[pct-l] Trekking pole tips

[Tortoise]

I have a pair of old Like Makau Ultralite Titanium poles which are still 
in good condition.

According to the Like site, the tips are replacible -- it is a 
combination piece, the actual carbide tip and the hard rubber pole end 
which fits on the pole shaft.

I think the carbide tip is hard enough to get a good grip / stick on 
granite and other hard rock. How long the tips last depends a lot on 
where you hike and how you use the poles.

Tortoise

<> He who finishes last, wins! <>



Brian Lewis wrote:
>
> W.S. Monty said:
>
> "/Big consideration.  For a lot of people, trekking pole tips are dull 
> by this point.  Mammoth and Bishop are tho only two places on the 
> trail i know of to replace them for the rest of California.  (about $20)/"
>
>  
>
> I've never had to replace trekkiing pole tips.  I'd appreciate 
> feedback from those with experience on this, in detailed form ...
>
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>     * Who cares if they're dull?  I don't need particularly sharp
>       tips, the tips inherently have a small striking surface area.  
>       Are you talking about something that ultimately leads to the
>       tips breaking or actually failing in any way?
>
>     * Is a trekking pole tip a one-size-fits-all sort of thing, or are
>       you talking about brand- and even model-specific replacement
>       parts?  Having read about this before I tried last week to see
>       if I could buy replacement tips to keep in my bounce bucket, but
>       found nothing on the manufacturer's (Komperdell) site about this.
>
>     * I presume some special tool(s) and perhaps expertise is required
>       to replace the tips, i.e., that you're not just obtaining a part
>       but paying for someone to do the replacement?
>
>  
>
> Looking just now at my trekking pole tip I see a smidge more than 1/8" 
> length of metal tip, and my wife's poles (with which she's walked a 
> lot fewer miles) look about the same.  I can't imagine that after just 
> another 900 miles or so that this would wear away, but is it actual 
> wear --- literally grinding the tip down to nothing --- that you're 
> talking about?
>
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> TIA ---
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>             Brian Lewis
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