>>1706839If you do go with a broomhandle, you'll need to do a bit of work on it to make it trail-worthy. This is what I did when I made my own broomstick staff:
-Get some grip tape (baseball bat, tennis racket, hockey tape, whichever you prefer) and create a handle area. If you have access to leather wrappings, you can do that too.
-Drill a small hole through the stick near the handle and run a length of paracord or whichever material you'd like for a lanyard loop.
-Buy a brass or steel pipe-cap that fits the stick's width. Most likely none of them will, so get a cap that is the closest fit, and then sand down the stick's end until it can be fitted snugly with a mallet. Get some epoxy glue and then use it to attach it to the stick.
OR
If you're feeling a bit more crafty and less thrifty, you can buy a standard, modern trekking pole (like from Walmart or Target), saw off the bottom end, leaving about two inches of aluminum pole attached to the trail tip. Then drill a hole into the bottom of the broomstick that is slightly narrower than the aluminum length. Put some epoxy in the hole, and hammer the trail bit in.
