[at-l] wrist straps

[wb4pan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Chase Davidson)]

Hi Gang,
		I use the wrist straps on my Leki's and wouldn't want to hike with
out them. When I need to use my hands the poles hang from my wrist
instead of falling down the hill side. When doing steep scrambles I
take extra caution so the poles don't get in my way, some folks pack
their poles away for a scramble.
	When trekking I do not wear the straps in the proper manner. The Leki
people and many skiers have told me the proper way is for the strap to
come between the thumb and fingers across the palm. I find that is
uncomfortable and it cuts the circulation in my hand. For me I reach
through the loop and grab the pole. This leaves the strap under my
wrist instead of on top of it as recommended.  This has worked fine
for me for several thousand miles.
	I believe those that do not use the straps for load bearing are
probably putting way to much work on the hand muscles by griping those
poles to support all the applied effort.

This may not be worth reading but at least the subject reflects the
content.

chase




interesting lead to netiquette.
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt