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    • gear repair and fixins

      Do you repair your gear, alter it, maybe a quick fix.

      here's my fix for a cheap trekking pole that I just didn't wanna pitch (shit can) cause I like it, it was cheap...and so am I.
      on my last outing my trek pole locked up tight and would no longer adjust, which would have been fine , but it locked up in a shorter setting that I don't use. When I got home it unfroze and became functional again...but is now out of my circle of trust....thusly.

      ...I bought a couple small cotter/clevis/"what cha ma call it's" from the big Orange box. With downward load it should work fine, and the holes I drilled are very small so I'm hoping it won't affect the inherent stability though it likely did create a weak spot...just gotta be careful not to load it unduly.


      fatal five's....picture in gallery under trek pole repair

    • gear repair and fixins

      rocksNsocks wrote:

      Do you repair your gear, alter it, maybe a quick fix.

      here's my fix for a cheap trekking pole that I just didn't wanna pitch (**** can) cause I like it, it was cheap...and so am I.
      on my last outing my trek pole locked up tight and would no longer adjust, which would have been fine , but it locked up in a shorter setting that I don't use. When I got home it unfroze and became functional again...but is now out of my circle of trust....thusly.

      ...I bought a couple small cotter/clevis/"what cha ma call it's" from the big Orange box. With downward load it should work fine, and the holes I drilled are very small so I'm hoping it won't affect the inherent stability though it likely did create a weak spot...just gotta be careful not to load it unduly.


      fatal five's....picture in gallery under trek pole repair


      Left nasty and gratuitous criticism in picture gallery about said fix. :evil:
      Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball.

    • gear repair and fixins

      BirdBrain wrote:

      rocksNsocks wrote:

      Do you repair your gear, alter it, maybe a quick fix.

      here's my fix for a cheap trekking pole that I just didn't wanna pitch (**** can) cause I like it, it was cheap...and so am I.
      on my last outing my trek pole locked up tight and would no longer adjust, which would have been fine , but it locked up in a shorter setting that I don't use. When I got home it unfroze and became functional again...but is now out of my circle of trust....thusly.

      ...I bought a couple small cotter/clevis/"what cha ma call it's" from the big Orange box. With downward load it should work fine, and the holes I drilled are very small so I'm hoping it won't affect the inherent stability though it likely did create a weak spot...just gotta be careful not to load it unduly.


      fatal five's....picture in gallery under trek pole repair


      Left nasty and gratuitous criticism in picture gallery about said fix. :evil:
      both very good guesses...but, no other holes...perhaps it's that time again. :whistle:

    • gear repair and fixins

      rocksNsocks wrote:

      BirdBrain wrote:

      rocksNsocks wrote:

      Do you repair your gear, alter it, maybe a quick fix.

      here's my fix for a cheap trekking pole that I just didn't wanna pitch (**** can) cause I like it, it was cheap...and so am I.
      on my last outing my trek pole locked up tight and would no longer adjust, which would have been fine , but it locked up in a shorter setting that I don't use. When I got home it unfroze and became functional again...but is now out of my circle of trust....thusly.

      ...I bought a couple small cotter/clevis/"what cha ma call it's" from the big Orange box. With downward load it should work fine, and the holes I drilled are very small so I'm hoping it won't affect the inherent stability though it likely did create a weak spot...just gotta be careful not to load it unduly.


      fatal five's....picture in gallery under trek pole repair


      Left nasty and gratuitous criticism in picture gallery about said fix. :evil:
      both very good guesses...but, no other holes...perhaps it's that time again. :whistle:



      Well that backfired. :blush: And I was so proud of myself. That scratch above the fix looked like a hole at first glance.
      Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball.

    • gear repair and fixins

      BirdBrain wrote:

      rocksNsocks wrote:

      BirdBrain wrote:

      rocksNsocks wrote:

      Do you repair your gear, alter it, maybe a quick fix.

      here's my fix for a cheap trekking pole that I just didn't wanna pitch (**** can) cause I like it, it was cheap...and so am I.
      on my last outing my trek pole locked up tight and would no longer adjust, which would have been fine , but it locked up in a shorter setting that I don't use. When I got home it unfroze and became functional again...but is now out of my circle of trust....thusly.

      ...I bought a couple small cotter/clevis/"what cha ma call it's" from the big Orange box. With downward load it should work fine, and the holes I drilled are very small so I'm hoping it won't affect the inherent stability though it likely did create a weak spot...just gotta be careful not to load it unduly.


      fatal five's....picture in gallery under trek pole repair


      Left nasty and gratuitous criticism in picture gallery about said fix. :evil:
      both very good guesses...but, no other holes...perhaps it's that time again. :whistle:



      Well that backfired. :blush: And I was so proud of myself. That scratch above the fix looked like a hole at first glance.
      I could see how that would look like that...I did a double take too, but knew I didn't drill any other holes, then thought man there was a hole there I could have used....it's the lighting.