[at-l] Hiking poles

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

Don't do what I did the first time I used my Lekis.  There were these little
black plastic caps on them that wore through on my first hike.  I called the
company for replacements.  "Oh, those.  They are just there for
transportation to keep the tips from going through the box or your pack.
You're supposed to take them off to hike."  Ooops!  My bad.  <G>  Leslie
(anklebear)

-----Original Message-----
From: James Bullard <bullard@northnet.org>
To: at-l <at-l@backcountry.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Hiking poles


>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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