Looking for new poles. I want to go cork as my old foam/plastic ones got too slick. What are the best? I see some inexpensive REI ones.
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Looking for new poles. I want to go cork as my old foam/plastic ones got too slick. What are the best? I see some inexpensive REI ones.
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For me it's the black diamond, alpine, carbon fiber , flint lock, cork handle.
Last edited by JNI64; 04-22-2020 at 06:23.
Check out the $30 Costco "cascade mountain tech" poles, I bought a pair, actually love 'em so far. Cork handles, carbon fiber, not nearly as wimpy as some carbon poles I've seen.
Here's one review:
https://backcountrybanter.com/gear-r...rekking-poles/
Andres Skurka has a review out there as well.
Beware genuine cork handles!! They will disintegrate after a couple years of hard use and are impossible to replace (the cork that is)---Here is my last BD hiking pole---and the upper sheen is some cork preservative I used to keep the cork alive.
https://cascademountaintech.com/coll...oles-cork-grip
The 3k carbon are working well for me