Walking Poles & Rucsac attachments

Toby Jug said:

Could some kind person please enlighten me as to the best way to
attach a walking pole or poles to my rucsac.

Do you attach them point end up or down ?

I think that's personal preference. Try to ensure you don't stab yourself
or someone else with them. Consider fitting some form of cap to prevent
stabbings.

I carry them point down.

Quoted message said:

And one of my rucsacs looks like it only has room for one - but if i'm
carrying two it's a problem.

Try a twin pipe clip for central heating pipes to clip the pipes together.
Its a bit of plastic with two C shaped bits joined by a short piece. My
poles came with one, but it looks so much like something you use in
plumbing.

Or a bit of velcro long enough to wrap around both (take a length of velcro,
and stick the halves together so they are 50% overlapped, you get a very
strong adjustable strap out of it).

Or string.... Or spare shoelaces...

- Nigel

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Quoted message said:

Could some kind person please enlighten me as to the best way to attach a
walking pole or poles to my rucsac.

I don't - I walk with mine! I can't see any point in taking one on a trek,
just to carry attached to a rucsac.

Regards: Jim Ford

Toby Jug said:

Could some kind person please enlighten me as to the best way to
attach a walking pole or poles to my rucsac.

Do you attach them point end up or down ?

Down.

With my new Infinity ruckack I assumed that I was supposed to do that
iceaxe twisting thing, but it didn't seem to work, my poles just slid
out. So I put the points in the loops at the bottom (baskets prevent
them from falling through) and used the Velcro to attach them at the
top. Seems to work well. The points aim at the ground when I put my
rucksack down.

Paul
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http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

"Jim Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Could some kind person please enlighten me as to the best way to attach

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walking pole or poles to my rucsac.

I don't - I walk with mine! I can't see any point in taking one on a trek,
just to carry attached to a rucsac.

Regards: Jim Ford

.. . . . and when you need to put them away to deal with a bit of scrambling,
or use an ice axe???

druidh

Jim Ford said:

Quoted message said:

Could some kind person please enlighten me as to the best way to
attach a walking pole or poles to my rucsac.

I don't - I walk with mine! I can't see any point in taking one on a
trek, just to carry attached to a rucsac.

There are three kinds of walking (walking in the Beacons helps to
differntiate these).

1. Walking uphill. Poles very useful. When used correctly (arm
muscles required, mainly triceps) they speed uphill progress and reduce
knee strain and stress on quads).

2. Walking on flat ground (typically ridges or valleys). Poles not
required, except for posing, or power walking. A good time to attach
them to your pack and take it easy for a while, with hands free for
other stuff, like GPS or photos.

3. Walking downhill. Poles essential. Best to extend them to their
longest length and prod the ground in front and below you. Great for
reducing stress on the knees. With practice quite fast downhill progress
can be achieved, must faster than without poles, and without the knee
strain.

Paul
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http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

I can slot mine onto the outside of my Berghaus Freeflow 38+8 okay. But then
when it rains (as it did on Howden Moor on Tuesday) the protective cover
won't go over them.

Anybody got a solution to this?

Regards

Peter

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Quoted message said:

Could some kind person please enlighten me as to the best way to attach a
walking pole or poles to my rucsac.

Do you attach them point end up or down ?

And one of my rucsacs looks like it only has room for one - but if i'm
carrying two it's a problem.

Thank You

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* of golden sunlight, and announced:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I don't - I walk with mine! I can't see any point in taking one on a trek,
just to carry attached to a rucsac.

Regards: Jim Ford

. . . . and when you need to put them away to deal with a bit of scrambling,
or use an ice axe???

I don't scramble and don't possess an ice axe!. If the track gets a bit
tricky and 'near scrambling', I shorten my pole to its minimum and use it to
steady myself.

Regards: Jim Ford

Regards: Jim Ford

"Paul Saunders" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<cji6c4$n6>

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With my new Infinity ruckack

Aha!! - never mind the poles, hows that neat little bit of kit panning
out? Is it as good as the writeups on the net seem to say? I had been
going to get one from across the pond in July, but my mate went to the
wrong bit (Canada) and they had never heard of Golite there.

Have been away for a while, so please forgive me if this subject has
already had an airing.

I seem to recall you were ordering one from somewhere in the UK, how
much did it work out at? I'm worjking on the wife to put one in my
XMas stocking.

Steve Jones

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Quoted message said:

* The air of uk.rec.walking was filled with the delicate perfume
* of violets, as Toby Jug <[email hidden]> descended on a shaft
* of golden sunlight, and announced:

Quoted message said:

Could some kind person please enlighten me as to the best way to attach a
walking pole or poles to my rucsac.

I don't - I walk with mine! I can't see any point in taking one on a trek,
just to carry attached to a rucsac.

Regards: Jim Ford

I usually walk with one, or two poles and find them useful if not
necessary at times. However there are those times when they are actually
an encumbrance because one's walking is regulated by the poles, and on
such occasions I prefer to carry the, This is why some means of
attaching them to my sack would be good.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

In article <[email hidden]>, Paul Saunders
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

There are three kinds of walking (walking in the Beacons helps to
differntiate these).

1. Walking uphill. Poles very useful. When used correctly (arm
muscles required, mainly triceps) they speed uphill progress and reduce
knee strain and stress on quads).

2. Walking on flat ground (typically ridges or valleys). Poles not
required, except for posing, or power walking. A good time to attach
them to your pack and take it easy for a while, with hands free for
other stuff, like GPS or photos.

3. Walking downhill. Poles essential. Best to extend them to their
longest length and prod the ground in front and below you. Great for
reducing stress on the knees. With practice quite fast downhill progress
can be achieved, must faster than without poles, and without the knee
strain.

I sort of said all this in one paragraph :-)
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

In article <[email hidden]>, Toby Jug
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Could some kind person please enlighten me as to the best way to attach a
walking pole or poles to my rucsac.

Do you attach them point end up or down ?

And one of my rucsacs looks like it only has room for one - but if i'm
carrying two it's a problem.

Thank You

My Craghoppers rucksac has pockets at the side for the poles. Or at
least a lower pocket about 3" deep and an upper strap to keep it
vertical.

So it's point up for me, but I'm just bragging.

--
Bernard Hill
Selkirk, Scotland

Steve Jones said:

Quoted message said:

With my new Infinity ruckack

Aha!! - never mind the poles, hows that neat little bit of kit panning
out?

Well I still haven't had a chance to use it for real yet, every time I
plan to go out something seems to crop up. I was going to go out this
weekend but the forecast is pretty foul.

Quoted message said:

Is it as good as the writeups on the net seem to say?

First impressions are very good, I've written a bit about it on the ng.
I'm surprised at how much you can pack into it with the lid extended.
It feels very comfortable, even when loaded quite heavily (relatively
speaking), but it's not really designed for that. I think the max they
recommend is 15kg, but I'm only aiming to put 9-10kg in it, which feels
very nice to carry.

Quoted message said:

I seem to recall you were ordering one from somewhere in the UK, how
much did it work out at? I'm worjking on the wife to put one in my
XMas stocking.

Kentdale Rambler - click on Backpacks;
http://clients.thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk/kentdalerambler/

It was £130. Apparently there are no official stockists in the UK at
the moment, so they're not that easy to get hold of here.

Paul
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http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

Bernard Hill said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Toby Jug
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Could some kind person please enlighten me as to the best way to attach a
walking pole or poles to my rucsac.

Do you attach them point end up or down ?

And one of my rucsacs looks like it only has room for one - but if i'm
carrying two it's a problem.

Quoted message said:

My Craghoppers rucksac has pockets at the side for the poles. Or at
least a lower pocket about 3" deep and an upper strap to keep it
vertical.

So it's point up for me.

My sacs have wand pockets and straps but I always carry mine point
down. I just put them into the pocket as far as the basket and strap
'em in. Both on the same side, the other side often has a triopd on
it. I've used ice axe loops to carry them too, put the pointy end in
and give it a twist to tighten the loop a bit and then fasten the
strap round the handle.
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

Paul Saunders said:

Well I still haven't had a chance to use it for real yet, every time I
I was going to go out this weekend but the forecast is pretty foul.

I just saw that on the weather on telly. Nasty rain in the West of
Wales at the moment and strong gales blowing in over the weekend.
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

Phil Cook said:

I've used ice axe loops to carry them too, put the pointy end in
and give it a twist to tighten the loop a bit and then fasten the
strap round the handle.

Same here, pointy end at the bottom. I've tried it the other way and
they slide out. No need to twist either, the basket stops them falling
through.

Paul
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http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

W. D. Grey <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I usually walk with one, or two poles and find them useful if not
necessary at times. However there are those times when they are actually
an encumbrance because one's walking is regulated by the poles, and on
such occasions I prefer to carry the, This is why some means of
attaching them to my sack would be good.

I bought a new sack, Karrimor Jura 25, mainly because it has elastic
pole loops, but I got so irritated by the tiny and awkward top pocket
that I reverted to my Eurohike sack, with more room and easier to
access. If I bother carrying a pole I stick it inside the sack but
outside the liner, with the handle pointing down.

I chose poles with three extensions because they pack shorter, and they
only leave a tiny gap at one side of the top cover.
--
Gordon

On 2/10/04 9:45 am, in article [email hidden], "W.

D. Grey said:

I usually walk with one, or two poles and find them useful if not
necessary at times. However there are those times when they are actually
an encumbrance because one's walking is regulated by the poles, and on
such occasions I prefer to carry the, This is why some means of
attaching them to my sack would be good.

There are certainly times, after a long walk, when it is really nice to put
the poles away and walk naturally ...

--
Andy Howell
Birmingham, UK

On 2/10/04 1:05 pm, in article [email hidden],

Phil Cook said:

I just saw that on the weather on telly. Nasty rain in the West of
Wales at the moment and strong gales blowing in over the weekend.

Hmm, off to Long Mynnd tomorrow. Sounds as if it might be eventful!

--
Andy Howell
Birmingham, UK

Gordon said:

This month's [censored] Wa*king has an illustrated article on the Brecon
Beacons. I thought it might be by PVS, but it only runs to four pages.

Tom Hutton, who seems to have moved from Gloucestershire to Abergevenney.
He also seems to have become the gear tester for Country Walking. I only
read this in the newsagent you understand!

--
Andy Howell
Birmingham, UK