<DIV>I just left the rubber tips on all the time when I walked the Via Frances last May. It worked for me.</DIV>
<DIV>Someone else mentioned, and may I second the thought, that having the poles keeps my hands from swelling when walking for along time, because the hands are not hanging down at my sides. I hate it when they swell.</DIV>
<DIV>Glenn, I have lived in both Versailles and Somerset, Ky, and worked in Frankfort.</DIV>
<DIV>Deanna <BR><BR><B><I>"Jilek, Glenn" <Glenn.JilekaFHWA.DOT.GOV></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; WIDTH: 100%">I have used poles for several hundred miles of walking/hiking and I really like them. As was said, it really helps out your knees. The ones I own have the option of rubber tips for walking on paved surfaces or carbide tips for off road use. I have found the rubber tips are not good "off road" and the carbide tips not very good on paved surfaces. I will not be walking the Camino for several months, but I read that there are mixed surfaces (paved and unpaved)...From my experience with poles, this would be problematic.<BR><BR>Jennifer what kind of tips do your poles have?<BR><BR>Glenn Jilek<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: remjenatelus.net<BR>Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 11:58 AM<BR>To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU<BR>Subject: Re: Trekking poles<BR><BR><BR>Hi David,<BR>I took two leki poles on both my camino trips. I have finished the camino<BR>only a month ago, and I sa!
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several times... this is the best investment I<BR>have ever made... EVER. It sounds silly, but BOTH my poles first of all<BR>gave me serious acceleration, and aided me on the downhills (my knees didn't<BR>take such a beating). I would never go on long hikes without both my poles.<BR>As I said they ease pressure on your knees, give you stability and keep the<BR>blood from pooling in your hands (at least in my experience). Normally I<BR>have a difficult time keeping up to my boyfriend, but the poles definitely<BR>help you kick it up. My poles are super light, so they were never ever a<BR>burden. I think the important thing is technique, I saw a lot of people<BR>using their poles incorrectly so I can understand why for some it feels<BR>inefficient, but if you use them as you would cross country ski poles, and<BR>just let them fall naturally with every step... awesome (they will be your<BR>best friends).<BR><BR>Anyway, this is my experience with my poles. Good luck, and buen
camino.<BR><BR>Jennifer Bruce<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU]On<BR>Behalf Of David Newton<BR>Sent: July 31, 2003 3:24 AM<BR>To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU<BR>Subject: Re: Trekking poles<BR><BR><BR>><BR>><BR>>I have two lightweight trekking poles. Do subscribers think that one or<BR>both of them will be of sufficient value to compensate for their weight on<BR>the camino in October, November? Replies will be appreciated. Thank you.<BR>David Newton.<BR>><BR>><BR>>__________________________________<BR>><BR>><BR>></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1>
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