Expect his will be obvious to walking stick owners... However, friend recently been given pressee of a walking stick and is not sure about how the bottom bits fit together! Please view the following
1.Does B just press onto A as and when required? 2. Inside of B the small metal tube at the far end seems to be threaded but A isn't screwed? 3. What is C for, why is it shaped thus and where should it be located?
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Expect his will be obvious to walking stick owners... However, friend recently been given pressee of a walking stick and is not sure about how the bottom bits fit together! Please view the following
1.Does B just press onto A as and when required? 2. Inside of B the small metal tube at the far end seems to be threaded but A isn't screwed? 3. What is C for, why is it shaped thus and where should it be located?
Thanks,
Pete
Is B open at both ends or just one? If just one then it looks like a cap to cover the 'spike' on the end.
C is a 'snow shoe' that fits over the end of the bottom of the pole as far as it will go (to where it widens out befor it gets to the shiny bit) which gives it a bigger surface area to stop it digging in too far on soft ground while still giving some support/grip. Not sure about other's but I allways keep the 'shoe' on - partly because I'd lose it otherwise and partly because if I need it and it's not there then theres no point in it!
Expect his will be obvious to walking stick owners... However, friend recently been given pressee of a walking stick and is not sure about how the bottom bits fit together! Please view the following
Yes. It's a rubber foot to stop the pole going click click click on hard surfaces.
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2. Inside of B the small metal tube at the far end seems to be threaded but A isn't screwed?
I dunno.
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3. What is C for, why is it shaped thus and where should it be located?
It's a basket to stop your stick going into soft ground. Push it onto A before you put B on if you feel you would need it. It looks like it will be a push on and then be mighty awkward to get off to me. In some designs these are threaded others have a bayonet fitting. The hole in the side is for when you want to carry two poles with baskets in a confined space.
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It's a basket to stop your stick going into soft ground. Push it onto A before you put B on if you feel you would need it. It looks like it will be a push on and then be mighty awkward to get off to me. In some designs these are threaded others have a bayonet fitting. The hole in the side is for when you want to carry two poles with baskets in a confined space.
I though that that was what it was for - well, that's the idea I came up with after pondering it while walking the 3 peaks yesterday...It's amazing what little questions you ponder/songs that get stuck in your head when your on your own in the hills (even if being on your own means being among lots of others doing the walk!)
Expect his will be obvious to walking stick owners... However, friend recently been given pressee of a walking stick and is not sure about how the bottom bits fit together! Please view the following
1.Does B just press onto A as and when required? 2. Inside of B the small metal tube at the far end seems to be threaded but A isn't screwed? 3. What is C for, why is it shaped thus and where should it be located?
Thanks,
Pete
C is to give the stick some resistance to sinking into soft ground or snow, a mini snowshoe if you like, you put the point A through the centre hole and it rests on the lip round the top of A.
B is a push fit over A to cover the metal tip when walking on roads.
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Expect his will be obvious to walking stick owners... However, friend recently been given pressee of a walking stick and is not sure about how the bottom bits fit together! Please view the following
1.Does B just press onto A as and when required? 2. Inside of B the small metal tube at the far end seems to be threaded but A isn't screwed? 3. What is C for, why is it shaped thus and where should it be located?
Thanks,
Pete
Is B open at both ends or just one? If just one then it looks like a cap to cover the 'spike' on the end.
C is a 'snow shoe' that fits over the end of the bottom of the pole as far as it will go (to where it widens out befor it gets to the shiny bit) which gives it a bigger surface area to stop it digging in too far on soft ground while still giving some support/grip. Not sure about other's but I allways keep the 'shoe' on - partly because I'd lose it otherwise and partly because if I need it and it's not there then theres no point in it!
HTH -- Chris Naylor
------------------------ Yes that would make sense but C is a very loose fit when on A and drops off..perhaps it's supposed to fix somehow but mate can't see how - can't see how to unscrew any part ....see http://community.webshots.com/photo/431113333/431113333PkiZuw Thanks
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Expect his will be obvious to walking stick owners... However, friend recently been given pressee of a walking stick and is not sure about how the bottom bits fit together! Please view the following
Yes. It's a rubber foot to stop the pole going click click click on hard surfaces.
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2. Inside of B the small metal tube at the far end seems to be threaded but A isn't screwed?
I dunno.
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3. What is C for, why is it shaped thus and where should it be located?
It's a basket to stop your stick going into soft ground. Push it onto A before you put B on if you feel you would need it. It looks like it will be a push on and then be mighty awkward to get off to me. In some designs these are threaded others have a bayonet fitting. The hole in the side is for when you want to carry two poles with baskets in a confined space.
It's a basket to stop your stick going into soft ground. Push it onto A before you put B on if you feel you would need it. It looks like it will be a push on and then be mighty awkward to get off to me
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Pete Brown said:
Expect his will be obvious to walking stick owners... However, friend recently been given pressee of a walking stick and is not sure about how the bottom bits fit together! Please view the following
1.Does B just press onto A as and when required? 2. Inside of B the small metal tube at the far end seems to be threaded but A isn't screwed? 3. What is C for, why is it shaped thus and where should it be located?
Thanks,
Pete
C is to give the stick some resistance to sinking into soft ground or snow, a mini snowshoe if you like, you put the point A through the centre hole and it rests on the lip round the top of A.
B is a push fit over A to cover the metal tip when walking on roads.
-- Regards
Nick
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C is to give the stick some resistance to sinking into soft ground or snow, a mini snowshoe if you like, you put the point A through the centre hole and it rests on the lip round the top of A.
Yes that would make sense but C is a very loose fit when on A and drops off..perhaps it's supposed to fix somehow but mate can't see how - can't see how to unscrew any part
No need to dismantle anything, just a bit of brute force. There's a collar on A. The disc, C, needs to be pushed over the collar so its held firmly between that and the shoulder about 1cm to its left in your photo.
A looks like it has a raised band just where C would fit. If C slides all the way up the black plastic sleeve until it reaches the obvious stop and is still loose then maybe it's just badly made. If it doesn't reach the stop then maybe just pushing harder would do the job.
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The hole in the side is for when you want to carry two poles with baskets in a confined space.
Thanks for that...being ignorant in such matters...what are baskets in this context?
The 'basket' is part C. If each pole has the basket fitted then you can turn one pole around so that they are handle-to-tip, and the each tip should hopefully clip into the hole on the side of the other stick's basket.
Thanks for that...being ignorant in such matters...what are baskets in this context?
The 'basket' is part C. If each pole has the basket fitted then you can turn one pole around so that they are handle-to-tip, and the each tip should hopefully clip into the hole on the side of the other stick's basket.
Or keep them the same way round and each pole fits in the hole.
They are called "baskets" from ski stick terminology. They were originally small baskets. You can get bigger ones for some poles to use on snow. -- Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"
If each pole has the basket fitted then you can turn one pole around so that they are handle-to-tip, and the each tip should hopefully clip into the hole on the side of the other stick's basket.
In retrospect, this is [censored] because, of course, when one pole is turned around the only thing that could clip into the basket would be the shaft which would be much too wide. Sorry.
That said, it wouldn't be a bad idea - you'd just need a narrow enough section of shaft near the handle that it could clip into the hole in the side of the basket, stopping the poles from rolling around the back of the car...
Say, you're not trying to put C on upside down, are you? It should curve downwards.
On my poles C is lightly threaded, and it threads over the very small ridge on A and fits snugly just above the ridge. But the truth is, I just leave it off. Both of those items are optional.
Say, you're not trying to put C on upside down, are you? It should curve downwards.
On my poles C is lightly threaded, and it threads over the very small ridge on A and fits snugly just above the ridge. But the truth is, I just leave it off. Both of those items are optional.
------------------------ Ok, Excellent - TVM for all the advice - I'll pass this on to friend - who I hope will be very grateful :-) Thanks, Pete
A looks like it has a raised band just where C would fit. If C slides all the way up the black plastic sleeve until it reaches the obvious stop and is still loose then maybe it's just badly made. If it doesn't reach the stop then maybe just pushing harder would do the job.
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The hole in the side is for when you want to carry two poles with baskets in a confined space.
Thanks for that...being ignorant in such matters...what are baskets in this context?
The 'basket' is part C. If each pole has the basket fitted then you can turn one pole around so that they are handle-to-tip, and the each tip should hopefully clip into the hole on the side of the other stick's basket.
Colin
-------- Excellent TVM - just the info he was after. Thanks.
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Yes that would make sense but C is a very loose fit when on A and drops off..perhaps it's supposed to fix somehow but mate can't see how - can't see how to unscrew any part
No need to dismantle anything, just a bit of brute force. There's a collar on A. The disc, C, needs to be pushed over the collar so its held firmly between that and the shoulder about 1cm to its left in your photo.
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-- Giles Chamberlin
------ Thanks, Giles, from memory, when last I viewed friends new present - I think what you suggest will do the job. Thanks. Pete
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If each pole has the basket fitted then you can turn one pole around so that they are handle-to-tip, and the each tip should hopefully clip into the hole on the side of the other stick's basket.
In retrospect, this is [censored] because, of course, when one pole is turned around the only thing that could clip into the basket would be the shaft which would be much too wide. Sorry.
As Phil Cook pointed out, you leave them tip to tip, handle to handle. Borrowed from ski poles - it stops the tips flying all over the place and stabbing people in the lift queues.
