04-03-2006, 05:04 AM
I have two questions:
1. Any recommendations on a wading staff that would double as a trekking pole? I was thinking about using an old ski pole I might find at a thrift store. What do you think?
2. I am wondering about a retractor, like what you would use for keys, only bigger, to use for keeping the staff close while in the water. I went out looking for something today, but I could only find ones with chain instead of nylon. I want to lessen the chance of rust. Tips please?
About a week ago I was in the Kings River wading across. I was using a trekking pole I borrowed from my Father-in-Law. It worked well however, when I got to a certain part of the river, the current was making the staff shudder. Is this because it was a collapsable pole, made of aluminum or because the current was too fast and I should be glad I'm not toast?[
] Has anyone ever had the feeling of almost weightlessness while wading? Does this mean I was getting too deep? It's pretty scary to think that sometimes we come so close to buying it and we never would have known.
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1. Any recommendations on a wading staff that would double as a trekking pole? I was thinking about using an old ski pole I might find at a thrift store. What do you think?
2. I am wondering about a retractor, like what you would use for keys, only bigger, to use for keeping the staff close while in the water. I went out looking for something today, but I could only find ones with chain instead of nylon. I want to lessen the chance of rust. Tips please?
About a week ago I was in the Kings River wading across. I was using a trekking pole I borrowed from my Father-in-Law. It worked well however, when I got to a certain part of the river, the current was making the staff shudder. Is this because it was a collapsable pole, made of aluminum or because the current was too fast and I should be glad I'm not toast?[
] Has anyone ever had the feeling of almost weightlessness while wading? Does this mean I was getting too deep? It's pretty scary to think that sometimes we come so close to buying it and we never would have known.[signature]