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    Default Cascade Carbon Fiber Trecking poles @ Costco.. $29

    I picked these up for a friend who is new to hiking with poles. For $10 more then my Walmart poles, they are light, have decent locks and cork grips.

    I did a search and did not see any posts on these yet (unless buried in a long thread, in which case sorry for the duplication).

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    Anyone have a pair of these? Any impressions? I plan to take them out for a hike tomorrow to check them out.
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    They are the best buy category and has been tested in long trails before. For 29 bucks nothing to worry about. Once I bought a pair of no name hiking poles fo rmy friend from a dollar shop for 3 dollars and they are still working formy friend after couple years of use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sailing_Faith View Post
    Anyone have a pair of these? Any impressions? I plan to take them out for a hike tomorrow to check them out.
    I have several sets of these. I lend them to guests who hike with me. I like my Black Diamond poles better, but it is just personal preference. I have no complaints about the Costco Poles.
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    I bought them with twist locks a few years ago and put over 1000 miles on them till I busted a bottom section. I had a new section sent to me for $8.00. I have since passed that pair on and now I have the flick lock pair and I love them too. I only have from Rockfish Gap to the Ny-Ct border on them but they are doing fine. As for there boasts I don't know, but they have saved me from a spill or two. SO, yes I would recommend them to a friend, I would buy them again and again.
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    Have them, love them and recommended them to many others.

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    Pennsylvania killed mine but I loved them while they lasted.


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    Same as Dune Elliot, have and love them. Unfortunately my Costco never has them so I had to pay $45 on Amazon.
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    Broke lower section in Pen .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cheyou View Post
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    Yeah, but people break $150 hiking poles on the PA rocks too. Lower pole breaking is a pretty common problem hiking in rocky terrain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cheyou View Post
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    When my lower section broke I inserted the tip end into the broken pole and duct taped them together for a few days till the replacement piece caught up to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4eyedbuzzard View Post
    Yeah, but people break $150 hiking poles on the PA rocks too. Lower pole breaking is a pretty common problem hiking in rocky terrain.
    i use aluminum now carbon is more fragile I think. Your right don't hurt so much with $49. Poles.

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    I would kill for a set of these to keep in my truck to loan out to friends but we have no Costco within 300 miles of us
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    Quote Originally Posted by llittle_llama View Post
    I would kill for a set of these to keep in my truck to loan out to friends but we have no Costco within 300 miles of us
    You can order them off Amazon for ~$45 usually or if you know someone that has a Costco membership, they can possibly order you some.
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    Got them weeks ago at Costco, have used them on a lot of day hikes and am bringing them on the AZT. So far they have been fine, seem better than my old REI and Komperdell poles, which were far more expensive. I like that they can be tightened without tools; I'd have to borrow a screwdriver from someone to tighten my old poles.

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    fiance has had the flick lock ones for about a year and they're quite good

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    I have the cascade aluminums, they are great, never understood why people use carbon fiber, they snap easily. Not to mention being ultralight with your poles doesn't do much of anything imo, unless people are having trouble lifting 12 oz with their arms.

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