Your international travel companion. The Compact Travel Staff features an upper section with push-button length adjustment, and two shock-corded lower sections for compact storage and travel. An elastic keeper strap secures the collapsed staff. The Compact Travel Staff has a contoured foam grip with Wedge Lock wrist loop, a camera mount beneath a walnut knob, and a molded flex tip with removable rubber foot and trekking basket. Tracks walking staffs and trekking poles help you walk smarter. They reduce the impact of each step you take so that weight which is normally carried by your lower body is transferred to your arms and torso, lessening the stress on your legs by 5 10 pounds or more. This means you get more power and traction going uphill, and save your knees and ankles when coming back down. All Tracks staffs are hand-built with high-strength, lightweight anodized aluminum tubing. They are available as single walking staffs and paired trekking poles. Their soft foam handgrip stays comfortable hour after hour, while their adjustable wrist straps aid transfer of weight when walking.
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Package Length:
20.9 inches
Package Width:
3.5 inches
Package Height:
1.8 inches
Package Weight:
0.2 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 9 reviews
Features
Staff is hand-built with high-strength, lightweight anodized aluminum tubing
Length adjustable between 48 and 54 inches
Collapsible design for compact storage and travel
Contoured foam grip with adjustable wrist loop for comfort
Designed to reduce stress of walking and increase traction
Average Customer Review: ( 9 customer reviews )
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8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Happy Camper/Hiker Feb 20, 2009
By J. C. Bednar
"J.C. Bednar"
This is a great hiking stick. The top hard wood knob has a built in compass, and is good to bash critters/persons that come at you in an aggressive manner. It also has a good wrist band made out of elastic that comes in quite handy. There is also a nice carrying strap. The stick can be extended or collapsed just buy twisting it a few times.
The hiking stick is collapsable and consists of three sections total. An added bonus is that there are "tick marks" measured off in increments along the extended portion of the hiking stick so you can measure the depth of any water obstacles that you come along. However, the measurements are in "metric". Kind of baffling. I just used a conversion scale and scratched the "english" measurement underneath the metric.
The handle screws off to offer a small compartment where you can store some matches or an emergency fishing kit or some sort of small items that may come in handy. The hiking stick comes with a hard plastic "V" that screws on in place of the hard wood handle. This is used for hunters for a rifle rest. Also, once the hard wood handle is screwed off, you can screw a camera in its place and the stick makes a good stand for photogrophy purposes.
About the only thing I can say "bad" about this hiking stick is that the rubber tip for the point of the stick has a tendency to un-screw itself when hiking. After a while it does get kind of aggravating, so one day I just tightened the tip a little too much and stripped out the threads in the collapsable sections and ruined my stick. I bought a second stick and used thread tape to help keep the rubber tip on. Now I have NO problems. I would suggest you do the same if you buy this hiking stick. Another "bad" comment is that this stick is kind of "pricey". However, as another reviewer commented, this hiking stick is worth every penny.
I have also used this stick to help hold up a poncho during a rain storm and also as a splint to keep a fellow hikers leg straight when she injured her leg/ankle. The alternate uses for this hiking stick is only limited to your imagination.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A great gift for my hiking Dad! Oct 18, 2007
By Mary Alice Madaris
"Mary Alice"
I bought this as a birthday gift for my ever ambling father. He lives in out West and wanders all over canyons and rocks and mountainsides.
He wrote me after using it for about a week to tell me how much he loved it and what a great gift it was. He'd even been accosted by another gentleman who wanted to know where it came from because his daughter had been pestering him to "be more careful" while hiking.
He says it is lightweight and easy to work with and learn to depend upon for extra support. He loves it!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Tracks compact travel staff Feb 18, 2007
By Moe Rica Great product! Sturdy, light and easy to use. Worth the price.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
good for travel but relatively expensive Nov 26, 2007
By Abel
"thank you for the music"
When folded, this hiking stick would fit in a typical carry on luggage that can be easily packed for travel. I used it recently on a trip to southern France and it worked well. However it is relatively more expensive than others, and when collapsed, the three segments are kind of loose to carry in hand. If you like to to travel light with only carry on this would work great. Otherwise a cheaper one would just as well.
An excellent walking staff Jan 30, 2012
By Bob R I just bought a replacement for one of two Tracks that I have had for many years. The internal elastic cord had finally failed. I use them both as walking sticks and as a mono-pod for my camcorder. The only problems I have experienced is that on rare occasions the tip will get caught either in deep mud or in the cracks between boards in a board walk. It can be difficult to work it loose since the stick tends to come apart as the internal elastic cord stretches. Last year I used them on trips to Eastern Europe, Mongolia, and India. They fold up small enough to fit into my small roll-on bag and extend to a convenient length for use as a mono-pod for my camcorder.
based on 9 reviews
good for travel but relatively expensive Nov 26, 2007
By Abel
"thank you for the music"
