[pct-l] Antishock Trekking Poles

[Peter Shaw]

Black Diamond Contour. They also don't have those unreliable twist locks.
They have cam locks that do not slip when the pole is put under a lot of
pressure. The cross section is elliptical, not round, and that adds to their
strength without adding undue weight.

I have had anti-shock poles for the reason Chuck suggests - they seemed like
a good idea at the time. But I never found them to have any benefit and I
wouldn't go back to them.

Peanut Eater

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of giniajim
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 7:24 AM
To: CHUCK CHELIN; Eric Cook
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Antishock Trekking Poles

Does anyone know of collapsible (or take-apart) poles that do *not* have the
anti-shock feature?  

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: CHUCK CHELIN 
  To: Eric Cook 
  Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 10:20 AM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Antishock Trekking Poles


  Good morning, Eric,

  I'm with Shroomer, Yoshihiro, and probably a minority of other
long-distance
  hikers:  I don't like the trekking pole anti-shock feature.  I say
  "minority" because my impression is that's the case.  I speculate many
  select anti-shock poles because they don't really think about it, or don't
  have the experience to guide a choice.  Besides, marketers and peddlers
  strongly favor this lucrative up-sell.

  Some of my reasoning can be seen at:
  http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/2010-December/044063.html

  Steel-Eye

  Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT - 1965

  http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

  http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


  On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 11:04 PM, Eric Cook <ericccook at yahoo.com> wrote:

  > Hi, I have been wondering if more long distance hikers prefer to have
  > anti-shock, shock absorbing, Trekking Poles or if it ends up just being
a
  > problem? I am just trying to make a decision on the poles. Thanks for
any
  > advice.
  >
  > Thanks,
  > Eric
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