The Points of Purchasing a Trekking Pole

1. Check the lock: Lock the sections of the trekking pole and press down with full force to make sure it will not break, and the locking system can bear the weight.

2.Tie the wristband: attach the wristband during the hiking, can let the comfortable state, and swing the cane back and forth, if the wristband will hurt your wrist, continue to find. The wristband is preferably soft, and has some elasticity, which can be easily adjusted to the required degree of firmness and is not easy to fall off.

3. Choose the handle: the use of cork and foam handles of trekking poles, usually the palm of the hand is easy to sweat or often in the rainy days of the first choice, because these materials even if wet, there is better friction. The handles of rubber, plastic and other materials are slippery when wet, and the hand feel is not particularly good, but durable and strong. If your palms are prone to sweating, avoid using plastic grips because they tend to slip out of the palm like wet fish. Cork or foam cane is best caught. In cold weather, the handle of the foam feels warmer than cork, plastic, wood or rubber.

4.Choose material: aluminum trekking poles, sturdy, lightweight, cheap, most manufacturers use aluminum alloy materials. If you are a person with high quality requirements, you can choose a lighter new cane of carbon fiber or titanium alloy. Carbon fiber, as strong as aluminum alloy, but lighter in weight, but more expensive. Titanium alloys are lighter but more expensive. The trekking poles made of carbon fiber and titanium alloy are relatively small in diameter, making them feel light.  You can use them quickly when you use them. It is easy to put the tip of the stick in a suitable position.

5. Select the number of nodes: First, select according to the intensity of the activity. The more the number of canes, the lower the bearing capacity. When it comes to leisure activities, the most prominent thing is to carry it easily. Therefore, the four-segmented stick is the first choice. When the activity has a certain intensity, choose the three-segment stick to ensure safety.