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Poles have a serious flaw (see below) By Sandy from New York City on 07/26/2008 Pros: Easy to adjust, Flexible, Lightweight, Strong Cons: After using bug repellent, Black goo got on my hands, Strap binding runs Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: My comments were disjointed above. What I wanted to say is that after using bug repellent, the black plastic binding on the wrist straps ran and got black goo all over my hands and anything else I touched (my shorts, etc.) this is a serious flaw, as hikers are likely to use a bug repellent, and the poles are not usable if you have anything greasy on your hands.
perfect trekking poles for my girl By Charlie from Raleigh, NC on 07/15/2008 Pros: Easy to adjust, Flexible, Good grips, Lightweight, Strong Best Uses: Backpacking, Hiking Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: seem strong. easy to adjust. confortable~~
By Interiors By Ingrid from Glen Arm, Maryland on 05/30/2008 Pros: Easy to adjust, Flexible, Good grips, Lightweight, Strong Best Uses: Backpacking, Car Camping, Day trip, Hiking Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I live on a hill and during icy weather must walk down the hill. I use these poles for ice and also for hiking. The grip is great for women or children. Well made, easy to use.
By lsusaints7 from Baton rouge, LA on 05/01/2008 Best Uses: Backpacking, Day trip, Hiking Describe Yourself: Professional Guide What Is Your Gear Style: Minimalist Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Good poles. They do have smaller grips. The wrist strap is great and they have the carbide tip which is superior to the steel tip found on a lot of poles. The are very light compared to other poles. I prefer cork grips to the foam grips, but to each their own. The worthless compass in the grip fell out the first time we used them.
By Mary the hiker from Boulder, CO on 04/10/2008 Pros: Easy to adjust, Good grips, Lightweight, Strong Cons: Hard to switch baskets Best Uses: Backpacking, Day trip, Hiking Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Still haven't been able to remove summer baskets which came with poles to replace with winter ones. Three different people have tried. Directions do not come with the poles (or winter baskets)--I received some from an online request--but they don't work. Plan to take poles into REI and ask for help.
By Hiker Holly from Columbia, SC on 03/07/2008 Pros: Easy to adjust, Good grips, Lightweight, Strong Best Uses: Backpacking, Hiking, Uphilldownhill Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: The little mud flaps at the bottom wouldn't stay on. I finally took them off. I'm still not sure what they are for. Otherwise, I would give the product 5 stars.
By Ann from PDX on 03/03/2008 Pros: Flexible, Good grips, Lightweight, Strong Cons: Collapses Too Easily, Hard to adjust, Tip Protectors Fall Off Best Uses: Day trip, Hiking, Snowshoeing Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: These have been used twice for snowshoeing. They were a great price at an extra 20% off and so were the optional snow baskets. Otherwise, the rating would be 3 stars, not 4. I wanted a compact size but it comes at a cost. Like one of the mens pole reviews, a black plastic bushing moved and is stuck. Also, depending on weather and humidity they either collapse a few times a day (over 4 hours) or get stuck. After being packed a few weeks, they were hard to lenghthen yesterday. Sometimes a rubber jar opener helps but other times, I had to ask a (male) friend to help. Perhaps they will be more accomodating for warm weather trecking.
By Ladybug from Phoenix, Az on 02/29/2008 Pros: Easy to adjust, Good grips, Lightweight Best Uses: Backpacking, Hiking Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: These poles are great for women, the grips are very comfortable, and poles very lightweight while
providing the necessary support needed hiking up the Grand Canyon.
By Jan from Westcliffe, CO on 12/14/2007 Pros: Easy to adjust, Good grips, Lightweight, Strong Cons: No negative opinion yet Best Uses: Backpacking, Day trip, Hiking Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational What Is Your Gear Style: Comfort Driven Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I live in CO and hike up to 13,000+ feet over rocky terrain. I love how the poles help me to conserve energy, and assist me with balance on steep paths.
Komperdell Titanal Trekking pples compac By lori the hiker from San Diego on 09/15/2007 Pros: Flexible, Good grips, Lightweight, very light weight Best Uses: Backpacking, Day trip, Hiking Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: great poles [...]
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