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Is there a combo pole/pole/brolly?


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    Wayne Wagner
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    @wagnerw

    Locale: NorCal

    I have never hiked with hiking poles and have rarely (but not never) felt like they would be worth carrying.

    I usually hike with a tarp and attach it to a tree or stick I find along the way. If the stick is not great, then my shelter is not great that night. I could use a pole.

    I always want to carry an unbrella, but I am usually disappointed when it does not rain and I carried it for nothing.

    Is there a way (or even a product out there) to combine the three? I imagine that I could get something pretty light combining these three uses without spending an arm and a leg. Does this thing exist?

    Thanks,
    Wayne

    #1618121
    Franco Darioli
    Spectator

    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    Komperdell had one , but I cannot see that listed on their site.
    Franco

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    Wayne Wagner
    Member

    @wagnerw

    Locale: NorCal

    I found a link to this product, but it is listed at 15.6 oz. At this weight, I could get two separate hiking poles and an umbrella.

    http://www.getoutdoors.com/goblog/index.php?/archives/507-Komperdell-Schirmstock-Umbrella-Hiking-Pole.html

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    David Heath
    Member

    @snowguy

    Locale: Boulder Colorado

    Along this line I was thinking of adapting a golite umbrella (7.5oz) to a carbon fiber treking pole. I don't know if this is possible but it might work. I also recently added a 1/4-20 hanger bolt to the top tip of my treking pole handle which allows me to attach my camera there. this "monopod" works quite well in place of a tripod.

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    Steven McAllister
    BPL Member

    @brooklynkayak

    Locale: Arizona, US

    An umbrella is an item I thought would be handy in long summer sun hikes. Not just for rain.

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    Wayne Wagner
    Member

    @wagnerw

    Locale: NorCal

    Steven-

    Fair enough! I still don't think I could justify bringing an umbrella just for the sun, though…unless I was hiking through the desert. Still, it's primary use for me would be to prevent raindrops from hitting me, not sundrops.

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