Thread: Which collapsible walking pole

I love my mustering stick, but it is not something that can be used correctly without some tuition. The mustering stick used correctly has several advantages over walking poles - descending, running screes and steep faces, sidling, crossing rivers. The only area where it is not as good as walking poles is going uphill. Has anyone tried a combination of one walking pole and a mustering stick ?

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I love my mustering stick, but it is not something that can be used correctly without some tuition. The mustering stick used correctly has several advantages over walking poles - descending, running screes and steep faces, sidling, crossing rivers. The only area where it is not as good as walking poles is going uphill. Has anyone tried a combination of one walking pole and a mustering stick ?

Is this the same as a hill stick?

yes

Lekki titanium have lasted well

I've run this for a few years now, I don't hunt without it. Saved my ass many times in country not recommended for humans

https://www.mtngear.nz/product/mtnstick

Originally Posted by Remmodel7

Is this the same as a hill stick?

No whilst they may look the same, Farmers and Musterers us 'Mustering sticks' whereas trampers and other softies etc use hill sticks.
Trampers and those undergoing sexual reassignment are prone to removing the inner bark from their stick which ruins them. Musterers only remove the fluffy outer bark from Manuka and Kanuka.

Originally Posted by hotsoup

I've run this for a few years now, I don't hunt without it. Saved my ass many times in country not recommended for humans

https://www.mtngear.nz/product/mtnstick

Looks like interesting piece of kit

Be interested to see if he has a rubber foot / protective cap for the spike. One of my pet peeves is the amount of damage spikes do to tracks. I understand the point (duh) of the spike in snow and ice, but on gravel tracks it causes a lot of damage.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

No whilst they may look the same, Farmers and Musterers us 'Mustering sticks' whereas trampers and other softies etc use hill sticks.
Trampers and those undergoing sexual reassignment are prone to removing the inner bark from their stick which ruins them. Musterers only remove the fluffy outer bark from Manuka and Kanuka.

Ok I have a different stick for when I'm mustering and things aren't going well. But it's made from alkathene and has a different use

Black Diamond Lever lock Aluminium , on my second set only because I dropped one crossing a stream and never saw it again , great poles , Bivouac sell them

Collapsible manuka hill stick - except carbon fibre, 232 grams

https://zpacks.com/products/carbon-fiber-staff

US$125+ blah blah

Interesting little youtube clip of it supporting a big blokes entire weight jumping across a stream somewhere on Te Araroa, then yank disclaimers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDhG42nrbe8

Pretty sure @Tikka7mm08 has one, what's your thoughts Bob ?

I've killed a couple of sets of macpac carbon fibre ones - first ones were twist lock and the clamps failed within a few months, took them back and they replaced them with the newer leverlock model. Those survived 2 or 3 years of fairly solid abuse - including falling sideways onto one with it jammed between rocks. Around 100kg of me plus 30kg pack landed on it, the pole felt like it bent like a banana and I was expecting an assfull of carbon shards (less than ideal on the second day of a 2 week Olivines trip), then it sprang back straight and tipped me off. Much impressed! The ends detached from the carbon tubes and fell off after 2 or 3 years of mountain bashing.

Now I have some Komperdell alloy ones which apparently have a 'if you manage to break it we'll replace it' warranty that I haven't needed. But I don't spend as much time in the mountains as I used to.

Originally Posted by BRADS

Get a good brand like leki etc
Don't get carbon fiber and stay away from the macpac ones there absolute junk.

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After about 5-6 years of abuse, I finally broke my Macpac carbon fibre one. The handle snapped off, still useable though.

Just replaced it with the same model. Two poles for $100 (pro deal) ain't too bad at all.

Originally Posted by Pop Shot

After about 5-6 years of abuse, I finally broke my Macpac carbon fibre one. The handle snapped off, still useable though.

Just replaced it with the same model. Two poles for $100 (pro deal) ain't too bad at all.

Ask Shane how many he's broken.....and I've done more so either we both got mutilple lemons or you and stug got the only two good ones ever made

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I have a zpacks CF foldable. Light ASF. Haven't used yet.