Trekking Poles when you need your hands

[Poser]

The ground is too hard/rocky to stick your trekking poles in the ground to sufficiently support their own weight. You need your hands to get a snack, take a drink, check the map etc. what do you do with your trekking poles and when you prop them up against your stomach and the inevitably fall, do you curse the gods?

Thinking a magnet setup on the hip belt or similar.

 

[YellCoAR]

That is what the straps are for.

 

[Milestone522]

You might try these....saw them on a backpacking site. Looked interesting...Garagegear.com

Stick Stashers by Spuds Adventure Gear

Ships in 1-2 business days | Based in Hillsbourgh, NJ | Est. 2021 Can you hold my poles for me? Quick connecting magnetic pole mounts. Simply store your trekking poles on your pack in less than three seconds while you walk! Designed to give you the freedom to tackle any boulder, lemon squeezer...

www.garagegrowngear.com

 

[htlt_surfboards]

I put a S type carabiner on my waist belt of my pack. If using trekking poles I will hook the straps on there so they don't fall over when doing something. I also hook my bow on there if I want to glass something quickly while walking.

 

[Poser]

I put a S type carabiner on my waist belt of my pack. If using trekking poles I will hook the straps on there so they don't fall over when doing something. I also hook my bow on there if I want to glass something quickly while walking.

Good idea. I have one of those carabiners laying around somewhere.

 

[justinspicher]

I usually just drop them.

 

[Coltmag45]

I lean them on my stomach or drop them.

 

[ScreamingPotato]

Yep, I lean them on myself somewhere and then end up dropping the 2nd one when reaching down to pickup the 1st one that I dropped. LOL

 

[Poser]

I usually just drop them.

Yeah, but then You bend over to pick them up and your (sweaty) shirt rides up your back exposing your sweaty skin to your backpack and sometimes, if your bino harness isn’t closed, your binos fall, maybe you even lose a wind checker bottle.

 

[Cfujan]

Lol serious first-world problems. Nothing I hate more than when my binos fall out of the harness. Almost makes a guy want to leave his poles at the truck all together.

 

[CorbLand]

Yeah, but then You bend over to pick them up and your (sweaty) shirt rides up your back exposing your sweaty skin to your backpack and sometimes, if your bino harness isn’t closed, your binos fall, maybe you even lose a wind checker bottle.

Gotta learn to squat not bend.

 

[Lowg08]

Yeah, but then You bend over to pick them up and your (sweaty) shirt rides up your back exposing your sweaty skin to your backpack and sometimes, if your bino harness isn’t closed, your binos fall, maybe you even lose a wind checker bottle.

So I feel better knowing I’m not the only spaz out hunting.

 

[fngTony]

Gotta learn to squat not bend.

Your youth is showing .

 

[elkliver]

a sagebrush, a tree, a manzanita bush, mountain mahogany, a rock outcropping... all are good to lean your poles against... ln the off chance there is nothing in that specific location... is it that hard to bend down and pick up your poles? I really don't see a large need for solution here. But maybe thats because i am not a fan of gadgets. I think we make things way too complicated

 

[GunsAreFun]

I have a neoprene water bottle holder on my waste with the bottom cut out enough that I can slip them in there but they want fall through.

Also use this after collapsing them when I’m the caller and we have an elk coming in so my hands are free to rake or whatever.

 

[fngTony]

a sagebrush, a tree, a manzanita bush, mountain mahogany, a rock outcropping... all are good to lean your poles against... ln the off chance there is nothing in that specific location... is it that hard to bend down and pick up your poles? I really don't see a large need for solution here. But maybe thats because i am not a fan of gadgets. I think we make things way too complicated

It could be when you don’t want to shift your weight on sketchy terrain or just having a heavy pack.

 

[CorbLand]

Your youth is showing .

I will let you know what 32 feels like here in a couple weeks.

Or remind some of you. I am sure you have forgotten.

 

[fngTony]

I’m actually terrible at putting my hand through the strap. I like to switch from grasping the handle to an over the top grip, gives you a little more length when needed without adjusting them. Putting my sternum strap through the wrist strap works great but not sure how feasible that is for those with a chest holster and/or bulky bino harness.

 

[2-Stix]

I peak bagged a bunch of 14k mountains, often it would go from 1st class to 2nd or 3rd. My older packs never had a shot cord tie to hold them so I made one. The links below low what is factory and what I made to use on the packs with out them. I made these for my MR pack for hunting.

https://www.osprey.com/us/en/packfinder/TRKPLATT-DESCR

https://www.rei.com/product/201969/rei-co-op-packmod-bungees-package-of-2?sku=2019690001&store=132&CAWELAID=120217890013418844&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=113279951513&CATCI=pla-366418484527&cm_mmc=PLA_Google%7C21700000001700551_2019690001%7C92700058208451648%7CBA%7C71700000074422505&gclid=CjwKCAjwgsqoBhBNEiwAwe5w06rjJ6s5cz3ONj64tPTg9nOXPCHUwSv245xxklc5MqLNiCDVd6XLmhoCqk4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[MTtrout]

I often rest into them with my chest/stomach or butt if the ground is good. Other than that drop them and grab them. Take a sit or stand. Trekking pole are a huge game changer, used them for years