Which wading staff?

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?

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?

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You can take the rubber tip off. Ironwood is hard enough that
you don't need it.

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?

If I wanted to skip all the crap, I wouldn't buy anything.
When I need a wading staff I look around for a nice stout
stick, use it for the day then leave it next to the path
for the next guy.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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.

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:11:34 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

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?

If I wanted to skip all the crap, I wouldn't buy anything.

Yeah, sure, obviously you've no need, but how's that gonna help Joe?

When I need a wading staff I look around for a nice stout
stick,

And If he were you, that's exactly what he could do, too...

use it for the day then leave it next to the path
for the next guy.

Well, whaddayaknow...

I would have bet big you just stuck it back up your ass...

IAC, if a folding staff isn't necessary, a replaced ski pole makes a
good staff, and if you don't ski, they can be had for little or nothing
at charity shops all over N. America and lots of Europe. And a length
of heavy-walled PVC with a glued cap on one end and threaded cap on the
other makes a combo rod protector/staff.

TC,
R

"rb608" wrote in news:1163628767.334051.175480
@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

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.


Ditto. You have to learn the trick about rolling the joint (so to speak)
against your knee should it lock, but overall a great product that requires
no thought or effort to deploy, which is the most important part.

--
Scott
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On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:55:24 GMT, "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?

The same heavy-duty model (3/4" diameter tubing) Folstaff I've owned for a
decade or two...

/daytripper (and *don't wax the ferrules*, for the love of God! ;-)

wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
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?
If I wanted to skip all the crap, I wouldn't buy anything.

Yeah, sure, obviously you've no need, but how's that gonna help Joe?

When I need a wading staff I look around for a nice stout
stick,

And If he were you, that's exactly what he could do, too...

use it for the day then leave it next to the path
for the next guy.

Well, whaddayaknow...

I would have bet big you just stuck it back up your ass...

Well, that's a new one on me. You store your ski poles and
wading staffs up your arse ? Hmmmm...

Not that there's anything wrong with that !!

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
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"rb608" wrote in news:1163628767.334051.175480
@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

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.


Ditto. You have to learn the trick about rolling the joint (so to speak)
against your knee should it lock, but overall a great product that
requires
no thought or effort to deploy, which is the most important part.

--
Scott
Reverse name to reply

Same here. Thanks for the "rolling the joint" trick to get the thing apart.
That is the only negative I have. The staff is at least 20 years old and I
don't know how long the stretch chord inside will last before it
deteriorates. So far, so good.

Guy

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