[at-l] Hiking Poles

[pmags at yahoo.com (Paul Magnanti)]

Perhaps  I am a luddite, but tend to like to keep it
simple for hiking poles. The idea of spending $100 for
what is essentially 10000+ year old technology (a
stick to assist trekking) under a new guise makes me
scratch my chin. But that is me. Trying to picture
Moses parting the Red Sea with a collapsible Leki. :-)


Did the LT and AT with a wooden hiking stick. On the
AT I quickly switched to two sticks.

Did the LT again and PCT with a pair of $10 ski poles.

Did the CT with a pair of $7 ski poles. Not sure why
they were less expensive.

The ski poles also are used extensively in the
weekends I play in Colorado and for snowshoeing in the
winter.

No, they do not collapse,  but never found it to be a
problem. It would make me setting up my tarp easier,
but not essential. And for a total invenstment of $17,

have a few miles under my feet with these various
types of poles. I may have to get new poles soon. That
may make my total investment up to $27 in 8 years. 
:-)

For me, I like backpacking in part because of the KISS
principle. Something collapsible means possibly more
problems. And to pay $100 for a glorified ski pole?
Well, goes against my own personal grain of why I
backpack.

YMMV

 

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