Trekking poles

[Grumman]

I have a set of the BD carbon corks and they are awesome. I do worry a little about the longevity of the cork. I bought my son a set of the REI 2016 National Park editions and they are great for the money.


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[280twoeighty]

Komperdell. Made in Europe vs china. Great quality. Don't need to spend $130. Look at sierra trading post. I cannot recommend enough.

 

[Grumman]

Komperdell. Made in Europe vs china. Great quality. Don't need to spend $130. Look at sierra trading post. I cannot recommend enough.

If I am not mistaken the REI ones I mentioned in my prior post are made by Komperdell. They are solid, seem like a very good poles.


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[fngTony]

Got a pair of komperdell carbons from Sierra trading Post, MSRP was 199 paid 75. In contrast I just bought blackdiamond aluminum for a gift at 79 dollars. I would give the value edge to blackdiamond thier only draw back is slighty heavier at 10.4 oz each vs. 6.4 each for the komperdell. I'll agree with not getting the twist lock style. Also skip the anti shock, adds weight and when climbing steep it compresses a bit.

The flip locks can come loose eventually, just keep a small bit or multi tool to check and tighten as necessary.

A must for sure as they aid in balance, stability and weight distribution.

 

[AK Troutbum]

I have a set of the BD carbon corks and they are awesome. I do worry a little about the longevity of the cork. I bought my son a set of the REI 2016 National Park editions and they are great for the money.


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I wouldn't worry too much about the longevity of the cork handles. They seem to last a pretty long time, as long as you're not beating them up too badly and they're pretty easy to replace if they do get trashed.


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[LaHunter]

I used trekking poles for the first time this year. Great new gear addition. These things will be with me always from now on, while in the mountains. I have the Leki Corklite with flip locks and these things are worth their wt in gold. These things save your knees and really help keep me upright, especially with a heavy pack in the dark.

 

[FURMAN]

I am using BD carbon z poles. I have not tried others and don't intend to. These do what I need.

 

[luke moffat]

^^^This. For the price point, these are by far the best deal on the market. There are some lighter, and there are some stronger, but I don't think there are any that are both lighter and stronger. I own three pair of trekking poles (BD Alpine Carbon Cork, Locus Gear carbon fiber, and the Costco [Cascade Mountain Tech] carbon fiber), All are carbon fiber, all are adjustable with flip locks, and all are pretty much the same size. The Cascade Mountain's are right in the middle for wt. at 15oz. for the pair, and I believe they're also right in the middle for strength, but at $29 compared to upwards of $170 for the BD's, it's pretty much a no brainer IMO.

Agreed 100%.

I have Black diamond Trail backs and have been using them for years. For $50 they are great but my next set will likely come from Costco. I had some BD z-poles and didn't like that I couldn't use them as a center pole for my shelter as they didn't adjust so I stick with BD tailbacks.

 

[Idaho Sandman]

^^^This. For the price point, these are by far the best deal on the market. There are some lighter, and there are some stronger, but I don't think there are any that are both lighter and stronger. I own three pair of trekking poles (BD Alpine Carbon Cork, Locus Gear carbon fiber, and the Costco [Cascade Mountain Tech] carbon fiber), All are carbon fiber, all are adjustable with flip locks, and all are pretty much the same size. The Cascade Mountain's are right in the middle for wt. at 15oz. for the pair, and I believe they're also right in the middle for strength, but at $29 compared to upwards of $170 for the BD's, it's pretty much a no brainer IMO.

Hot damn, may have to hunt my local Costco this spring for some to check out.

 

[freediver111]

I will also vouch for the Costco ones. Sold on Amazon as Cascade Mountain Tech. Carbon and flip lock.
I have used and abused them for 3 years and did manage to break the lower section last year. Cost me $8 to replace. I was coming down with a heavy load and got the lower 6" caught between rocks. Snapped as I moved forward. It was like -10 out and super cold, so maybe that had something to do with it as well. Still managed to use the pole even with the broken end to get down.
The rubber end does wear out rather quickly in the rocks, but the carbide tips is still there and not an issue for me. You can buy replacement rubber tips for cheap if need be.
One thing I will say is that carbon poles tend to be noisier than aluminum. My buddy runs aluminum ones and for whatever reason his poles make less noise banging on the rocks and such. Again, not an issue for me, but keep that in mind.

 

[Weekender]

Well I had the costco carbons, one broke while going down hill and I wiped pretty good. Spent good money on Leki cor-tec alum shaft with lifetime warranty. So far they've been great, stow away nice small, no slip, and durable.

 

[realunlucky]

Ive run the Costco ones for three years with no issues. Hope my luck continues

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[Tex68w]

Ive run the Costco ones for three years with no issues. Hope my luck continues

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I have not found any in the two Costco's I visited and I don't see them on their website.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Probably the wrong time of year. They've had them now, In stock during the summer, at both of our Cosco's in Anchorage for the last two or three years. I think you can find them on Amazon as well but there about $50.


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[AK Troutbum]

Here you go.

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[WVhillbilly]

I just got them off of Amazon. The ones above are the twist lock. I got the carbon fiber Flip lock cork ones for 42.99. I haven't took them out of the package yet, just showed up last night.
They have the same brand in aluminum for 22.99

 

[AK Troutbum]

The ones above are the twist lock. I got the carbon fiber Flip lock cork ones for 42.99. I haven't took them out of the package yet, just showed up last night.
They have the same brand in aluminum for 22.99

Oops, didn't realize I had posted the twist locks, definitely want to steer clear of those.



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[Richierich]

I'm not sure if anyone has tried Kelly sticks but I bought a pair three years ago. They are twist lock and have compression springs in them. Now I don't know any different because these are the only ones I've ever owned but I absolutely love these. I live and hunt hard in Arizona and if these were to fail they would have already. I absolutely love them. The twist locks have never failed. When Hiking down a steep Rocky Mountain side with meat on the back those little compression strings in the sticks seem like the best thing ever to me. Instead of that hard hitting feeling you get it's a nice damped feeling. Anyway to each there own but I will say having hiking sticks is a game changer!

 

[trapperjay]

I'm using Camp brand I got from Kurt at SG. They are twisties but I haven't had any trouble w/ them yet. I know they've really saved my butt a couple times as well as my knees. Think they were around 70$.

 

[Lucafu1]

I bought some black diamonds to use while on my sheep hunt. They worked great but I found them to be too loud. I ended going with a agave stem (luckily I live in AZ). I was just waling on a lot of rocks/rocky terrain.