[pct-l] hiking poles

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

You, my dear friend, are also YOUNG, and you are also VERY FIT.  You are not a geezer like some of us :o) 

Seriously, your young body can take a pounding that some of us more, er, senior folks can't withstand as well.  Your time willl come, however (that's our consolation for being old ahead of you).  

:o) L-Rod


-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Magnanti <pmags at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jan 10, 2007 10:44 AM
>To: PCT MailingList <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] hiking poles
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>>>Another issue with ski poles is if they are the -correct- length for -your-
>>>skiing activities, they will be too long to be useful on a steep uphill
>>>climb.Which  is why the ski poles I use for backcountry skiing (also used, mind you) are longer than the ones I've used for hiking. :)  If I bought a special pair of poles for skiing (new) and hiking (trekking poles, new), I'd be out ~$150 vs. the $20 I've spent total between the two pairs.
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>I realize I am being something of an iconoclast, but I'd like to think I have some practical experience at this point besides just being er.
>frugal.
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>All I'm saying is that don't feel you HAVE to buy the $$$ ones. Try the less expensive alternatives..and after doing some hiking, you may
>find that the less expensive options works as well as the  specialized ones. Worked for me anyway. And I'd like to think I've done a little
>backpacking at this point. ;)
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