[at-l] hiking sticks: another difference

[askowronek@mindspring.com (Amy)]

Alexis Lee Acken wrote:

> So, someone tell me the benefit of spending $100 on Lekis.  I bought a pair
> of old bamboo skii poles at a yardsale two summers ago for a dollar, and
> they even came with a free pair of skiis.  They're light, they're cheap, I
> haven't broken them yet.  And they have the nice pole strap thingy going for
> them and nice leather grips.  They only thing they're not is very portable.
> But I don't know if I'd want to pay $99 for portability.  I wrapped a little
> duct tape on the tip so that I could jam rubber tips on them.  That,
> honestly, was another dollar, more or less.  But we still have a $98 or so
> difference.


To me, they sound pretty good.  Except for the portability thing.

-amy