OwenM
Thru Hiker
Don't need tightening or loosening they work as they are.
DIY trekking pole "holsters".
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I seem to remember one of the US YouTubers making a point about these, how great they were and how Zpacks think of everything......Then someone posted they have had the same thing on an Osprey for a fair while longer. I can't remember which one it was, I don't sub any of them anymore.
@OwenM I have pretty much the same as you on a couple of my packs. Simple, and works great. No need for cord locks
@OwenM I have pretty much the same as you on a couple of my packs. Simple, and works great. No need for cord locks
Teepee
Thru Hiker
I made special adjustable padded loops for my carrying my poles from foam, spacer mesh, webbing, and a ladder lock and sewed it to each side of the pack.
It negates these needlessly heavy weight pole holders. It's even got a little clip with a handy whistle on it to hold the straps if I want.
TBH, I stole the idea from other backpacks I've seen with the same system. It's quite a clever design IMO as it's double use in that it carries the backpack too, and I can strap my camera/phone/gps/compass etc to it.
It negates these needlessly heavy weight pole holders. It's even got a little clip with a handy whistle on it to hold the straps if I want.
TBH, I stole the idea from other backpacks I've seen with the same system. It's quite a clever design IMO as it's double use in that it carries the backpack too, and I can strap my camera/phone/gps/compass etc to it.
ADz
Thru Hiker
I seem to remember one of the US YouTubers making a point about these, how great they were and how Zpacks think of everything......Then someone posted they have had the same thing on an Osprey for a fair while longer. I can't remember which one it was, I don't sub any of them anymore.
@OwenM I have pretty much the same as you on a couple of my packs. Simple, and works great. No need for cord locks
Exactly. As I said earlier I remember these on one of my Osprey packs years ago. Think it was the original exos.
[edit] This was the system...
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Alf Outdoors
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That Osprey one has a cord lock on the top loop...The bottom loop is left loose, so without the cord lock on the top the poles would just slide out.
And it appears to be a single sided affair (Both poles are held on the same side) but that is not good for load balance. Having one of either side is definitely the way to go in my book as I also like to balance my water load by having the same amount of water left in each bottle.
ADz
Thru Hiker
Yes it has a cord lock. The point was refrring to Davs point about some people on Youtube.
Either way with or without cord lock they're still a "hoslter" It's simply that they're more efficient with cord lock. I am not disagreeing with that, simply disagreeing with your earlier point to Owen about they're not "holsters" if they don't have cord lock.
The cord lock IMO on the osprey packs was to allow for various peoples choices in pole type. I use two types of pole, both have the same baskets size that hold in the lower loop as it’s made to size and my poles go through the upper loop first with is tight and restricts slip.
Load balancing of a pack is also a comfort thing for each individual. If your using very UL poles like the mountain kings or similar, one pole could be a couple of large swigs out of a water bottle.
Load balancing of a pack is also a comfort thing for each individual. If your using very UL poles like the mountain kings or similar, one pole could be a couple of large swigs out of a water bottle.
ADz
Thru Hiker
stourvalewalker
Trail Blazer
After reading some of the previous posts my thoughts have returned to using one of these for carrying walking poles.
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Alf Outdoors
F.K.A tarptent
My poles weigh about 250g each...So that would be 500g on one side of me vs a balanced load of 250g on each side...It should be pretty obvious which is going to be more comfortable to carry...
stourvalewalker
Trail Blazer
Alf Outdoors
F.K.A tarptent
Because they save my knees when I'm going up and down steep inclines. And some of the inclines I tackle are so steep they are only possible with the help of trekking poles.
ADz
Thru Hiker
So then why hang your tarp tent from ridgleline if you're actually carrying the poles?
Previously unoess I'm mistaken you said you didn't carry poles as you don't use them and just use line aa it's lighter than using a pole?
If you're carrying poles anyway the line is redundant as far as being lighter than a pole.
OwenM
Thru Hiker
So, where are these slopes that are so steep?
Alf Outdoors
F.K.A tarptent
Alf Outdoors
F.K.A tarptent
The extremely steep slope on the way up to Chanctonbury ring for example...It's loose dirt with a slope angle of at least 45% for several hundred feet, nearly all the way to the top. Impossible without trekking poles. It is one of the only occasions I took the rubber feet off my poles to enable the poles to dig in.
OwenM
Thru Hiker
Interesting, I'd not heard of Chanctonbury Ring before I've just looked it up on the Ordnance Survey. It looks nice walking country but so steep it can't be done without trekking poles, I don't think so. I was expecting something akin to the Cuillin Ridge. How come you've never written up your trips to the Ridgeway?
Alf Outdoors
F.K.A tarptent
I write up my trips on facebook.
There is actually a much easier path up there, but I wasn't aware of it till I got to the top and saw people coming up a long gentle slope to my left.
The reason I went up the steep route was because I saw a kid coming down to the bottom and I asked him if that was the way up to the ring, and he said it was, so that's the way I went, not realising he had just given up going up there as it was too steep, to go around to the easy path!
I decided to come back down the same way though as it was a much shorter route than taking the easy path.
Again, not really possible without trekking poles, unless you want to fall and break your neck...The poles made it a doddle.
OwenM
Thru Hiker
That's a pity there are lots of people on this site that don't do Facebook but would like to read about your trips.
I think you exaggerate a bit there.
Davy
Thru Hiker
Like Chanctonbury Ring, have bivvied there a few times, can't believe this is now over five years ago. Here's a snap of Davy Junior#1 aged 8. Mate and his three year old were in the tent.
Note poles to ward off the devil, who according to legend can be summonsed there.
Can be tricky descending though
Note poles to ward off the devil, who according to legend can be summonsed there.
Can be tricky descending though
Alf Outdoors
F.K.A tarptent
You need to be there to see for yourself.
