Re: [at-l] Do most hikers use poles/sticks?

[KEITH McLeod <McLEOD-KEITH.DOREEN@worldnet.att.net>]

One more use for hiking poles is doing a small share of Trail
maintenance by shoving small debris off the Trail.
					Triathlon Grandma

Thomas McGinnis wrote:
> 
> LAB wrote:
> Been reading most of the replies to your question and can say I heartily
> agree with most of what I've read, so I won't repeat it all here.  I have
> bought my first set of aluminum, spring-loaded jobs, but have yet to use
> them (trial run is next week).  Until now I've been a plain old single
> wooden pole user. One use I haven't seen mentioned is clearing the trail of
> the inevitable spider webs if you happen to be an early riser, or tapping
> low hanging branches during or after a rain to avoid the worst of the
> unavoidable shower. Just my $0.02 worth.
> 
> And Sloetoe responds:
> 
> Yes! Yes! And stinging nettles! Whacking on 'em! Beating the suckers back!
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