>you have to buy trekking poles!>you need something lightweight!>if it's not collapsible it's garbage!counterpoint: just pick up a stick
>>2785161>Just pick up a stick
>>2785162should've grabbed one on your way there, mang
>>2785162Skill issue.
>>2785162Just pick up an icicle
>>2785161When I was about 5 years old I was using a stick walking in some park forest with my mom and I tripped and it went through my lower lip. I had to go get surgery and 30 years later you can still see the scar.I've never hiked with a stick since.
>>2785177>dumb-ass kid with a neglectful parent does a dumb-ass thing>now a grown-ass man doesn't trust sticksso do you just...never go /out/? because the woods are full of sticks
>>2785179I don't distrust sticks, I distrust myself carrying one parallel to my face
>>2785180if you can't trust yourself with a stick, how do you trust yourself with a hatchet? with fire? knives? fish hooks? tent poles?
>>2785318I haven't had any significant accidents with those
what the fuck do these things even do? i tried walking w a long stick and it looked cool but was just a larp. these things hinder more than help. I see old ladies w them and surely its more effort to use them than not
>>2785322>going up/down a steep trail and like the extra support>crossing a river that's a bit too wide to jump but doing a little vault with your stick works fine>walking through the woods for 3 hours and want to lean on something>improvised creature-smacker>knee-saver>fire pokerobviously you're not going to need anything like this if you're just going to the city park, where every trail is paved or gravel and there's literal stairsbut if you're actually out in the sticks - where those old ladies would never even consider going - they're nice to have
>>2785320>i only learn from mistakes i personally madelmao based
>>2785325lol it was just a traumatic experience as a kid so I never walk with a stick since then. It doesn't really matter if you use a stick or not to walk, I just have a learned fear of doing so.A couple years ago I was trying to scrape a particularly sticky label off something made of plastic, using a regular old scraper blade. I fucked up and ended up jamming it into my right hand above my thumb, had to call an ambulance and get stitches. Now I'm extra careful using scrapers to always push away from myself and keep all my appendages out of the way. I still must remove irritating labels from everything, that OCD didn't go away.About 2 months after that surgery, a big shard of the blade that the Dr that stitched me up missed worked its way to the surface of my skin and I pulled it out with tweezers. That was pretty gross but felt more like a relief that it was out. Didn't hurt since it went through mostly scar tissue. I got x-rays to make sure there was no more in there, which they said was "inconclusive" but nothing more ever came out so I guess I'm good.
>>2785327i understand fren, i cut my tendon as kid playing with a pocket knife and now im veeery careful with knives.
>>2785161it doesn't have a handle or a wrist loopyou obviously don't know how poles are used also this >>2785162fatso americans "hiking" on the flat in the forest, wondering what poles are used for (hint: it's *not* for larping as a 19th century shepard)
>>2785327>had to call an ambulance and get stitches.Fag. Just drive yourself.
>>2785471He probably doesnt own an ambulance
>>2785471I tried but my hand was bleeding too much
>>2785332>a handleIt's not a cane.>wrist loopGrip strength.>you obviously don't know how poles are usedBy grandmas in the city taking a fifteen minute stroll? Because that's what you seem to be describing.>"hiking" on the flat in the forestA hike implies an incline, and a dirt trail (at best) in the woods.You've been spending too much time on Reddit, because they're the only ones who think a "hike" is a walk through a city park that has to be prepped for.
>>2785162hey so where's the cabela's in your pic?oh, you mean you'll buy your trekking poles (tm) beforehand, and bring them with you?huh...too bad sticks can't be moved around too...
>>2785161>why use a hammer when you can just use a rock?Because that's what we do. We improve on nature.
>>2786319the fuck do you need a hammer for? what /out/ing are you going on where you would *need* a hammer?just use the back of your hatchet if you can't kick tent poles into the ground jfc
>>2785322They just help you balance on uneven or fucked up terrain. In particular, washed out and rocky trails that haven't been maintained.
I live down the road from some Amish chaps. I did some welding for them in exchange for some baked goods, firewood, and a shepards crook/cane.
>>2786462So they actually need that kind of technology but refuse to own or use it by themselves?
I used a stick on the trail for the first time yesterday. It definitely helped my pace.
>>2786463They can blacksmith, but the job they needed done would have been far easier to be welded back up and I volunteered to do it. Best neighbors I've ever had. I plow there drive ways out in winter too.
>>2785322Try hiking steep shit and you'll understand
My stick is better than bacon.
>>2785161Stick chads win again. This is my trusty oak stick, it has come with me up mountains, through storms and it has never let me down.I know I'll get doubters but when I'm out travelling with it, people are amazed and stop me and ask about it all the time, some even want to get selfies with me.>>2785322do a hike, uphill, over rough terrain with no trail and no stick or hiking poles, then do the same with a stick and get back to us.>>2785332>you obviously don't know how poles are usedcare to enlighten us on wrist loops? I never found I needed one having used both hiking poles with them and sticks.
>>2785161you dont understanfusing sticks is anti trans
>>2785162i get where you're coming frommy problem with you is you retards will make posts like this and then go hiking in a stick rich biome like a forest
>>2785162you know hiking poles don't grow in any type of terrain whatsoever, only outdoors shops, which are even more inaccessible than wooded areas.
>>2786818Trans is anti gay.
>>2785162thankfully that's prime trekking pole growing habitat
>>2787284but that's like a thief being anti-communist.
>>2786322Is this bait or did you really miss the point of what he was saying
>>2787293(they're both bait/retarded)
They never seemed to be very useful to me. I don't really understand the point honestly. I have been hiking all sorts of places for years and every time I've tried to use them they just seem like an annoying burden
>>2787294>>2787293Some people do actually use the butt of a hatchet as a hammersome hatchers even come with a hammer on it for this exact purposelike the carpenters hatchet
>>2787423oh yeah absolutely I do that all the time ... and they're both still retarded and/or bait.
>>2787412have you ever been hiking in, like...the actual woods? mountains? anywhere without a manicured trail?
>>2785168Cute nigpepe
>>2785161Dude, treking poles are like $50-100 at most. Get a fucking job you bum.
>>2791468>nooo you must consoom!>if you don't consoom it's because you're poor, which is the worst thing to be, because it means you can't consoom!>nooo you can't just use a stick that works fine for you and costs nothing aaahhh!>think about the economy, chud! consoom! please!
>>2785322This. I hike the Rockies with a pretty high center of mass with pack on (6'4") and have tried trekking poles many times. I can see the appeal but I prefer to balance out using my arms. If it's really steep I get on all fours and navigate up or down rock faces with my hands. Poles are a larp unless you're geriatric or an arthritis fag
>>2785161>be man>over at a nice lady's house having a conversation, couple of drinks in the kitchen after dinner>it starts to get romantic>hand up her dress>spread lips and find the button>just then a door near the kitchen flings open>"MOM WHO IS THAT!?!">oh boy this is embarassing>his mom cant even get a word out>"OP liste->he starts shrieking with eyes wide>mom "OP PLEA-">this OP locks eyes with me and points>"GAT YOU NIGGA YOU GAY">"OP STOP!">op starts rambling>"ultralight larper, bet you use trekking poles too. Stick to your paved trails and trailrunners, cuck.”>OP immediatley relaxes and smirks>"incel faggot, enjoy that bussy">spins around and disappears back into room lit by a dim blue hue>you slowly turn to look at your date>quite in shock>she is tearing up>she cant even look at you>"anon I am so sorry, that is my son OP. He*sniffs* he isn't well.">she puts her face in her hands>"it's ok, you can go if you want">you try to console and say we can hang for a little longer>she says she actually insists to end the night as it is ruined for her already>arrange to talk and meet again>she calms a little but it is better left another time>you give her a hug and a peck>as you are walking out you pass the door you take a glance at it>there is a marking>it just simply reads/out/
>>2785162What about the hundreds of thousands of trees you passed on the trek there, you retarded nigger? Post your $180 obnoxiously branded telescopic aluminium walkingstix(tm)
>>2787423What a shitty hatchet. The head part is supposed to be connected to the handle via a wedge, not a friction fit or glued eyelet. Enjoy your ER bill.
I don't understand why anyone uses trekking poles. Just pay attention where you're waking
I never use trekking poles on flat. Only going uphill and down as they essentially turn you into a creature with 4wd. Especially helpful when going uphill because you can literally pull yourself up with them making use of your arms to propel yourself where otherwise they're not doing much to assist your progress. Theyre useful going down for taking the strain off your knees and balancing when stepping down large steps or stepping stones across streams and the like. 4 points of contact is better than 3.Flat ground, stash them away. They don't really do anything imo.Tried a "staff" a few times when I found a suitable piece of wood and trimmed the small branches off etc but it was largely useless. Felt good in the hand on flat ground though. But it's a big stick, they always feel good to carry even if they're largely functionally useless for hiking.
