[at-l] hiking poles revisted redux

[sloetoe at yahoo.com (Sloetoe)]

### May I say "You're both right!" without sounding wimpish? As
someone who has hiked (easily) half or more of my lifetime miles
with bamboo [FN1], I found Chainsaw's "humor del retro" funny.
As someone who has hiked (all them) miles with bamboo BECAUSE
bamboo is lighter, cheaper, stronger, and (well) "prettier" than
anything else out there, I found Mags' observation right on
target.

Nearly90%backonlistoe,
with the fancy-schmancy computer with the hardware too new for
device drivers currently available.

[FN1: "popping" fishing pole, retrieved from "Heavy Garbage" Day
pile as a kid, 185? miles *before* doing the AT, too. Metal
ferrule slowed tip wear to 1"/425 miles, till it came off in NH
and then tip wear was 1"/100 miles. Sits above my desk.
Currently using bamboo ski poles ($2.00), with pipe insulation
and friction tape. No noticeable wear after ~250+ *hard* miles.
Still have baskets, too. Party on, Garth.]

Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:55:33 -0500
From: "David Hicks" <daveh@psknet.com>

Hey Mags
No disrespect intended.  Nor was I intending to put down your 
advice/point-of-view.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Magnanti" <pmags@yahoo.com>
   (from Chainsaw)
>>Then there are those who will introduce homemade
>>candles and other cheaper
>>alternative methods of lighting the night.
(in response to [Mags'] $10 ski pole suggestion)

Sorry, but you can't compare $10 ski poles being used
in place of $100 ski poles to using a candle vs a
headlamp.  :-)

I HAVED  used less expensive alternatives to $100
lekis on more hikes than most.

Just trying to tell people to think outside of the
box, and save the money for something really useful
like more Snickers.

Spatior! Nitor! Nitor! Tempero!
   Pro Pondera Et Meliora.