"brians" wrote


It folds up very easily, and unfolds/extends reasonable easy. Just don't
try it when your standing in the middle of the river, waiting to be swept
downstream. ;-) The Simms staff uses a metal cable to hold it together. I
don't think the other brands do. The shaft diameter is bigger than most
standard staffs. Simms come with a retractor, so you don't have a long
leash to get in the way.


I've looked at it and it does seem to be a better product than any of the
others I've seen .... maybe a Marks-A-Lot is the answerG, as you suggest.
I actually went into a shop one day last summer with the intention of buying
one, picked one up and was on the way to check out, but then I opened it to
make sure it worked ok and it seemed too long to me, so I hesitated ....
then I saw those big, dreaded, letters S- I- M - shudder :-) .... and
decided to leave and "think on it" G

I'll end up with one, I bet .... and it's not the $99 that has slowed the
process, ....