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Bent one of my aluminum Kelty poles that I’d bought to try out the concept and see if I could benefit from them and decided they’re well worth replacing with something more substantial.
Weight & durability are biggest concerns; what are your experiences?
Thanks,
Efw
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Watching this.....with a focus on the durability aspect.
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BD Alpine Carbon Cork. Light and rather stout. I've done some things to them where I was shocked they didn't snap in half.
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Bent my Black Diamond Trail Pro 2 weeks ago but it saved my ass on some steep stuff. It bent back pretty straight and I’m still using it.
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Black Diamond flick-locks for me. Stellar on my goat hunt a few years back.
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Just used the Walmart specials on a week long backpack hunt in Idaho . Can’t complain about a thing, locked up tight on the adjustments, supported my 225 pounds very well. Even tripped and they caught me, bent substantially but snapped right back to straight, honestly very impressed. Less than $20 by the way. Pretty lightweight too.
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I guess it depends on the country a guy hunts, but one of the last things I'd go cheap on is poles. My buddies and myself have had good luck with various Leki models and Black Diamond CF poles.
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Black Diamond Alpine or Trail models.
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Bent one of my aluminum Kelty poles that I’d bought to try out the concept and see if I could benefit from them and decided they’re well worth replacing with something more substantial.
Weight & durability are biggest concerns; what are your experiences?
Thanks,
Efw The set I bought from walmart holds my big ass up... I do like the poles for going down the hill more than going up.
Camp is where you make it.
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I have ultimately bent every +$100 pole in my adventures in Alaska. This past Sept., I caught one Leki in a rock crevice and bent it so far it broke when I straightened it. For the hell of it, I carved an alder sapling, braided on a wrist strap and used it for the last 5 days. It worked just fine and helped me in a couple of steep descents. I couldn't leave it and Delta allowed me to bring it onboard and put it in a closet. It will be with me on my NM elk hunt next month. My guide said he could fill a barrel with all the broken "high end" sticks he sees. Don't get me wrong, one or two are invaluable on a hunt for balance and arresting a fall. Especially great in snow with/without snowshoes.
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
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I have a pair of BD Carbon Z poles, but they are reserved for running; this spring I broke an BD aluminum Distance Z pole fording a rather quick stream, I've since replaced those their Alpine Z poles- a little heavier, but a little stouter; performed well on our backcountry bison hunt in September
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100cm walking axe from smc is amazing. Far more usefull that a pole and a whole lot stronger. Haven’t bent or broke one yet.
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100cm walking axe from smc is amazing. Far more usefull that a pole and a whole lot stronger. Haven’t bent or broke one yet. And "smc" stands for?
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
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I've got a pair of BD elliptical flicklocks that have got me, my gear and my animals off the mountains for a number of years. I have a pair of BD alpine carbon cork flicklocks that my wife uses. I'd like to get some fixed length ones because I never adjust the length.
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I use Black Diamonds with flick locks too. They are stronger than many of the "trekking" poles as mine are built for skiing. As such they are a bit heavier. I like being able to adjust for height for uphills vs descents. Mine double as shooting sticks.
Then I ski with them all winter.
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I would look no further than the ones that Costco sells every year (Cascade Mountain Tech). They're carbon fiber, weigh only 15 oz. for the pair, flick lock, come with all the attachments, and are only $29. I have 3 sets of CF poles (Costco's, BD Alpine carbon corks, and Locus Gear), the BD's are the heaviest and probably strongest (also the most expensive at about $150, give or take), and the Locus Gear are the lightest and probably least durable, but if I could only have one set, and I didn't want to spend an arm and a leg for them, it would be the Costco ones.
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100cm walking axe from smc is amazing. Far more usefull that a pole and a whole lot stronger. Haven’t bent or broke one yet. I got one of these as well and they do kick ass for sure, but I can't use it to pitch my shelter.
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For an object that I might use to keep myself from going over a cliff, I don’t mind an extra ounce.
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