Trekking poles

[Eric M]

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[JDHasty]

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I talked to Cascade Mountain Tech and they said that they would be happy to sell me a pair, but Costco has them for much less than they can sell them to me direct for.  She also said Costco has very few left and will be pulling them along w/other seasonal merch in a few days, so don't wait too long.

FWIW, I bought three pair just so I would have a pair to use... I have a three year old and a seven year old and I can do that math in my head.  Unless and until I filled two pair of hands w/trekking poles I am not going to have a chance of ever having a pair available for myself.   

[hoof rot]

Going into the goat rocks archery elk hunting, should i bring trekkings poles or not?

[BIGDOG253]

Going into the goat rocks archery elk hunting, should i bring trekkings poles or not?

Yes

[blackveltbowhunter]

Going into the goat rocks archery elk hunting, should i bring trekkings poles or not?

The short answer is yes. The more in depth answer would depend on your intended use? Are you back packing in? Day hunts? will you be packing out your elk? or do you have stock lined up? If you anticipate a lot of time HIKING ie... trail time in the dark, bow strapped up or packing meat. Then yes they offer big advantages. If you will be spending the bulk of your time HUNTING without extended meat hauls. They may just end up pack ornaments and you wont miss them at all.

I have not actually used them while hunting, I recently got a set and put a lot of mileage on them shed hunting. They made a significant difference. I hike in for a lot of my hunts, traveling at night or before daylight. That precludes needing my bow ready, if actually a chance I may get into animals they will be strapped on my pack. 

[hoof rot]

Drop camp, im gonna bring some, I'm gonna need 6 mules anyways for all my crap, my buddy is leaving his poles and binos, bet he's gonna regret it.

[JDHasty]

With all the reviews and positive things I've heard about the Costco poles, I'd recommend looking into them too. Biggest fear would be a failure on a trip where a failure would be unacceptable.

From what I have heard from people who are active in Mountaineers you don't have much to worry about.  If these are going to fail most others would fail as well. 

[Bob33]

With all the reviews and positive things I've heard about the Costco poles, I'd recommend looking into them too. Biggest fear would be a failure on a trip where a failure would be unacceptable.

I had some once and returned them within a week. The extension locking system on the ones I had was weak. If you put any pressure on the pole, the extension did not hold and the pole shortened.

[7mag.]

With all the reviews and positive things I've heard about the Costco poles, I'd recommend looking into them too. Biggest fear would be a failure on a trip where a failure would be unacceptable.

I had some once and returned them within a week. The extension locking system on the ones I had was weak. If you put any pressure on the pole, the extension did not hold and the pole shortened.

You turn the little thumb screw clockwise to tighten the flick locks so that won't happen.

[Bob33]

With all the reviews and positive things I've heard about the Costco poles, I'd recommend looking into them too. Biggest fear would be a failure on a trip where a failure would be unacceptable.

I had some once and returned them within a week. The extension locking system on the ones I had was weak. If you put any pressure on the pole, the extension did not hold and the pole shortened.

You turn the little thumb screw clockwise to tighten the flick locks so that won't happen.

I did. They failed.

[scotsman]

Exactly a year ago I summited the highest mountain in Sweden using Costco poles. They worked great then and on several trips since, and I'll be using the same poles in two weeks for my 3rd summit of St Helens.

I had bad experiences with twist lock poles - mostly the twist would jam so the pole could not be adjusted. Costco's lever action lock mechanism works great if you spend a few minutes the first time setting the preliminary adjustment for the amount of extension you need.

[Jonathan_S]

Exactly a year ago I summited the highest mountain in Sweden using Costco poles. They worked great then and on several trips since, and I'll be using the same poles in two weeks for my 3rd summit of St Helens.

I had bad experiences with twist lock poles - mostly the twist would jam so the pole could not be adjusted. Costco's lever action lock mechanism works great if you spend a few minutes the first time setting the preliminary adjustment for the amount of extension you need.

When you were in Sweden, did you notice all the Scandinavians used trekking poles ALL the time?    that was so bizarre to me

[7mag.]

With all the reviews and positive things I've heard about the Costco poles, I'd recommend looking into them too. Biggest fear would be a failure on a trip where a failure would be unacceptable.

I had some once and returned them within a week. The extension locking system on the ones I had was weak. If you put any pressure on the pole, the extension did not hold and the pole shortened.

You turn the little thumb screw clockwise to tighten the flick locks so that won't happen.

I did. They failed.

I'm just screwing with you Bob. I forgot the 

[Eric M]

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I talked to Cascade Mountain Tech and they said that they would be happy to sell me a pair, but Costco has them for much less than they can sell them to me direct for.  She also said Costco has very few left and will be pulling them along w/other seasonal merch in a few days, so don't wait too long.

FWIW, I bought three pair just so I would have a pair to use... I have a three year old and a seven year old and I can do that math in my head.  Unless and until I filled two pair of hands w/trekking poles I am not going to have a chance of ever having a pair available for myself.

Thanks for the update.

[Skyvalhunter]

You get what you pay for in the long run they wont take the abuse