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#201661 - 05/11/10 11:49 PM Re: Walking stick? staff? Hiking poles? [Re: Art_in_FL]
ponder Offline
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HIKING STAFF FOR LAST 40 YEARS

MR LONGARM 5208 - 4-8' Telescoping yellow glass pole with 3/4x5 TPI tip. One end rubber. One end with hardened carbon steel 1.5" spike.

ADD REI rubber trekking tip to threaded end.

ADD furnature rubber foot to other end - plus 1/4 x 2" drill point screw, two 1" washers, two 1/4" nuts.

ADD two hand loops of 550 cord - one to serve each end of pole.

ADD black dye to yellow pole and it turns green camo.

ADD 5" fiberglass disc on spike end in deep snow.

POLE COST with accessories - $25 new.

COMBINE with Kahtoola MICROspikes and you can cross any ice flow, slimey log or steep slippry slope.

It will keep a pack string of Llamas from passing while going down hill. It will keep an irritating trail dog at bay if you don't feel the need to dump it with your 10" Colt M16 Full Auto.

It works well for the center pole on the super tarp.

It works well to support either the Glock or the Colt if needed.




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#201668 - 05/12/10 02:06 AM Re: Walking stick? staff? Hiking poles? [Re: Roarmeister]
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I am looking at going with 2 hiking sticks instead of just one to find out if it is any easier on my shoulders. [/quote]

you might try a fanny pack ( lumbar pack)

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#201671 - 05/12/10 09:40 AM Re: Walking stick? staff? Hiking poles? [Re: ponder]
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Loc: Jupiter, FL
Originally Posted By: ponder
HIKING STAFF FOR LAST 40 YEARS

MR LONGARM 5208 - 4-8' Telescoping yellow glass pole with 3/4x5 TPI tip. One end rubber. One end with hardened carbon steel 1.5" spike. <snip>


I really like this idea, but I'm having a problem following the "Joe Friday" narrative. Do you have any pictures of your invention with accessories?

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#205023 - 07/22/10 07:35 PM Re: Walking stick? staff? Hiking poles? [Re: celler]
ponder Offline
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You can screw a 1" x 1" x 3/4" Schedule 80 PVC Tee on the threaded end. Fine tune the length and you have a reasonable "CRUTCH".
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#206864 - 08/27/10 08:09 PM Re: Walking stick? staff? Hiking poles? [Re: ponder]
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Registered: 03/14/05
Posts: 87
Loc: Ohio
I use a set of treking poles. They are collapsible so it frees up my hands if needed.
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#206883 - 08/28/10 05:41 PM Re: Walking stick? staff? Hiking poles? [Re: hikermor]
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Registered: 08/10/07
Posts: 315
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Originally Posted By: hikermor

Then, walking along a beautiful sandy beach, there appeared a cast up mop handle. Once I had sanded off a few globs of tar, it became the best walking staff ever, and served for subsequent treks on SMI for years after.

You can find amazing things on beaches (just to hijack the thread a bit) - edible food, unopened soft drinks, working flashlights (waterproof, of course), hard hats, marine charts, unexpended phosphorus flares (that was exciting) and messages in a bottle (several). No mermaids, though.....


ah yes, the venerable mop/broom handle. i used one from the school trash for several years. i'd still be using it if i hadn't broken it across a tree trying to fend off a hornet.
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