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Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 17:59:45 No.363639 View View Reply Original Report

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Do you use hiking sticks? Why?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 18:09:33 No.363645 Report

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Yes.
Because spider webs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 18:13:54 No.363646 Report

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On long hikes I find a 4-5' stick in the field and carve the handhold.
On day hikes I bring my 6 foot white wax wood staff which I owned from a couple years of kung fu classes.
Personally I like carrying a stick because it makes going downhill much easier/faster. You can traverse with slightly more confidence once you're used to and comfortable with it. This is especially true with my white wax wood staff, that thing has saved me from many a fall on steep declines.

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Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 18:14:36 No.363647 Report

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Literally nothing faggier than a walking stick
sorry guys

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Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 18:14:56 No.363648 Report

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>>363646

forgot pic

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 18:39:15 No.363661 Report

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>>363647

doyouevenhikebro?

but seriously. first off you use the word "faggier". and secondly you doubt the practicality of a hiking stick? Have you ever done any serious hiking with like 40 pounds on your back? I didn't think so.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 18:44:11 No.363662 Report

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I use some simple black diamonds...didn't really think much of hiking sticks before...I do now. I usually go out for 4-8 days at a time and carry 30-50lbs. They're most useful for me as I start to tire out.

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Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 18:50:49 No.363669 Report

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Yes. I feel like Moses everytime I do that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 18:52:24 No.363671 Report

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>>363639
>Do you use hiking sticks?
Yes
>Why?
It's easier on my knees to have a weight bearing stick at hand
I have fended off a vicious dog with one
They're good for clearing spider webs on a fresh trail
They improve balance when crossing streams or on fallen logs
They can be a useful camera monopod for low light shooting
They're fun to whittle around the campfire

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 19:03:56 No.363675 Report

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>>363661
I backpack harder than you.
If you carry a staff around with you you better be able to cast spells with that shit

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 19:23:36 No.363690 Report

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>>363675

No you don't. I've already explained why I carry a staff. Care to stop lying/not reading/ and generally shtiposting so the adults can get back to the conversation now? Thanks.

identity politics dont matter

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identity politics dont matter Thu 07 Aug 2014 19:34:12 No.363694 Report

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always
i replace em after a month

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Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 20:06:39 No.363711 Report

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>>363639
Yes, on long hikes. I use a wooden staff, never tried poles. Good for crossing streams, keep balance in rocky terrain, help climb up and down steep slopes etc.

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Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 20:07:39 No.363713 Report

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Only wooden sticks. Plastic is for faggots.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 20:33:26 No.363728 Report

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>>363711
Nice little bowl there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 21:04:48 No.363747 Report

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>>363728
its called a kuksa

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 21:20:53 No.363753 Report

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>>363639
I use one in conjunction with two beautiful plash palatkas.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 23:06:21 No.363797 Report

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>>363747
You're right. If I had tried to describe it as a "little bowl" people wouldn't know what the hell I was talking about. Everyone knows 'kuksi'

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 23:17:47 No.363806 Report

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>>363797
I think you might be reading more hostility into that post than the dude actually intended.

Like I'm glad to know what they are called so I can look at others online

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 23:44:19 No.363813 Report

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They take a shitload off your knees, and seeing as knees get fucked hard on both sides of my family, I try as hard as I can to save them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Aug 2014 23:52:37 No.363819 Report

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I hike around rattlesnake territory. Sticks are useful.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Aug 2014 00:03:28 No.363823 Report

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>>363819
What I was about to post as well. North GA has some rattlers (although not many), but tons of copperheads and water moccasins around the little creeks and everything. Good to have a stick to nudge them out of the way if there is no way around. Also, as mentioned previously, spider webs.

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Anonymous Fri 08 Aug 2014 14:56:48 No.364079 Report

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>>363728
Yea. It's sort of an inherited thing and the leather strap started to break so it ended up back on the shelf. Bought a new one from kupilka, which is made of a wood fibre and plastic mix. Pretty neat.

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Anonymous Fri 08 Aug 2014 16:29:28 No.364120 Report

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Not entirely sure of what type of birch it is, but I made this one in the Sierras. I got really bored, so I sanded it down, used a beeswax oil to finish the wood, then made a cotton twine/leather strap handle. I unfortunately don't have a picture of the entire thing, but here is the handle. It is about 4.5' long

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Aug 2014 16:45:41 No.364130 Report

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>>364120
Or since you're on a phone you could just go and take a photo now?
Handle looks really good.

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Anonymous Fri 08 Aug 2014 16:58:50 No.364137 Report

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>>363797
fucking hell, i thought you didn't know the name of it so i tried to be helpful and tell you. No need to be so agressive mate, just chill /out/

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Aug 2014 17:15:08 No.364144 Report

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do you guys just pick a straight stick when hiking, or do you search a lot, clean it, put paracord on it, and turn it into something more?

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Anonymous Fri 08 Aug 2014 17:50:04 No.364156 Report

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>>364130
I would, but it's not with me at the moment. Thanks! I'll probably start another hiking stick thread, provided this one isn't still here, when I get a decent picture of it

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Aug 2014 17:51:30 No.364157 Report

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>>364144
All personal preference, and it depends on how long you're gonna keep it

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Anonymous Fri 08 Aug 2014 17:55:29 No.364159 Report

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Yes
Because i am a wizard

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Anonymous Sat 09 Aug 2014 01:23:43 No.364340 Report

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>>364130
>>364120
See pic

This is the whole thing. Hopefully my phone won't turn it sideways, but it's probably going to.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Aug 2014 03:16:51 No.364393 Report

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>>363639
Is there a way to add a retractable blade to a hiking stick for snakes?
Something like a switchblade that swings out the side and sticks out of the end would be cool.

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Anonymous Sat 09 Aug 2014 03:41:40 No.364401 Report

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>>364079
Those look freaking awesome.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Aug 2014 03:47:25 No.364403 Report

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>>364137
Twas not I. Idk what that anons problem was but I was simply stating that it was, in fact, a nice little bowl.
I mean a kuksa.
You know what I mean.
And also thanks for letting me know.
So did you carve it yourself? I wanna make my own now...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Aug 2014 04:46:40 No.364452 Report

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>>364393
probably. unfortunately in my country sticks with hidden blades are explicitly forbidden.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Aug 2014 10:39:41 No.364530 Report

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>>364403
if it wasn't you then sorry about that. I didn't post the original picture with the kuksa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iGhbxqdgdg

good video about carving one.

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Anonymous Sat 09 Aug 2014 19:10:12 No.364754 Report

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>>364530
Looking at a few kuksa making videos and no one seems to do it right, apart from three guys, 2 Finns and 1 Swede.
A proper kuksa is made of birch burl, not a regular piece of wood. That gives a natural bowl shape. The way the grains grow all over the shop, makes it stronger and gives it a beautiful pattern.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Aug 2014 01:29:14 No.364925 Report

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No. Because I'm not Gandalf.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Aug 2014 01:55:05 No.364943 Report

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>>363639
Sometimes.
To feel like a wise old man. Pretending can be nice.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Aug 2014 03:35:37 No.364996 Report

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>>363639
>Do you use hiking sticks?
Yes.

>Why?
Snakes, spider webs, up and down terrain, climb up rock or slick spot and hand the end down to my wife/kids to help them up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Aug 2014 15:18:32 No.365193 Report

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>>363639
Yes, I tend to end up in mud so it's really great for getting back out

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