Fizan Compact vibration

My wife and I both have Fizans and haven’t noticed any vibration.

IME there is going to be some vibration with all very lightweight poles. When there’s less material there is going to be less natural damping. Shafts with smaller diameters also vibrate more than shafts with larger diameters. And there are many other material properties (carbon fiber vs aluminum) that a real engineer (which I am definitely not!) could go on about for days.

I have some myog carbon fiber poles that weigh 5oz each (incl flicklocks, straps and mud baskets) and they definitely vibrate more than my REI (Komperdell) Powerlock carbon poles, but then they also weigh about 40% less.

Just another UL compromise, but one that I’ll live with happily.

Yeah, vibration can sometimes be a problem. I use a set of MYOG poles about 4oz. This would often ring against rocks and concrete, or, if I tapped a tree. I simply used some spray foam inside (about a half ounce) and it stopped. Depends on your pole…

Yeah fair enough – maybe I’ll just suck it up… tempted to roll the dice with the MLD supplied Komperdells at some great expense :)

As an aside, I’m genuinely amazed at how totally indecisive a thru hike is making me about gear haha… I thought I second guessed before, but I’ve seriously descended into madness :|

 As an aside, I’m genuinely amazed at how totally indecisive a thru hike is making me about gear haha… I thought I second guessed before, but I’ve seriously descended into madness :|

You probably already practice the fine art of doing shorter test trips to put your gear through its paces. With my MYO poles I have done some day hikes with them on somewhat harder, rockier trails, making it a point to clang, bang and whack them a lot more than I normally would in order to find out what they’ll handle.

Also, some people are “easier” on gear than others. I was reading a blog recently where the reviewer claimed to have broken something like 6 poles in a year. I don’t know how this is possible because I’ve broken only 1 in my entire outdoor life, but there’s no accounting for individual styles and techniques, and other people do a lot more miles than I do. And of course a larger person can be at a double disadvantage because of extra height (more leverage to break a longer pole) and extra weight.