Fw: [at-l] Hiking poles - On Topic(ish)

[Bror8588 at aol.com (Bror8588@aol.com)]

In a message dated 9/24/04 13:24:12 Eastern Daylight Time, lwop@att.net 
writes:


> When you stop to examine that dung beetle just hold both in the same hand.  

Most of the Hiking Poles that I have seen comes with loops attached to the 
hand grips.  Those are there for a purpose.  I know that some weight weenies cut 
them off but that is a big mistake.  They are on the poles to give leverage, 
to hang to poles from the wrist when the hands need to do something, and to 
use in a number of other ways.  So, what I am saying is that there are options, 
choices, and hence freedom to move about the cabin for the Captain has turned 
off the turbulence light.