I think the video for the hands free is this one
that trek pole/umbrella one I would never want that extra weight on my pole ?
I think the video for the hands free is this one
that trek pole/umbrella one I would never want that extra weight on my pole ?
I think you have grasped the wrong end of the stick (trekking pole).Originally Posted by CeeVee
When it is a trekking pole it isn't an umbrella... and when it is an umbrella, it isn't a trekking pole!
Some pictures might help;
Couldn't bring myself to carrying an umbrella. Added weight and bulky item. Ill stick to a baseball cap for sun and rain gear for the weather.
As for the weight, replacing the rain gear and hat with an umbrella might actually save weight.
Not much can be done about the cool factor, though... Even recognizing the utility I still cringe at the thought of encountering other hikers on a sunny California day with an umbrella in my hand.
There's something "cool" about being substantially, totally, un-cool?
That's the coolness of being being totally self-confident and not giving a flying funk what other people think!
Nirvana, sounds like.
Weight may be close but I use my rain gear as an extra layer when it's cooler out and when my pants get wet I can use the rain gear while everything else drys out. I'm not against by any means.
Dang straight! I don't go into the woods to conform to what others think! Besides, if it's good enough for Steve McQueen........That's the coolness of being being totally self-confident and not giving a flying funk what other people think!
steve_mcqueen.jpg
...it's, by definition, "cool".
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One other consideration needs to be mentioned I think.
My brother once lost an umbrella to the wind. Granted he was 10 years old and probably doing something kiddish, but the umbrella wound up on the roof of a building.
Somewhat of apples to oranges as that happened in a city but with that in mind I can picture struggling with 2 trekking poles and an umbrella and doing a Mary Poppins however briefly.
The utility (of an umbrella) is certainly there but the practicality less so. Also thinking on it I recall talking to a girl friend that went over to do a Cotswold (England) hike one year and her description included "rain or shine, you go" but (strangely?) no mention of umbrellas.
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