[at-l] some real questions...

[Kurt Cedergren]

On 3/1/07, Felix J <athiker at smithville.net> wrote:
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> Secondly, I have some Leki Makula (Mukala, Mukalu,
> Mukaluk...something...) and one of them won't 'tighten'. I've pulled
> that section out and hand-tightened the nut on it several times and it
> works fine THAT TIME. If I adjust it/collapse it, the same thing
> happens. Advice for keeping the nut tight?


Maybe a little drop of "thread lock" would help out. Try Loctite or
equivalent.

Down the road you might consider a pair of Black Diamond Flick Lock poles.
The adjust via a cam lock instead of the typical twist lock. They are bomb
proof at the cost of a slight weight penalty. They cost about 1/2 the price
of Leki's.

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