1. Handle
The handle is usually made of EVA, rubber, cork, plastic and other materials. Each material has the following characteristics: EVA: comfortable grip, full and elastic, not affected by the season, and the material has the function of absorbing sweat; rubber: full grip, more comfortable in winter Hard and easy to crack, does not have the function of absorbing sweat, easy to be slippery in summer; cork: full grip, not affected by season, material has sweat-absorbing function, easy to wear and desquamate; plastic: poor grip, easy to crack in winter, slippery in summer, but Low cost, cheap and convenient.
2. Wristband
This is the most important part to consider when buying trekking poles, because the mutual transmission of the trekking poles and the user's body is mainly through the wristband, so when choosing a high-quality wristband, you should consider whether it has the following characteristics: Wide and narrow on both sides, which can prevent the hand from being strangled; the adjustment buckle of the wrist strap is set at the connection with the trekking pole, and does not contact with the hand to prevent the hand from being stung; the inner side of the wrist strap is made of suede anti-friction material, which effectively protects the wrist strap from contacting skin.
3. Pole
The material of the strut is usually aluminum alloy, carbon fiber, titanium alloy, wood, steel and other materials, among which aluminum alloy and carbon fiber are the most widely used, and several materials have the following characteristics: aluminum alloy: strong and durable, low price, weight ratio carbon fiber and titanium Alloy is heavy and easy to corrode; carbon fiber: light, good material elasticity and toughness, high strength ratio, corrosion resistance, high price; titanium alloy: light, good material elasticity and strength, corrosion resistance, high price.
4. Locking system
The locking system is the core safety component of a trekking pole, and 90% of the problems with trekking poles are caused by the failure of the locking system. Inexpensive trekking poles generally use ordinary plastic parts that are easily deformed, while high-end trekking poles use high-hard engineering plastics (crystal plastics) and are precisely cut. Such as the industry-recognized advanced locking system, the Flicklock joint locking system independently developed by Black Diamond, the Robinson patented SLS second-generation locking system, and the Wildview/Diwei 3LS safety locking system.
At the same time, the aluminum alloy trekking poles will also be equipped with a shock absorption system together with the locking system. As a spring component, the shock absorber system can effectively buffer the impact force and reduce the pressure on the knee when going downhill, but because the spring will absorb the thrust when going uphill, it will consume extra physical strength when walking for a long time. In addition, the spring parts with poor material are prone to rust, breakage, slippage, etc., causing the locking system to buckle or fail. Carbon fiber and titanium alloy trekking poles, because the material itself has good elasticity and toughness, can achieve balanced shock absorption without setting a shock absorption system.
5, mud support mud support
The mud support can prevent the trekking pole from sinking into the mud. However, the environment through which the mountain climbs is mostly thorny and bushy, and the mud support will hinder the convenience of movement. Therefore, it should be noted that the mud support should be able to be disassembled and assembled quickly, so as not to cause trouble.
6. The tip of the stick
The tip of the stick is made of rubber head, iron, carbon tungsten steel, etc. Carbon tungsten steel is the hardest, the most expensive, and the cheapest rubber head, but it is also less able to cope with rough outdoor terrain, and its wear resistance is not as good as that of carbon tungsten steel head. The common patterns of the tip of the stick are reticulated pattern, diamond pattern, lattice pattern, etc. Among them, the diamond pattern has the best slip resistance and penetration.
