"rb608" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
I assume some of you have owned more than one wading staff, and at some
point said "I wish I bought this nice one before those pieces of crap I
owned before". If you wanted to skip all the crap, which one(s) would you
buy, and why?

I've only owned one, a Folstaff, and I've been unhesitatingly happy
with it. It folds up out of the way when I'm not using it & it's rock
solid when I am.

At the time I bought mine, there were two models and may still be. I
bought the larger diameter (3/4"). My buddy bought the 1/2" and was
sorry. He always felt it was too slender & he didn't trust it.

I've heard numerous negative testimonials here on ROFF about the
handles coming off, the elastic breaking, and the sections getting
stuck; but none of that has happened to mine.

Joe F.


If it's opened up, but you're not using it, does it float? Or is that not a
feature I should focus on?

No laughing. I just began looking at these things, and very little so far.
But, an "almost" at a creek last week got me thinking. A lot.