[pct-l] Antishock Trekking Poles

[Kevin Cook]

Wouldn't an elliptical cross section make them weaker along the wide axis? Intuitively it seems a circle is the strongest in all directions. I want my poles strong no matter which way I'm falling. :p

Anti shock is probably worth more to the manufacturers as a marketing gimmick than it is to hikers. 

Mine have anti shock. Would I car did it didn't? No. Might be lighter. I think a collapse le pole without it might be ideal, but mine don't feel heavy, so anti shock is just a bonus. Can't hurt. Might help. 

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On Apr 10, 2011, at 7:56 AM, "Peter Shaw" <pshaw999 at cox.net> wrote:

> 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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