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Dopest, cheapest, durable park poles?

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Obese.Geese
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Ive looked at mad owl, but 100 for a pair of poles? I want a pair that look similar. Feedback please!
Jan 6 2013 2:34PM
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DosasNMimosas
Posts: 1701 - Karma: 664
i really like my Line Pins
Jan 6 2013 2:57PM
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SkiTennessee
Posts: 345 - Karma: 44
agreed, i got a pair of the rasta ones from last year for 20 off of rei.com over the summer, but honestly who gives a fuck about poles? just find or get some shitty rental poles and cut them
Jan 6 2013 3:12PM
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LC.
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Kerma Cobra fibreglass/carbon for $35: www.ebay.com/itm/Kerma-Scorpion-Blue-Fiberglass-Ski-Poles-125cm-NEW-/350682098445 . I've broken two of these since 2006 - one falling from a 15ft wallride to flat and one that I fell onto hard while abseiling.
Jan 6 2013 3:54PM
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Bock
Posts: 748 - Karma: 1,652
I enjoy my home mountain "rental poles"
Jan 6 2013 6:19PM
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Gameday
Posts: 274 - Karma: 89
I got sweet cross country poles for $3 at goodwill and just cut them down
Jan 6 2013 7:08PM
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rozboon
Posts: 1642 - Karma: 868

Those composite rental poles are usually damn near bulletproof, ask your local shop/hill if you can buy some, don't be a dick and steal them like some people do.

Jan 6 2013 7:17PM
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Obese.Geese
Posts: 339 - Karma: 288
At my mountain, they charge 2 dollars to rent poles, and 8 if you take em.
Jan 6 2013 7:49PM
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Thadius.Castle
Posts: 1436 - Karma: 250
Dude, who cares? Poles break/bend/get misplaced so often, it's just a waste of time and money to buy a nice pair of poles, versus a couple pairs of normal pols, that you can just cut down shorter.

Jan 6 2013 7:51PM
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DeRizzo
Posts: 3827 - Karma: 3,485
Line Pins are the dopest
Jan 6 2013 8:27PM
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YUNG_milksteAk
Posts: 1437 - Karma: 4,328
Composite rental poles/ I have these sick adjustable k2 poles that I have at the shortest setting so it's basically 2times as thick.
Jan 6 2013 8:54PM
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onenerdykid
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 11,442
As with most gear, this rule applies here: Light (here dopest), cheap, durable- pick 2.
Jan 7 2013 4:17AM
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Cotter
Posts: 2546 - Karma: 849
K2 composite poles are good because they have some bend room because they are flexible and I've never seen a pair brake
Jan 7 2013 7:58AM
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Chinchi
Posts: 1591 - Karma: 4,212
Graphite composite kids lost and found poles are the best, just go to the lost and found, see if they have a pole bin, and ask if there are any poles that they don't think any ones coming back for and they usually just let you take them.
Jan 7 2013 8:46AM
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jon@wh2o
Posts: 314 - Karma: 158
the grey scott poles they use for heli-ski operations. If you live anywhere near an operation they usually have a room full of mismatched poles, I've just been grabbing those and cutting them to the same length. My current pair has over 300 days on 'em
Jan 7 2013 5:01PM
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BlackcountryBill
Posts: 955 - Karma: 577
I'm rocking k2 composite rental poles and have been for 4 years and only broken one. "Free" from a rental shot and then just cut it down.

Cheap, light and durable.
Jan 8 2013 3:00PM
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stezybake[D]oven
Posts: 370 - Karma: 36
yup go with goodwill poles u can find some really fun ones
Jan 8 2013 4:22PM
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LukasSchroeder
Posts: 1460 - Karma: 2,683
Anything Line (dart/pin) or scott. Seems like cut down rental poles are where its at, if u dont want that get line or scott
Jan 8 2013 10:50PM
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