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Does anyone NOT like Pacerpoles?

The question was: Has anyone used them and not liked them? I had never considered using poles until I read about them on this forum. That is to say, when trekking in Thailand, I used a bit of bamboo on

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Backpacks and poles = check or carry on?

The question was: In the past few years, we have come up against various “rules” regarding luggage which seem to make no sense. For instance, last week I traveled from California to Oregon via air. I called the airlines ahead

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Can I bring my wooden pole on a flight?

The question was: i am flying from Dublin to biarritz with ryanair , does anybody know if i can bring my wooden pole on board , or should i buy one in sjpdp , its about 4ft long Read all

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Walking poles or no walking poles on the Camino de Santiago?

The question was: I really can’t decide. I appreciate that they make your life easier but will they make they walkers lot MUCH easier. I’ve used them before and I just feel slightly uncomfortable. Read all the good walking pole

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Can I bring my Nordic Poles on Ryan Air?

The question was: Has anyone had difficulty getting poles on Ryan Air as cabin baggage or does the backpack and poles have to go in the luggage compartment? Read all the good advice on this topic in the Camino Forum.

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Trekking poles or not…

Some people like it and can not walk the camino without it, some popel don’t see the point and they feel like the trekking poes comes “in the way”. There is a great discussion on trekking poles topic over in

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