Trekking Poles

[Clarktar]

If you are using trekking poles, what is the weight for the pair?

Curious to see how much weight people are allowing for their poles.

 

[fillthefreezer]

mine are around 21oz. that was where my budget met with lighter weight poles

 

[luke moffat]

The ones I use are about 20 oz for the pair or 10 oz for each pole. Not UL, I tried the lighter weight Z-Poles and not that impressed over that standard trailbacks from Blackdiamond. Being as they double as the center pole for my tipi I feel its worth the extra weight.

 

[Clarktar]

Thanks guys. Luke, when using them for your tipi or any other shelter use, do you just put the handle on the ground and run the tip through the hole in the shelter?

The reason I ask is, the handle is obviously not "flat" so it seems to me it would be a little difficult to stand it up on the handle. Just a theory, as I have never used trekking poles for hiking, or pitching a shelter. I do use them when splitboarding but obviously that does not really inform me about the uses with a shelter.

I was thinking about these, as I have seen them in the 80 dollar price range. http://shop.leki.com/en/product.php?product_id=50710

 

[luke moffat]

I like 140 CM poles so you have more pole length to work with when using the trekking poles as a center pole.

Here is a video I did a while ago explaining how I use the trekking poles:

http://vimeo.com/40135925

It works for me for 150+ nights in our SL-5 we've been using since spring of 2010, but might not work for everyone. I will say starting in 2012 when in high winds (30+) we started using two trekking poles together in the center.....makes less stress on it. But 95% of the time a single trekking pole will work if you are camped not on a ridgeline like we were in both instances we doubled up on trekking pole center poles.

These are the ones I use...and they are at a pretty good price here. Certainly top tier quality I guess compared to the $120 carbon models, but I've never felt wanting for more trekking pole.

http://www.backcountry.com/black-di...5&origin=pla&gclid=CO2359XZ77oCFYY1QgodExAALA

 

[colonel00]

I have seen a few complex solutions and a couple simple ones. For one, you can just get an extension piece and use a single pole. Or, you can do what I show below by taking out the bottom section and joining the two poles together.

There are plenty of ways to use poles to erect a shelter. I think it more depends on how you plan to hunt and if you want to leave the shelter up while you hunt, thus leaving your poles at camp or if you will tear it down and use the poles.

Edit: Nevermind, Luke was on it with his video.

 

[Clarktar]

Booyah! Thanks guys. Did not know you could just stick one pull into the other when a bottom piece was removed.

Quickly, Luke your rifle rest has a threaded female correct? So you just skewered your trekking pole handle with a machine screw..correct?

Colonel, you rifle rest had a threaded post (male) so you drilled your trekking pole handle and inserted a "female insert"?

 

[luke moffat]

Booyah! Thanks guys. Did not know you could just stick one pull into the other when a bottom piece was removed.

Yep been doing it since beginning of 2010...just tried it one day and thought why not.

I see its catching on

 

[Clarktar]

you responded faster than I could edit my post.... must be up on the slope in your dorm

 

[luke moffat]

you responded faster than I could edit my post.... must be up on the slope in your dorm

Thats a big 10-4....when at home....I don't really respond too much...especially since I don't' even own a Smartphone!

 

[colonel00]

Booyah! Thanks guys. Did not know you could just stick one pull into the other when a bottom piece was removed.

Quickly, Luke your rifle rest has a threaded female correct? So you just skewered your trekking pole handle with a machine screw..correct?

Colonel, you rifle rest had a threaded post (male) so you drilled your trekking pole handle and inserted a "female insert"?

Yep, below is the post showing it in more detail. Also, keep in mind that all poles might not function this way as far as taking the bottom section out and putting them together. However, the BD poles that are round with the flick locks work great.

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?10666-Trekking-pole-threaded-insert-mod

Yep been doing it since beginning of 2010...just tried it one day and thought why not.

I see its catching on

Yep, got the idea from you a while back when I was researching the SL5's and I happened across some of your videos. Definitely one of the reasons I made my way to this site.

 

[tenth1]

May or may not be completely related. Don't use aluminum poles, they are a lot louder in the rocks (if using during hunting).

 

[luke moffat]

tenth, I am sure the carbon ones are quieter, but the carbite tips on either is what I've found to make the most noise. If I'm on a stalk for an animal, I put the poles away anyways. All I have ever really used its aluminum black diamonds for the past 4 years and haven't found myself wanting carbon poles or scaring off animals due to the noise they make. Of course I can't see the ones I scared off so maybe ignorance is bliss.

 

[muleman]

I am sure the carbon ones are quieter, but the carbite tips on either is what I've found to make the most noise. If I'm on a stalk for an animal, I put the poles away anyways.

I agree, I have a couple sets of carbon poles and the tips are really noisy on rocks. The shafts are quieter but the majority of noise I get is from the tips.