[pct-l] Costco CF trekking poles -weight question No 2.

[ralvek088-hiking at yahoo.com]

I got a pair of similar Costco poles about an year back and indeed they are lightweight, pretty well made and

are a great value.

A couple things to note:

-  I also own a pair of Leki (13 years old) and a pair of Black Diamond ( < 2 years old) poles; while
significantly heavier, they are much sturdier than the Costco poles. I wouldn't trust the Costco poles to take the kind of abuse
my Leki poles have taken over the years: lots of on- and off-trail hiking in all kinds of terrain. I broke the tip
one time and was able to easily replace it. The Lekis are completely scratched up from all the rocks etc but still
extremely solid and completely reliable. I won't even bother to talk about the three pairs of Walmart and Target poles
that barely lasted one back-country trip. If you're only using the poles on not very rocky trails, they'll probably work fine.

- those rubber feet: beware! On steep down hills, the rubber feet provide no traction at all; I personally had to administer first-aid
to a hiker who a took a bad tumble when the Costco pole she was hiking with just slid despite her planting the pole firmly in front of her.
I suggest you remove the rubber feet if you want the poles to help arrest your slide! I'm sure the shoes help protect paved paths but they
are a problem on most other terrain.





________________________________
 From: Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>
To: Frank Gilliland <frankgilliland at gmail.com> 
Cc: "<Pct-l at backcountry.net>" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Costco CF trekking poles -weight question No 2.
 

I saw these poles for the first time just a few weeks ago at the GGG and
liked them.  They are very light and appear to be strong enough, although
I've only used them on training hikes so far.  According to the fellow who
was sharing them with us at the event, the one drawback is that the tips
are not changeable without replacing the entire lower section.  As I go
through 3 sets of tips on each thru hike, this would be a deal breaker for
use on a thru hike.  I have not verified that they can't be removed and
replaced other than word of mouth at the GGG however.  Anyone out there
have better info about this.  They are great on the training hikes, but
this may be a serious flaw.

Shroomer


On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Frank Gilliland
<frankgilliland at gmail.com>wrote:

> So, is this the weight per "each" pole or for the pair.  And being a gram
> winnie.....did you remove the rubber foot.
>
> I can put a lot of weight on my Leki and Black Diamond poles.  What do you
> think with the Costco Poles????
>
> Costco, not just for Snickers Bars!
>
> By the way, the Costco Beer is just plain Awful!!!!  Stay with Sierra
> Nevada!
>
> StarMan
>
> >  I've been tempted to buy a pair but was disappointed that they don't
> > indicate the weight on the packaging.  I'll be interested in your
> findings.
> > Gypsy
> >
>
> Well, it appears that I had a weekend where I forgot everything I did, as I
> gave away the old poles. I don't like the beer, but the beer likes me. ;-)
>
> The new poles weigh 449 grams, 15.8 ounces.
>
> Luce Cruz
>
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