Trekking Poles

[LostArra]

Trekking poles back up on camofire (Tues am)

 

[SDC]

Got black diamond alpine carbon corks recently. I can't believe I haven't tried poles until this year. I would guess you can't go wrong with any decent brand flick locks.

Just ordered these. 20% off at REI online with the code 20REWARDS, then applied $44.78 in dividends. Should have been over $165 with tax, came in under $90.

 

[bivouaclarry]

1 vote for Komperdell carbon. I had the twist lock and one of my poles broke the mechanism while packing out. I sent the poles back this spring to their CS dept for a repair. They sent back a new set of carbons with the flip locks at no charge with no questions asked.

+1 vote for the flip locks. Much sturdier.

 

[colonel00]

There are some Leki poles on Camofire currently. I don't know anything about them. Just happened to notice them and this thread.

http://www.camofire.com/

Edit: Scrolling up I see LostAra already mentioned this.

 

[dihardhunter]

Buddy of mine adopted this DIY plan off of Backpacking Lite's forums. We've used them for several years now and they are the lightest poles I know of. Cheap enough to have a back-up pair waiting in the truck in case you misplace them. Twist-lock design.

http://elkprep.blogspot.com/2012/02/gear-tinkering-2-trekking-poles.html