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[at-l] Hiking poles
- Subject: [at-l] Hiking poles
- From: app-trail@excite.com (Tim Rich)
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 17:10:45 -0800 (PST)
Good Evening,
Sierra Trading Post www.sierratradingpost.com, has the Komperdells that
Saunterer describes for $89 a pair.
'Night all. I'm going home.
Tim
On Wed, 21 Feb 2001 19:17:33 -0500, James Bullard wrote:
> At 05:53 PM 2/22/01 -0500, Millers wrote:
> >i love my leki and they repaired them with out question for my 700 mile
> >stint they were
> >repaired 3 times... i had them get repaired from minor dents and warping
> >so they would not
> >fail completely.... i have heard NOT to get msr or komptrail though i
> >have no experieence with them.
> >...clip...
> >so in short
> >LEKI GOOD!
> >MSR AND KOMPTRAIL BAD!(throuhg second hand storyies no personal
experience
> >with these companies)
>
> Komptrail? Are you referring to Komperdel (made in Austria)? I have an
EMS
> staff made by Komperdel and have no complaints what-so-ever. It has a
foam
> grip (on the upper shaft, straight, not angled) and a cork knob that
screws
> off to reveal a camera mount. The tip is carbide. There's a "rubber" cap
to
> put over the tip and it has a removable snow/mud basket. It has a "shock
> absorber" that can be turned (literally) off. I love it. It's been on
> several trips with me. It's well made and does what I want. It's never
> needed repair. They're sold singly. I'm thinking of buying a second one.
>
> Saunterer
>
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