Gossamer Gear LT4 Trekking Poles – 10 Year Review

I’ve had the LT3’s for 10+ years. I’ve had to replace a tip or two. But it’s hard to beat 2.7oz. Sad GG is not selling them anymore.

-Barry

Yeah, I forgot about the LT3’s.  Those were the good old days.  Seems that nowadays some of the “fringe” element of UL backpacking is gone, replaced by bigger production and company growth (think ZPacks and Gossamer Gear).  Not necessarily a bad thing, but I recall the days when the only option for a pack under 10 oz was MYOG.  Remember Ryan Jordan’s 7 oz silnylon pack and stuff like that?

That said, if I were buying poles today, I’d go for the LT5’s.  Locking mechanism is more reliable and not that much heavier than the LT4’s.  But still…I miss the fringe element.