Which wading staff?

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

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

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

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
...

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.

This works well enough half the time. I would rather
carry a piece of cedar or bamboo that I know the
strength of beforehand.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:52:57 -0500, "Don Phillipson"
wrote:

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
m...

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.

This works well enough half the time. I would rather
carry a piece of cedar or bamboo that I know the
strength of beforehand.

And the other half of the time, sureofoot?

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
...
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

Great idea, except when you're in a place where there are no stout sticks.