Dan wrote:

Okay, I guess this post got sort of long, but here's my point: Is there
currently any consensus on which are the best cheap but serviceable travel
rods?

A packable rod would be fine and dandy, but you could just as well
acquire or make a sturdy rod tube for your Fenwick and use it as a
walking stick. PVC tubing works well.

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