[at-l] Hiker Hints for 02'ers

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

Wood indeed eliminates the "cold sink" problem inherent with metal poles
. . . what I'm sittin here trying to picture is myself trucking down a
steep hill with only "my thumb and forefingers" on those poles! Maybe
Orange Bug can help me out with that one! :)

hike on,

thru-thinker


"Bob C." wrote:
> 
> "...only use my thumb and forefingers to direct the Leki's I don't think that
> was much of a heat sink."
> 
>  Somehow I've never noticed that my long and slender wooden pole (10.5 ounces)
>  sucked away much heat either, even when I use all five fingers on it. I hadn't
>  thought of that particular Leki problem before.
> 
>   Weary
> 
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