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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Maybe yes, maybe maybe Apr 29, 2007
By rampant reader
"dxystar"
These poles arrived very quickly and were as advertised. I have used trek poles for years in doing archaeology in the Flint Hills and I wanted poles to use for urban walks on concrete and asphalt. I got these poles because they were advertised as "shock absorbing". Maybe I should have done a little more research. Shock absorbing can barely be felt with the poles, which I have not tried out in the field yet. So the 3 star rating is less the capability of the poles as the description being less than I felt would have told me that when we talk about absorbing shock, we are talking about a "give" of 1.0 to 1.5 cm. These poles are a little heavier than my old ones so I'm not sure what my arms will feel like after a day in the field with them. I am sure they will give me the same service in the Flint Hills of Kansas and Oklahoma that my old ones have done. For anyone who has not used trekking poles before, be sure and do your homework.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 trek poles Oct 19, 2007
By Sherry L. King
"Sherry King"
These are amazing. I am an obese woman and walking just half a block causes me severe pain. I bought these as a present to myself for my 39th birthday. I can honestly say its the best present I could have ever gotten myself. I can walk up to 5 blocks with these without being in pain it is amazing. That may not seem like much but it is only the beginning for me. I recommend these for anyone young old in shape or like me completely out of shape.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 AT Trail tested! Aug 23, 2007
By M. Robichaud
"Scouter"
My son ans i used these for a 60 Mile backpacking hike on the Appalachian Trail and they were great. My son is about one third my size and we each had a set of these poles. Height adjustment was easy and they stayed locked in. Grips were comfortable and the adjustable wrist straps made going down hill even easier.
 Disappointing Quality Feb 16, 2009
By LetItSnow
I had high hopes for these poles, but have been regularly disappointed-- enough so that I would recommend against buying these for snowshoeing.
My first problem is that I almost lost the baskets because they come unscrewed while tromping through the snow. Some electrical tape fixed this, but it should have been unnecessary.
My second problem was that one pole would often not tighten, so on a couple trips I ended up snowshoeing for several miles with one pole in the pack after I made the mistake of trying to adjust its lenght. I even stopped by the Crescent Moon headquarters to show the owner my pole (only used 5 times) and he tried to tell me it worked just fine. In the shop he was eventually able to get it to lock in place and acted like I was too impatient to get it to lock in place; believe me I tried very hard to get it to lock while in the field because I wanted to use it. (He tried to sell me another pole, so I just walked out and told him next time I wouldn't buy local. To his credit, he then gave me a pole.)
Now on my trip today a basket snapped in two while snowshoeing in nice powder- cheap plastic I guess. I temporarily patched it up with some tape I had, but I think I'm going to just break down and buy some poles from another company.
Disappointing Performance Jan 31, 2008
By C. Tyrrell
I was really disappointed with the performance of these poles. They are supposed to have an adjustable shock system but the "give" is virtually none (maybe a few centimeters). They come without instructions so I had to email the manufacturer for instructions on how to adjust the shock. They did reply quickly but unfortunately, the adjustment was still no help.
Second, and most upsetting is that the snow baskets are not securely fastened to the pole. They screw on (are all plastic) and are impossible to tighten (they just strip) enough so that they don't keep falling off in the snow. If you've ever tried to snowshoe with poles that don't have baskets (the pole sinks deeply into the snow) you know how frustrating this is; you are better off not using the pole at all.
Overall these are poor quality. Save you're money and buy a really good set.
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