Whether or not hikers should be using trekking poles has been debated in the outdoor community for years. While durable poles can be expensive, the benefits certainly outweigh the drawbacks.

But one day he wondered why he was carrying around a separate antenna boom when his aluminum hiking pole would make a perfectly good substitute. All he had to do was figure out a way to mount the ...

It also means that when you are hiking, your pole is heavy and cumbersome because it has a tent wrapped around it. This is a solution looking for a problem and is not something I'd be interested ...