a must have

By Matt Oakley Ranked #233 - Trekking Poles May 27, 2009

Having poles for hiking is key, particularly when you have a heavy pack or in the winter. These poles are very comfortable, the straps don't have any buckles to dig into you and are nicely padded. The extended grip is nice too if you are just using 1 pole or just need to grip it differently. The tips are very durable and I like the small baskets, they don't get in the way. The flick lock is much better than the twist lock system and the 3 sections let these collapse to a very small size. I have had to replace the lowest section on both of my poles, 1 i bent badly on a hike and the other one went MIA over the winter while butt sledding down a peak, but they are cheap to replace and take a lot of abuse, I would rather bend a $10 pole section then fall or break an ankle.

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