Hi Brian, I love using hiking poles even though I’m a young guy with no major health issues. I can hike fine without poles but they definitely makes it easier on really long, strenuous hikes with big elevation changes, or if I’m carrying a lot of gear; I usually don’t bother on short hikes. I once did a big hike with a friend who was out of shape and having a difficult time on the way back, so I lent him one of my poles and it helped. They do help with balance, but also takes some impact off the feet and knees, but the arms are now in on the action. It’s not about using less energy but redistributing it which I think can make things easier. There is some technique to get used to, but it’s not hard to get into a rhythm with them. I think hiking poles are worth a try.
I’ve improvised a monopod on one of my hiking poles and it’s proved useful. I’ve never heard of the Manfrotto ones and I may check them out myself. Alex > On Mar 2, 2015, at 22:02, Brian Walters <apathy...@lyons-ryan.org> wrote: > > G'day all > > Ever since I had that stroke a couple of years ago I'm finding I get > exhausted a lot quicker than I used to. This is curtailing my bushwalking > somewhat. > > I'm wondering whether one or two hiking poles might help - these are the ones > I'm considering: > > http://www.photographybay.com/2015/01/16/manfrotto-officially-launches-off-road-backpacks-walking-sticks-tripods/ > > One of the side benefits is that one of the poles has a camera mount, so can > be used as a monopod. > > I should add that I'm not talking about extreme bushwalking - I doubt I'd be > covering more than perhaps 4 or 6 km over uneven ground in any one walk. > > > > > -- > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
