[pct-l] pole maintance

Fri Oct 29 11:36:49 CDT 2010

Amanda,

Keep me posted at the Mountain Education Facebook page regarding your 
experiences with the reliability between the two, twist and cam-locking 
poles, if you would. We filmed product tests of both while out on the Crest 
in June and will publish them on the Mountain Education website when it is 
done being rebuilt.

"Just remember, Be Careful out there!"

Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
1106A Ski Run Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
    P: 888-996-8333
    F: 530-541-1456
    C: 530-721-1551
    http://www.mountaineducation.org
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amanda L Silvestri" <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
To: <ned at mountaineducation.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] pole maintance

Ned

That is interesting.  I have had very little problem with slippage.  It has 
only seemed to occur when I put a lot of strain on the poles, such as 
putting most of my weight on them when getting up from sitting, with my 
backpack on.  They have always adjusted back though.  Well, no, that is not 
quite true.  After a while they did get difficult to adjust but I just 
thought that was because I rarely adjusted them and never cleaned them.  I 
am using these for short hikes now.  I have a newer pare of Black Diamond 
poles that I am using on longer hikes.

Amanda

--- On Thu, 10/28/10, ned at mountaineducation.org <ned at mountaineducation.org> 
wrote:

> From: ned at mountaineducation.org <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] pole maintance
> To: "Amanda L Silvestri" <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: "PCT MailingList" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010, 6:10 PM
> The twist-lock poles we
> product-tested this spring failed miserably, where
> the cam-locks held every time we fell against them in time
> of need! You
> should have seen the inventive ways other hikers used to
> keep their
> twist-locks from compressing--even denting them because the
> duct tape
> slipped.
>
>
>
> "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
> 1106A Ski Run Blvd
> South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
> P: 888-996-8333
> F: 530-541-1456
> C: 530-721-1551
> http://www.mountaineducation.org
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Amanda L Silvestri" <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 5:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] pole maintance
>
>
> Twist locks? Yes.
>
> Amanda
>
> --- On Thu, 10/28/10, ned at mountaineducation.org
> <ned at mountaineducation.org>
>
> wrote:
>
> > From: ned at mountaineducation.org
> <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] pole maintance
> > To: "Amanda L Silvestri" <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> > Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010, 11:20 AM
> > Thanks, Amanda. Are they also
> > twist-locks?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
> >
> > Ned Tibbits, Director
> > Mountain Education
> > 1106A Ski Run Blvd
> > South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
> > P: 888-996-8333
> > F: 530-541-1456
> > C: 530-721-1551
> > http://www.mountaineducation.org
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Amanda L Silvestri" <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> > To: <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 9:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] pole maintance
> >
> >
> > Mine are Leki poles, maybe three years old. Don't ask
> > me what model.
> >
> > Shepherd
> >
> > --- On Wed, 10/27/10, ned at mountaineducation.org
> > <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > From: ned at mountaineducation.org
> > <ned at mountaineducation.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [pct-l] pole maintance
> > > To: "CHUCK CHELIN" <steeleye at wildblue.net>,
> > "Amanda L Silvestri"
> > > <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> > > Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > > Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 7:50 PM
> > > Did anyone say what brands have grips
> > > that do this?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
> > >
> > > Ned Tibbits, Director
> > > Mountain Education
> > > 1106A Ski Run Blvd
> > > South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
> > > P: 888-996-8333
> > > F: 530-541-1456
> > > C: 530-721-1551
> > > http://www.mountaineducation.org
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "CHUCK
> CHELIN"
> > <steeleye at wildblue.net>
> > > To: "Amanda L Silvestri" <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
> > > Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 7:31 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [pct-l] pole maintance
> > >
> > >
> > > Good evening, Shepherd,
> > >
> > > Several years ago I had a similar slippage
> problem
> > with my
> > > black foam grips.
> > > I really liked the feel of those grips but after
> a
> > thousand
> > > miles or so they
> > > just wouldn’t stay in place on the pole; very
> > > aggravating. That foam, and
> > > other grips I’ve had made of solid rubber or
> > plastic, was
> > > softened by DEET
> > > from my hands. With the solid rubber and plastic
> > > grips the only real
> > > downside was that my hands were always a real
> yucky
> > black
> > > – worse than
> > > expected even on a hiker. When the foam grips
> were
> > > DEET-damaged I believe
> > > there’s an 80-90% chance that they just became
> too
> > loose
> > > for the adhesive to
> > > do its job or, alternately, the sweaty DEET also
> > permeated
> > > to similarly
> > > damage the adhesive.
> > >
> > > DEET doesn’t affect all plastics, but I
> resolved my
> > > specific problem by
> > > pitching the foam-grip models – which by then
> were
> > pretty
> > > well spawned out
> > > anyway – replacing them with poles that have
> > composite
> > > cork grips. The
> > > composite filler material may also eventually
> degrade
> > but
> > > at least it is a
> > > light brown color and will be less noticeable on
> my
> > hands.
> > >
> > > Enjoy,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Steel-Eye
> > >
> > > Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT –
> 1965
> > >
> > > http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
> > >
> > > http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Amanda L
> Silvestri
> > > <aslive at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> > >
> > > > The rubber handle on one of my tracking
> poles has
> > come
> > > loose and has slid
> > > > about three inches down the pole shaft. I
> can
> > > nudge it back up but it keeps
> > > > working it's way back down again. I want to
> > > secure it. For adhering rubber
> > > > to metal would rubber cement, an A/B epoxy,
> hot
> > glue
> > > or some other adhesive
> > > > be the best way to go?
> > > >
> > > > Shepherd
> > > >
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