Cheap CF trekking poles

[Russell Lawson]

Hey all, first off I've always wanted to try a fancy walking pole but have stuck with my red maple stick with thimble bottom for years, so I am oblivious to trekking poles. http://www.amazon.com/Carbon-Trekking-Ultralight-Mountain-2PCS-Canaan/dp/B013U6OQ0A/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A991RHRQH6QAV&tag=viglink20561-20 Does anyone have experience with these Canaan poles? $32 dollars and 6.8oz each, seems like they maybe flimsy. Also a curiousity of mine is do CF splinters from a broken pole splinters pose a threat if I were to fall onto it?

[Tom D.]

This is the first I've seen of them. If they indeed are 6.8 oz each, they would be lighter than the Cascade Mountain Tech CF poles. I say buy a pair. That way, you can tell us if they are good or not….

[John Klinepeter]

I broke two carbon fiber poles a few months ago. They don't appear to be particularly hazardous. Not all fiber poles are constructed equally so the failure mode may vary. Interesting question. I wonder if some poles splinter when pushed to the failure point?

[Russell Lawson]

cool that doesn't look so hazardous. As a kid I was washing a boat and ran my hand down a pole that I think was Cf but might have been fiberglass now that I think about it, it gave me tons of splinters. Anyway I found the deal here of all places on my monthly scope for deals, http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php/159903-Carbon-Fiber-Flip-Lock-Trekking-Poles-33-Shipped

[Pigeon]

^^^Poorly finished carbon fiber can leave some nasty splinters but I don't think they've used it in boats for too long.

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