Trekking mode
Choose whichever assembly provides the desired range of pole height adjustment.
Shorter hikers tend to prefer the handle, adjuster, coupler, and trekking foot. Taller users
will insert the extension between the coupler and trekking foot. Always sink the handle at
least four inches (10cm) into the flip lock adjuster. Pack all remaining components until
time to set up in hammock mode.
When joining segments with internal threading, do not over-
tighten. Snug enough to prevent loosening in use is sufficient. Do not
over-tighten the flip lock adjuster nut. If you must loosen it to make
height changes, then it is too tight.
Trekking pole use permits many styles. Most prefer a height that
allows for forearm to be parallel to the ground when the strap is
loose. Let the strap bear your weight so you needn’t grip the handle
tightly, to minimize fatigue. A two-finger grip toward the bottom of
the handle provides a lower swing weight, improves balance, and
allows for a quick choke up on the grip or to the top knob in palm to
extend the effective pole length for brief descents, without having to
adjust the flip lock.
The rubber tip is meant mainly to protect the bag, your tarp, and
items in your pack from the hard carbide tip of the trekking foot. As a
walking tip, it is easily worn or lost. Both rubber and carbide tips, as
well as snow baskets, are non-proprietary consumable items, with
replacements available from many sources.
You may replace the trekking foot with the hammock foot if you
prefer a blunt tip for use on soft surfaces. This also allows for use in
the mode of a taller hiking staff. Note that hiking with the hammock
foot on hard surfaces may result in rapid wear. Replacing the
hammock foot requires returning to Tensa Outdoor or some level of
home tooling and skill.
The aluminum Hubz piece below the top knob secures the strap, but it may be stored
separately, with the threaded post under the knob serving to retain the provided or
alternate straps when the knob is tightened to pinch them. The post beneath the top
knob is threaded like that of camera tripod mounts. You can use the pole as a monopod.
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