[Idyllchat] A Walking Stick (but oh so much more...)

[Sabre47 at aol.com]

Just to weigh in.  We bought $10 sale poles from Target 4 years ago,  have 
used them a moderate amount of times (actually in Holland, too) and the  only 
thing broken is one of the compasses.
 
Deborah & Donald
 
 
In a message dated 3/5/2008 6:24:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
haggart at moscow.com writes:

I think Bob has the right idea and insight  on this item. We have a couple of 
telescoping poles that we use that were less  than $20 and they are also good 
for blocking sliding doors at our house when  we are gone on non-hiking 
trips! For photos I lean on my partner for  steadiness or find a solid object to 
rest against while shooting the picture;  plus all the newer digital cameras all 
come with anti-shock or vibration  systems that take care of the "jitters" 
..............
 
Pete
 
 
Peter and Margaret Haggart
_haggart at moscow.com_ (mailto:haggart at moscow.com) 

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _robert w. miller_ (mailto:rwm1029 at chartertn.net)  
To: _Powen Shiah_ (mailto:powen.shiah at untours.com)  ; _Idyllchat_ 
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Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:23  PM
Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] A Walking  Stick (but oh so much more...)


An interesting device for the hard core hiker  or photographers, but at 
$240-280, one would  have to live a long time  to get their money's worth out of 
it.  One can buy pretty satisfactory  collapsible hiking poles for WalMart for 
about $15 each.
 
Bob Miller

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _Powen Shiah_ (mailto:powen.shiah at untours.com)  
To: _Idyllchat_ (mailto:idyllchat at lists.untours.com)  
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 3:00  PM
Subject: [Idyllchat] A Walking Stick  (but oh so much more...)


I'm nervous to bring up this topic as I know how much  discussion there's 
been in the past, but I wanted to ask if anyone had  ever heard of the "TrekPod"?
_http://trek-tech.com/_ (http://trek-tech.com/) 

It's  apparently a walking stick & tripod in one.  Here's what their  website 
says:

"It's a Walking Staff,
It's a Monopod,
It's a  Tripod—and the 
MagMount Works Like Magic!  
"A revolutionary multi-purpose tripod system that is the  most exciting and 
innovative new outdoor recreation product to come along  in years!" 
TrekPod™ provides a unique multi-function solution that is  portable, stable 
and quickly interchangeable. 
The TrekPod light-weight tripod/monopod/hiking &  /wading staff converts from 
hiking mode to tripod in seconds, and attaches  your camera or observation 
optics via the fully integrated quick-release  MagMount™ system instantly.  
TrekPod with MagMount allows you to take your outdoor  experience to a new 
level. Enjoy more comfortable hiking, fatigue-free  photography and observation 
and get the shots never before possible!  
Go farther, see more, carry less."I'm  not affiliated with them at all, just 
thought those of you who are avid  photographers AND hikers would be 
interested.

--Powen
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