Trekking Poles

[USMCret]

So what do you recommend? Does it really matter the brand? Maybe does the weight come into play really? What about fixed length vs adj.

 

[madtinker]

I got my wife some nice ones from Costco; carbon fiber and cork grip. She uses them on pretty tame trails. I use some beat-up aluminum, twist-to-lock poles because I use them hard. I like aluminum because when it breaks it doesn’t splinter, and you can bend it back to shape (sort of). If you are at all clumsy like me, you might appreciate not spending too much money because it’s the number one gear item I break.

 

[MntHunter]

Get Black Diamond, mine took a beating in the Yukon. But still work great.

 

[ReddingArcher]

I use them on any backcountry hunt. I used carbon poles for years and ended up buying an aluminum set for my sheep hunt, for the reason mentioned above. I didn’t want to get one jammed between rocks and splinter all to hell. I want to say they are the Black Diamond ones but I don’t remember. I wouldn’t do a sheep hunt without them.