Re: [Philmont]: Opinions on Treking Poles

My son and I went to Philmont last year; it was his first trek; I last went
in 1976. He did not have poles and did fine. I took trekking poles and would
not have done the trek any other way. In my opinion, the poles help your
knees and help keep a rhythm while hiking. I did not consider them excess
weight. The other adults and most of the other scouts used trekking poles
and found them helpful. In sum, I give two trekking poles two thumbs up.

David K. Palmer
SM Olympia (Wash.) BSA Troop 266
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> My son and I are going to Philmont in June in 2004 with the contingent
from the Great Sauk Trail Council. It will be my sons first trip and my
second (it has been 40 years since I was at Philmont).
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> I am interested in your opinions of treking poles. Are they useful, nice
to have or just so much extra weight to carry around? If you have used
poles, would you recommend two poles or a single staff?
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> Chuck Snow
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Received on Tue Dec 30 21:47:19 2003