores? I'm guessing not by the Christmas holiday - although it would seem like such a waste if they didn't get them out by then -- mostly because I want a pair. :-p

The Leki Speedlock will be available in March 2010. Stronger than other external locks...still not as strong as Leki twistlocks but does address that "righty tighty/lefty loosey" issue for the mechanically challenged!

Note: I have seen some flip lock poles at WalMart, but I don't recall the brand. They were $12 or $13 each.

I was given a new pair of Carbon Fibre Lekis. 10 miles in, I snapped one of them. I used a pair of Walmart $15 poles for 500mi no problem. Now I'm on blackdiamond flick locks because I require hiking poles for my tent . The locks are hard to beat.