[pct-l] Peanut butter and pole straps

[Scott Bryce]

Brian Lewis wrote:
> Pole strap thing would be more trouble that it's worth for me,
> because I think you would first have to collapse the poles and then
> later put them back to normal length to use them again, nez pas?

Not necessarily. For short distances, I did not collapse my poles. It is
a little klunkier, but it works.

> When I briefly want hands free while walking it seems reasonable to
> sort of crook the two poles in one arm and through the arm-pit.

I tucked them under my shoulder strap near my waist, then hooked the
handles into the unused water bottle holder on my shoulder strap. It
worked well, even with the poles full length, but was a little tidier if
I collapsed the poles.

I prefer hiking without poles, but my knees dictate otherwise, so I
tucked the poles when I could. It was easy to pull them out and resume
using them when I needed to.