Out There Antishock Walking and Trekking Poles
Product Review & Walking Gear Test

	Antishock Walking and Trekking Poles Vital Statistics: Colours: Anodised Forest, Pink Stripy, Blue Stripy, Teal Surf SRP: £24.99 Features to Note: Spike Protector included Grip handle 3 adjustable parts Made from a high grade aluminium alloy Antishock

Antishock Walking and Trekking Poles

Vital Statistics:

Colours:
Anodised Forest, Pink Stripy, Blue Stripy, Teal Surf

SRP:
£24.99

Features to Note:

Spike Protector included
Grip handle
3 adjustable parts
Made from a high grade aluminium alloy
Antishock

In-use Test:

In my experience, there are only two types of walker - those who use walking poles and those who haven't tried walking with poles yet. I had my 'Damascean' moment a few years ago and since then I always walk with at least one. I find it just helps to give a little extra stability and confidence ... and if I need two hands I can compress the pole and attach it to my back-pack via the ice-axe loops.

The Out There! Antishock Trekking pole hand grip is comfortable but the strap did not have enough adjustment to allow for my heavy duty winter gloves. The pole compressed down to 70 cm in length for easy stowage when I needed both hands for some light scrambling. The anti-shock system worked well - although it's not possible to turn it off. The solid basket worked fine in mud and the overall 'grip' on this terrain was fine. The walking pole tip is aluminium.

Buying Advice:

You cannot turn the anti-shock system off for uphill walking and the tip is only aluminium so may not be the most durable - but at this price the Out There! Antishock Trekking pole offers excellent value and is a good entry level pole for Spring, Summer and Autumn walking.

What do you think?

Have you got one or a pair of Out There Antishock Walking and Trekking Poles?

We would love to hear what you thought of it - good, bad or indifferent. Perhaps you simply disagree with the verdict above - or feel an important feature has been negelected.

Let us know by clicking this link - What I think of Out There Antishock Walking and Trekking Poles - so we can publish your important views below.

• Hi. The Open/Close instruction on the pole is confusing and caused me to unfortunately snap on off the plastic locking mechanisms. Close instruction is in fact to loosen the pole so that you can CLOSE THE POLE. Open instruction turns out to tighten the locking mechanisms (NOT TO OPEN THE POLE this is why I snapped the light plastic lock) to lock the pole OPEN. Perhaps the instruction should be Lock/Unlock and not Open/Close.

Paul Naughton, Galway

• I bought a couple of Trekking Poles passing through Fort William just last week but unfortunately found the plastic sleeve on one of the lower telescopic tubes split and come off so I've had to tape it up before even having the chance to actually put the pole to use. Unless you can tell me where to have it fixed in the Netherlands? Apart from this minor flaw I think the poles are great and offer real value for money!

Hans Grobben, Bergambacht, The Netherlands