Thread: Recommendations for hiking poles

Went up rangiwahia to triangle hut on Friday.
Well the descent into triangle took a tole.on the young (30yr) old knees. They were screaming when I saw the hut. I'm definitely coming up with a nock name for that track.

I'm fine chugging.up hill but my knees just hate going down. Any recommendations on some.poles that'd help the knees out would be awesome.

Heaps of sign around btw, no venison for.me though.

Did see two whio first thing in the morning outside triangle hut which was cool though.

I’ve got the Macpac carbon poles. Work well, had them since 2020.

I’ve used some Macpac carbon fibre poles (borrowed) and have bought some naturehike ones. My advice is go for the lightest ones you can afford.

Flash ones will break just as well as cheap ones.
Go somewhere like H&F and check out their rack. Get a set of cheapies that you like the look of. No point snapping a flash one while you work out how to use them.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Flash ones will break just as well as cheap ones.
Go somewhere like H&F and check out their rack. Get a set of cheapies that you like the look of. No point snapping a flash one while you work out how to use them.

Ive found that the cheap alloy ones are actually stronger than the light carbon ones. Ive broken carbon ones.
Is alloy stronger than carbon?

Originally Posted by Tahr

Ive found that the cheap alloy ones are actually stronger than the light carbon ones. Ive broken carbon ones.
Is alloy stronger than carbon?

I like the alloy ones too @Tahr but these ones aren't cheap - they have proven to be able to take an absolute beating though
https://www.furtherfaster.co.nz/coll...ock-poles-pair

Originally Posted by Tahr

Ive found that the cheap alloy ones are actually stronger than the light carbon ones. Ive broken carbon ones.
Is alloy stronger than carbon?

Yeah, I've had these leki alloy poles for maybe 4 years I've used every day for the last 6 months while training
I'm bloody rough on gear. I can't get more than a trip or 2 out of carbon poles, especially the macpac ones there absolute crap.
Had some high end leki poles also shit out.
Can't recommend these enough
https://dwights.co.nz/products/leki-...hoC9qAQAvD_BwE

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Originally Posted by BRADS

Yeah, I've had these leki alloy poles for maybe 4 years I've used every day for the last 6 months while training
I'm bloody rough on gear. I can't get more than a trip or 2 out of carbon poles, especially the macpac ones there absolute crap.
Had some high end leki poles also shit out.
Can't recommend these enough
https://dwights.co.nz/products/leki-...hoC9qAQAvD_BwE

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You must be uber fit at the moment.

Originally Posted by BRADS

Yeah, I've had these leki alloy poles for maybe 4 years I've used every day for the last 6 months while training
I'm bloody rough on gear. I can't get more than a trip or 2 out of carbon poles, especially the macpac ones there absolute crap.
Had some high end leki poles also shit out.
Can't recommend these enough
https://dwights.co.nz/products/leki-...hoC9qAQAvD_BwE

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If anyone could bust shit up it would be you. Rougher than a fucking wood file.
I think it was you that recommended to me the Black Diamond Alpine Carbons. Well mine are still going strong even when I think I'm being rough. The hand loop does help a lot to propel me along. I don't stop anywhere as much as I used to as I feel I have more stamina with the poles. The tungsten tips will grip nearly anything which I certainly reccomend as something to look for.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

If anyone could bust shit up it would be you. Rougher than a fucking wood file.
I think it was you that recommended to me the Black Diamond Alpine Carbons. Well mine are still going strong even when I think I'm being rough. The hand loop does help a lot to propel me along. I don't stop anywhere as much as I used to as I feel I have more stamina with the poles. The tungsten tips will grip nearly anything which I certainly reccomend as something to look for.

I bought a pair of leki carbon poles for a trail run the other day, so bloody good.


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we've got 2 pair of the mackpac A3 (Aluminium 3 piece) poles but also got an AliExpress set that I used to use weekly. Ive given both types hell but the AE ones stopped me going backwards off a cliff and took almost all of my weight without bending.
The carbon will be much lighter though
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32361878488.html

I have a mate with these and swears they are the best pole he's ever used ( compared to any straight handle design)
Worth consideration.
https://pacerpole.com/

Originally Posted by RUMPY

I have a mate with these and swears they are the best pole he's ever used ( compared to any straight handle design)
Worth consideration.
https://pacerpole.com/

These are the recommended ones by a lot of long distance hikers overseas and a few in this country too, such as Pacific Crest Trail, Te Aroha etc.

I have been using a set of carbon pacer poles since around 2014, a bit rough looking now but have worked great except for me buggering up one of the torque tighteners whacking a possum that kept trying to move in with me under a tarp. Epoxied it up and still use it though not quite as collapsible now. Only drawback compared to a straight pole is not very comfortable if you just want to take a single stick and swap between hands depending on direction of sidle. Find them a lot more effective when striding it out with the pair.

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