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I bought Ozark Trail trekking poles at Walmart. $20 vs. the Black Diamond $270 at Walmart. My neighbor bought a Leki cane-like trekking pole. It has been wonderful.
Very entertaining as well as informative for this 80-year-old noobie. Just got the poles and am now more interested and confident about trying them out. Thank you for your tips; now I just need to practice.
For us noobs. I would love it if you did a lesson on different treking pole tips when to use them. Also, how to make the most of different tips and how to use them in each situation. Thanks would rock.! Very much enjoying your videos, Thanks.
Great video. Very helpful. I took my poles out for a test spin for a 3 mile hike, and I knew wasn’t doing it right! Decided to check out your video before my next hike. Thanks for the sizing and use tips.
Great tips! I have used poles for 20 years, as I have back, hip and knee issues. The best tip for me is how to place the poles when walking to give a bit of propulsion as I was always doing it wrong. Also the correct height and angle. Thanks! I also Kayak and always keep a spare pole under the straps to reach as an aid and for walking around camp.
I'm going to try your super secret "trick" of holding the top of the pole when going downhill. Good one!. I have those real nice MSR fold up poles which also includes the adjustable length feature. My poles came with a soft grip "below" the usual hand hold when hiking a short distance uphill so I don't need to adjust the pole length. Duct tape can also be used as tinder & will burn long & hot when starting a fire. Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada
Thank you so much for this video! I'm new to trekking poles and was doing everything wrong! Now that I've watched your video, I feel like I'm going to be more confident using them.
4:44 - the "too high" position is a much more perfect 90 degrees at the elbow than the correct one. I actually set my poles up for the first time this way, with a square 90 degrees at the elbow, and found them far too high. it seems like a sloppy 90 degrees is the way to go :)
Just clicked on the video to see which poles you use (mine have gone appart on my last Winter tour in the deep snow) and than I actually learned so many new stuff...
Very thorough presentation, I am 69 and been jogging for years but had to stop a few years back because of arthritis. I started walking 2 years ago and saw a man walk through the bike path with poles, I got curious and now I want to buy some....thank you.
Some poles like my yellowstone ones come with a soft grip directly below the main hand grip. I'd imagine based on what you say Aaron this is for shorter pretty steep up hill bursts especially if the ground is very unstable etc. You can actually put the flesh between thumb and forefinger over lowest lip of main hand grip whilst using this soft grip. Although the strap can't be used. Maybe it's just as an option of using more like a conventional walking support stick however?
Thank you for this great informational video on trekking poles. With my knee issues, your tips on correct usage has helped a lot and is awesome for us newbies. Happy trekking Aaron!
@@ALinsdau Both poles broke by day three of my two week trek. Taught me a lesson about buying equipment thinking it's a bargain... For all it's worth your technique worked and helped ease the weight.
Basically, when on flat ground we want our elbows to be at an approx. 90 degree angle. When going up hill it’s recommend to shorten the trekking poles so your elbows are still at a 90 degree angle. When going down hill, it’s recommended to have the poles taller for stability… right?
i see them as just cumbersome - how can you climb over bolder and tree trunks up and over with your hands if you have poles in the way - they seem to limit exploring and adventures- you’re only able to use them upright i can’t see how they aren’t just in the way except they maybe helpful in heavy mud inclines when there’s no branches to hold onto or deep snow to get balance and figure out how deep it is
I have both stowed one pole and just lengthened the downhill, and other times shortened the uphill pole and used it. It depends on the dust level, rockiness of the terrain, etc.
Aaron, my knee needs strengthening, so before anything strenuous, I am just "hiking " on my street. Are there any tips that are strong enough to handle asphalt, or should I just keep using the little rubber tip? BYW great and very helpful vid. Dave
I've just used the tungsten tips. They're virtually invincible. I've had my poles for 15+ years and the tips just look slightly scratched from use on concrete, asphalt, granite, ice, sandstone, limestone, steel, etc.
Idk why they don't have a design with an over-top grip. One that fills the palm comfortably and able to grip fingers around for control. Also a hollow, skeletonized grip to allow airflow sounds like it'd be nice.
Id guess for safety, biomechanical efficiency and safety is paramount in the activities we spend so much of our lives doing. an over the top grip like you're describing could be more comfortable for some in short bursts (I have a dish brush like that and I love it for scrubbing grout) but for long term repeated use it goes against the natural/neutral wrist and hand position. A pronated grip would also recruit different muscle groups than desired in Nordic walking. obviously someone in great shape would be able to use either with little difficulty, but for a beginner, elder, or person with a condition like arthritis, it could cause injury over time. An example you could look up to demonstrate how much better the body performs with 'knife hands' would be someone doing push-ups the average way vs someone who has one of those wrist saver pushup bars. you could also look up general joint protection principles to learn more.
I thought I came up with the super secret Aaron downhill trekking pole technique 😂 I've always done that but I guess that confirms I'm doing the right thing! I did not think of the Gorilla tape though, that's great!
Informative, I’m an adolescent who is starting to find this lifestyle all very interesting, but I don’t want it to seem like I’m having a mid life crisis so I don’t want to splurge and not be prepared.
Very helpful. I am new to using poles - now I know how! Not sure about the tape however; If it is so strong, how do you unwrap it off the pole to use on something else?
Aaron. You neglected the most important safety reason for not simply putting your hand through the strap and grabbing the grip versus coming up from below the strap then reaching over to grab the grip as you demonstrate. Using the incorrect way will lead to the possibility of breaking your thumb if you were to fall since it will get trapped around the strap. Of course, it is much easier to show this technique.
Good to note. The one time I ate it hard on ice on Mt. Elbrus from a stumble, my natural inclination was to power grip the pole and I punched into the ice, leaving me with missing chunks of knuckle skin. It was so warm I wasn’t wearing gloves. Now I always wear my liners in snow just for protection.
i’m so confused - the was not steep at all - slight incline - not sure why you need a pole for that - it’s not muddy and you’re not 90 - i literally don’t understand- and what did you mean by advance use? as in advance in need of use- or age?
When you said I feel like I'm in draft, It first sound like you said.." I feel like I'm in Drag", " I dont know what that feels like". " I don't want to do that." and I started laughing yeah I can imagine you in a dress Twinkle Toes going to the mountains..that would make for a better experience..lol oh dear I don't need my nails to get dirty right now. I don't need any nail polish getting chipped. Oh my
@@ALinsdau I never heard of such lyrics and I looked them up on the internet and it kind of reminds me of Weird Al Yankovic we used to listen to him in the 70s
When you do a simple walking, hands should be straight all the time (45 degrees) and movements should start from shoulders otherwise you don't use upper muscles.
Um… as a beginner, l may have missed something, but how tight (or loose) should the loops of the straps be ? As I have them now, the ‘web’ between my thumb and forefinger is about 1/2” below where straps enter the pommel at the top of the pole - Nick
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I bought Ozark Trail trekking poles at Walmart. $20 vs. the Black Diamond $270 at Walmart. My neighbor bought a Leki cane-like trekking pole. It has been wonderful.
Very entertaining as well as informative for this 80-year-old noobie. Just got the poles and am now more interested and confident about trying them out. Thank you for your tips; now I just need to practice.
Stay safe out there!
Thanks for making these videos! I just bought some trekking poles and it's great hearing from someone who (quite literally) walks the walk.
Thanks!
For us noobs. I would love it if you did a lesson on different treking pole tips when to use them. Also, how to make the most of different tips and how to use them in each situation. Thanks would rock.!
Very much enjoying your videos, Thanks.
I like how you are on the eas , just so easy to listen to you
Thank you!
Thankyou for your explanation brother .13year my son go for trekking in manali.....Thank-you for your tips.
Stay safe out there!
Great tips! Thanks a lot for making this video!
Thanks for watching!
Great video. Very helpful. I took my poles out for a test spin for a 3 mile hike, and I knew wasn’t doing it right! Decided to check out your video before my next hike. Thanks for the sizing and use tips.
Welcome - stay safe out there!
Cycling gloves have padded palms which make using your poles much more comfortable when you’re hiking all day and protects your hands from sun.
Good pointer, thank you.
Just bought some trekking poles today. This clip was very helpful.
Glad it helped!
Great tips! I have used poles for 20 years, as I have back, hip and knee issues. The best tip for me is how to place the poles when walking to give a bit of propulsion as I was always doing it wrong. Also the correct height and angle. Thanks! I also Kayak and always keep a spare pole under the straps to reach as an aid and for walking around camp.
Thanks for watching. Stay safe out there!
I just bought new trekking poles for a hike and found this video to be a really great tutorial. Love the tips!
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice practical presentation. Covered all scenarios...a must for trekking lovers.
Thanks for watching!
Four years late, but this presentation is great!
Thanks!
Thanks. I enjoyed it all.
Thanks for watching!
I'm going to try your super secret "trick" of holding the top of the pole when going downhill. Good one!. I have those real nice MSR fold up poles which also includes the adjustable length feature. My poles came with a soft grip "below" the usual hand hold when hiking a short distance uphill so I don't need to adjust the pole length.
Duct tape can also be used as tinder & will burn long & hot when starting a fire.
Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada
Great pointers!
Brilliant as usual thank you as a beginner every tip is useful 👍 craig
Hike safe!
Thank you, fun, learned a lot.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, very helpful
You're welcome!
Thx for all your amazing tips.👍👏
No worries!
Thank you so much for this video! I'm new to trekking poles and was doing everything wrong! Now that I've watched your video, I feel like I'm going to be more confident using them.
Great video, great advice.
Thank you!
Thank you nice info,
You're welcome
4:44 - the "too high" position is a much more perfect 90 degrees at the elbow than the correct one. I actually set my poles up for the first time this way, with a square 90 degrees at the elbow, and found them far too high. it seems like a sloppy 90 degrees is the way to go :)
Too true...
very good explanation i have learn lot about hiking pole. thanks
Enjoy!
We are going to Rwanda to see the mountain gorilla's and this video really helps on how to use trekking poles. Thanks much
Wonderful video, humorous and makes the point so well that it sticks in your memory 🙂really loved your sense of humor!
Thanks so much! 😊
Just clicked on the video to see which poles you use (mine have gone appart on my last Winter tour in the deep snow) and than I actually learned so many new stuff...
Great! Stay safe out there.
Fair play, really helped
Thanks.
Thank you so much
No problem
Great Video!!
Thanks!
Thank you, all very useful information. I've just started using trekking poles.
Glad to help. Have fun out there!
Awesome, Aaron, thanks so much!!
My pleasure!
Very thorough presentation, I am 69 and been jogging for years but had to stop a few years back because of arthritis. I started walking 2 years ago and saw a man walk through the bike path with poles, I got curious and now I want to buy some....thank you.
Best of luck!
Thanks for the tips, boss!
Thanks for watching & subscribing!
Wonderful instructional video👍🏻😎didn’t realize there was that much to using trekking poles!
I was surprised, too!
Thanks for watching.
Good intro to trekking pole use.
Some poles like my yellowstone ones come with a soft grip directly below the main hand grip. I'd imagine based on what you say Aaron this is for shorter pretty steep up hill bursts especially if the ground is very unstable etc. You can actually put the flesh between thumb and forefinger over lowest lip of main hand grip whilst using this soft grip. Although the strap can't be used. Maybe it's just as an option of using more like a conventional walking support stick however?
The lower part of the grip has been useful when holding the poles w/o straps. Stay safe out there!
Great video, the downhill advice was what I was looking for. No adjustments, just pop your grip on top.
Be safe out there.
Very useful thanks Aaron.
Glad it was helpful!
Your video was very helpful.
Wonderful video!! Thank you so much.
You’re welcome!
Very good demonstration
Thank you!
Aaron, Very good and interesting.. Well done. Jim Snyder
Thanks!
Hi there! When you’re going up hill, would you recommend the poles stay behind you still? Thanks!
Thanks for this video! The tips are great!
Glad it was helpful!
Good technique sharing Aaron
Thanks!
I really appreciate the whys! How do you adjust the straps to your hand?
Thank you for the great tips and sharing the highly secret advanced tips!!!
Thanks for watching!
Great info and advise. I will be using trekking poles when I hike from now on.
Glad it was helpful!
Great teaching!
Thank you!
thanks a lot for very helpful instructions on using my new tracking poles !
Glad to help!
Thanks, Excellent information and presentation.
Glad to help!
Thank you for this great informational video on trekking poles. With my knee issues, your tips on correct usage has helped a lot and is awesome for us newbies. Happy trekking Aaron!
Thank you for watching!
Thank you great tips. Just got my first poles, will be using them in the mountains of Wales UK in June. Blessings
Have fun!
Amazing tips 🎉🎉🎉
Superb video! You are funny, direct and down-to-earth too. I learned heaps. Thank you.
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks. Very practical and useful information. Much appreciated.
Glad it was helpful!
Super useful dude!
Glad to hear it!
Thank you. Important and great tips.
Glad it was helpful!
Very useful information presented in a fun and engaging manner...thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Really good vid thankyou
No problem 👍
Great recommendations !!!!
I hope it helps.
Thanks for sharing the 'Aaron super secret' on downhill; advanced edition! I too will try the hands-on top of poles when going down.
Hope it helps - let me know how it works.
@@ALinsdau Both poles broke by day three of my two week trek. Taught me a lesson about buying equipment thinking it's a bargain... For all it's worth your technique worked and helped ease the weight.
How do I adjust my one trekking pole? It is pulled out to its maximum and now I can not get it back to match the other pole which is at 90* degree.
It might have come out of the pole?
Great video Aaron. Very good advice. 👍
Appreciate it!
thank you!!
Thank you for this post! Helps a lot! :)
Glad it helped!
I have 2 poles with some pitting corrosion so I disassemble poles and dry them after use
Thanks for watching!
Basically, when on flat ground we want our elbows to be at an approx. 90 degree angle. When going up hill it’s recommend to shorten the trekking poles so your elbows are still at a 90 degree angle. When going down hill, it’s recommended to have the poles taller for stability… right?
Thanks for the Pro tips!
You bet!
Great, tips, thanks! (and bless you!)
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you
Thanks for watching!
i see them as just cumbersome - how can you climb over bolder and tree trunks up and over with your hands if you have poles in the way - they seem to limit exploring and adventures- you’re only able to use them upright
i can’t see how they aren’t just in the way except they maybe helpful in heavy mud inclines when there’s no branches to hold onto
or deep snow to get balance and figure out how deep it is
I thought you said in the video that you were going to put a link for the Gorilla Tape you use. I don't see it here.
Gorilla duct tape at Amazon: amzn.to/2PPw9yh
@@ALinsdau Thanks!
I broke one of my new poles tonight watching this video. I've messaged the manufacturer and hopefully I get a response tomorrow.
I wonder, how to use the poles during a traverse of a steep slope? Adjust length? Which pole should have more pressure: uphill or downhill?
I have both stowed one pole and just lengthened the downhill, and other times shortened the uphill pole and used it. It depends on the dust level, rockiness of the terrain, etc.
Aaron - any comments on the rubber tips you can buy for the poles?
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Good video!!!!!!
Thanks!
Thank you. That was very useful.
Glad it was helpful!
You are amazing and fun to watch! This was so informative! Thank you!
Aaron, my knee needs strengthening, so before anything strenuous, I am just "hiking " on my street. Are there any tips that are strong enough to handle asphalt, or should I just keep using the little rubber tip? BYW great and very helpful vid. Dave
I've just used the tungsten tips. They're virtually invincible. I've had my poles for 15+ years and the tips just look slightly scratched from use on concrete, asphalt, granite, ice, sandstone, limestone, steel, etc.
Idk why they don't have a design with an over-top grip. One that fills the palm comfortably and able to grip fingers around for control.
Also a hollow, skeletonized grip to allow airflow sounds like it'd be nice.
Those are great ideas for a product.
Id guess for safety, biomechanical efficiency and safety is paramount in the activities we spend so much of our lives doing. an over the top grip like you're describing could be more comfortable for some in short bursts (I have a dish brush like that and I love it for scrubbing grout) but for long term repeated use it goes against the natural/neutral wrist and hand position. A pronated grip would also recruit different muscle groups than desired in Nordic walking. obviously someone in great shape would be able to use either with little difficulty, but for a beginner, elder, or person with a condition like arthritis, it could cause injury over time. An example you could look up to demonstrate how much better the body performs with 'knife hands' would be someone doing push-ups the average way vs someone who has one of those wrist saver pushup bars. you could also look up general joint protection principles to learn more.
Thanks
No problem
I thought I came up with the super secret Aaron downhill trekking pole technique 😂 I've always done that but I guess that confirms I'm doing the right thing! I did not think of the Gorilla tape though, that's great!
Good call!
Informative, I’m an adolescent who is starting to find this lifestyle all very interesting, but I don’t want it to seem like I’m having a mid life crisis so I don’t want to splurge and not be prepared.
Thanks for watching.
12:40 it’s mainly moss 😃
Thanks for watching!
Very helpful. I am new to using poles - now I know how! Not sure about the tape however; If it is so strong, how do you unwrap it off the pole to use on something else?
The tape is wrapped onto itself, so it'll peel off just like if it were on the original roll. It comes off the poles without too much effort.
You know your stuff.
I appreciate it.
Aaron. You neglected the most important safety reason for not simply putting your hand through the strap and grabbing the grip versus coming up from below the strap then reaching over to grab the grip as you demonstrate. Using the incorrect way will lead to the possibility of breaking your thumb if you were to fall since it will get trapped around the strap. Of course, it is much easier to show this technique.
Good to note. The one time I ate it hard on ice on Mt. Elbrus from a stumble, my natural inclination was to power grip the pole and I punched into the ice, leaving me with missing chunks of knuckle skin. It was so warm I wasn’t wearing gloves. Now I always wear my liners in snow just for protection.
i’m so confused - the was not steep at all - slight incline - not sure why you need a pole for that - it’s not muddy and you’re not 90
- i literally don’t understand- and what did you mean by advance use? as in advance in need of use- or age?
Just get to the points ~ too much talking blah blah blah ~ but you really have some very good tips ~ thank you!!
Sorry! This was back in the day when the YT recommendation was for longer videos. I hope it was helpful anyway.
When you said I feel like I'm in draft, It first sound like you said.." I feel like I'm in Drag", " I dont know what that feels like". " I don't want to do that."
and I started laughing yeah I can imagine you in a dress Twinkle Toes going to the mountains..that would make for a better experience..lol oh dear I don't need my nails to get dirty right now. I don't need any nail polish getting chipped. Oh my
Maybe like misheard music lyrics?
@@ALinsdau
I never heard of such lyrics and I looked them up on the internet and it kind of reminds me of Weird Al Yankovic we used to listen to him in the 70s
You never explained to use the poles asymmetrically, I had to look at another video for that...
Missed point - thanks for noting it.
You're a polar explorer?
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90 degree appears to be very subjective!
That it can be.
Thanks for the tips. The video is too long but good tips.
Thanks for watching!
Pro
Thanks!
When you do a simple walking, hands should be straight all the time (45 degrees) and movements should start from shoulders otherwise you don't use upper muscles.
Good tip.
S
Thanks for stopping by.
Um… as a beginner, l may have missed something, but how tight (or loose) should the loops of the straps be ? As I have them now, the ‘web’ between my thumb and forefinger is about 1/2” below where straps enter the pommel at the top of the pole - Nick