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c/backpacking-routesshane_nguyenshane_nguyen1mo agoProlific Poster

Appreciation post: my broken trekking pole saved a 9 mile day in the Smokies

The lock on my right pole gave out halfway up Charlie's Bunion last Saturday, but I found that wrapping a $3 roll of duct tape around the joint held it steady enough to finish, so has anyone else had a gear failure turn into a surprisingly solid workaround?
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wadefoster
wadefoster29d ago
Duct tape holding a trekking pole sounds like a Tuesday for most of us. Glad it worked, but I'm not sure this is groundbreaking news.
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