Thread: Walking Poles

So....
Knees are getting shagged.
See more and more hunters using walking poles.

What are your thoughts?....and yes 450 senior footy games hasn't helped this old prop....but not wanting to stop my big trips just yet.

I use a manuka walking pole it's bedn a game changer for me



So many different techniques for climbing, descending and side hilling

They are a big help in most situations. Make sure you get a pair.

If I'm not carrying a rifle I always use one, they make a big difference.

Originally Posted by Cigar

If I'm not carrying a rifle I always use one, they make a big difference.

Mine is as important as my rifle never leave for a hunt without both

Just got some off trademe, bout 50 bucks.
Seem pretty light but sturdy but haven't used them yet.

just got a pair today will be tested in the next few days.

I use a pair on anything longer than a day walk, or if it is steep/hilly.
A godsend with a decent load on your back.
Only place I don't use them is in tight bush or track clearing, you get tangles up or you lose one in the bush lawyer

For $60 you can get a carbon fiber set off Aliexpress. Light as, been great, and at least $150 cheaper than what you can get in NZ!

I use a pair all the time.

Started using them this year, they really do make a difference, coming down hill is a huge difference in terms of stress and loading on the knee's go.
I got a cheap pair that are telescopic from Rebel sports on sale for $15 and they seem solid so far after 5 - 6 trips in the hills.

I now use a single pole when walking with my rifle on pack. Don’t like using two but having one is very handy for spreading the load and providing extra balance etc.

Yep I use them. Mine doubles as my tent pole for my single tent too.

Get some. Uphill can help a bit. On flat pretty good. Downhill a big help for taking the load off the knees. Pays to practise a bit. I still tangle now and then but they are slowly becoming second nature. For big steps down pays to test the pole rest before committing. Also a help when crossing waterways.

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I've been thinking of getting a a walking pole as after breaking my ankle, walking downhill and sidling is a bit of a mission still. Going uphill is sweet as though. Funny I was thinking the other day how so many look down their nose at walking poles as being a bit wussy. Yet no one has ever said that about a high country shepherd with a manuka or lancewood walking staff I saw a study a while ago that said a pair of poles takes 25% of the strain off the knees. That's a helluva difference! And could mean another 10-years or more of being able to tackle the hill country.