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Before I pay that kind of $$$$$$$ I'll find me a piss elm club and use that!

Diamond willow makes a nice looking stick!

about 25 years ago I made a 5 foot staff out of seasoned Ash. It has been all over, mountains, swamps, beaches and urban. It has never failed me. I don't go afield without it

For about half them dollars I will go out in my yard & cut a stick & send it to ya.
Let me know


Mike

My free bamboo stick is wood.

Anyone who would actually pay that kinda money for a walking stick is a flaming yuppie pusay!

It's alright, little buddy. I know, you're right, life just isn't fair. There was a time in my life too that I couldn't afford a quality walking stick.

Take a look at the walking sticks at Sportsmen's Warehouse. Pretty reasonable and attractive.

I'd go with just about any ski-mountaineering poles, carbon fiber with good locking adjustments and changeable tips. They have extended my Dad's life of adventure several years and counting; and any time I've got some rough ground to cover, I bring mine, which I think are Leki's -- bought them at least a decade ago for skiing, use them year round.
They really rock if you have any kind of a pack and expect some downhill.
Never mind that all our "hiking" poles are set up to become bipods with a two-ounce weight penalty for the Velcro and straps. Varmints fear us more.

Nice thread.

I collected a wild yucca pole from alongside the road in Arizona and cleaned it up to make a hiking stick for my wife. Very lightweight and very strong. She uses it whenever she goes hiking.



Yucca Hiking Sticks

But you know for practical hiking poles I use the trekking poles that I bought at Costco, which several guys have already mentioned.

KC

Some very nice walking sticks.

I use them while fishing when crossing small creeks and rivers here in N. Id.

I cut them on site, when finished with them, I lean them up against a tree.

Some I have been using for years, others go missing (probably used by other fishermen) and I just cut another.

I might look into one of those light weight folder type..........

Someone has opined that the worm tracked wood of my 70" walking staff pictured in my post above is Pacific Madrone. Anyone have other ideas?

I've got a walking stick that I cut from a small Madrone tree here on my property in western Oregon.

It's about 5-1/2 feet long, and about 1/12" around on the big end. It's dried well over the years and is light but stout.

It has red colored bark. Been using it for my morning walk for several years.

My driveway gains 300 feel elevation in 1/2 mile, and this pole helps me keep my balance.

Plus it would make a great club if I had to whack something!

Virgil B.

Heeler,

FWIW, I bought an adjustable carbon-fiber/fiberglass hiking staff made by ACE CAMP OUTDOORS PRODUCTS off ebay.com for 13.50 delivered. - It weighs less than 6 ounces & is STRONG.
(You might go look there for "a deal", if you don't want to make him a staff.)

yours, satx

Timely thread. My dog was attacked again today by a dog running wild on our walk. Good and tired of this happening. Must have been 10 or more times in as many years. Went down to Sportsmans WH and got one of the 60" hickory ones about 1 1/2" thick. Next time...

River Cane,.......river cane makes the best walking sticks. (I'm trying to create a market for river cane)

I have telescopic trekking poles in carbon and also alloy, If i didn't need tele. for compact travel, I would be using
a sturdy one piece ski pole.

Scott Riot 22, is a beefy oversize 22mm dia.(strongest commercially available 7075 aircraft-grade aluminium)
with decent length grip.
https://www.amazon.com/Scott-Riot-Ski-Poles-2017/dp/B01GY1VQLA

Rossingnol Fat Pro SOV, is also 22mm but uses a lesser but still very good 5086 alloy.
http://www.rossignol.com/US/US/fat-pro--pov--2017--RDG3030--product--home-alpine.html?b=94327

Irish blackthorn shillelagh from Hammacher Schlemmer @ $70 ?
(36" to 39" long)

All of mine are Hickory or Cedar.