Alright for you lightweights!
My 92kg causes flicklocks to slide (fixed by using dowel rods inside the pole sections).
Alright for you lightweights!
My 92kg causes flicklocks to slide (fixed by using dowel rods inside the pole sections).
Thanks for posting lkk6783, really good solution that is simple, and only requires the addition of one small item.
The other solutions I had seen prior to this were the tensegrity type that look cool but seem complicated to set up and tear down.
Thanks to gadgetuk437 for some load bearing on testing trekking poles. I'm currently overweight at about 105KG (232lbs), do you think any lightweight trekking poles would be suitable, or will I need to get the sturdier NoGround Trekking Poles or Tensa4 Solo (used to be CarCamp) pole?
https://www.tiggzcraftworkz.com/prod...omplete-system
https://www.tensaoutdoor.com/product...-carcamp-tele/
I see that RaftingTigger is working on some backpacking version of the Tensa Solo that is made out of Carbon Fiber, I'm thinking to wait for this, or otherwise try to find hiking poles that are strong enough to support my weight using a setup like lkk6783. https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...es-do-you-want
I just want to comment on how awesome the RAM ruler is.Originally Posted by lkk6783
Just a note that I see posters talking about the strengh of the hiking pole. In my experience, that is off target a bit. When I've had a pole "fail", it's because the clamping mechanism that sets the pole at various lengths fails. As a hiking pole, I don't think it is designed to hold max weight - it is more designed to provide a point of balance and take a little, but not all, weight off the knees, especially on the way back down from something.
The strongest "hiking" category poles I have are LifeLink xc ski poles. They are fixed length and designed so the handles can pop off and the poles put together to make an avalanche probe.
So if you are looking at hiking poles with adjustable length (which you'd change between going or down a hill), make sure the adjusting clamp will hold given the anticipated force applied.
Last edited by cougarmeat; 05-31-2019 at 12:06.
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+1 elegant solution.
Why not use a third hiking pole or CF / aluminum pole for a tri-stand?
Because then you have to carry a third pole, and most of us don't have 3 arms?
Wow...great job! Looks like a great solution.
sounds like a great idea, i know what i will be trying this weekend for when the trees don't cooperate. thanks for posting IKK
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