Pros and cons.
I'm mostly not a trekking pole user. I haven't used them a ton but when I do, they seem more disadvantageous than advantageous. I have good balance, strong legs, and I need my hands for fighting brush .. leads to handgun hunting instead of rifle hunting at times. Anyway, I have one tent built for trekking poles but it had the option of carbon fiber poles instead which I use.
For a person who does like to use trekking poles I see an apparent problem if they're setting up a tent for a multi-day camp .. when the poles are in use holding up the tent they're not available for scrambling around hillsides.
Tom
