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  1. Kitkat1066

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    Exactly
  2. Kitkat1066

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    Update on the poles love them. No more sausage fingers, it takes the weight off my joints, adds a little boost up the hills and generally I feel that I walk farther with them. I will be checking them in with my backpack as I am flying Ryanair and their carry on sizes are very small plus I live...
  3. Kitkat1066

    Ingenious (to me) water bottle solution : )

    I found something similar on Amazon, can't stand taking my pack everytime I want a drink.
  4. Kitkat1066

    Altus Poncho Help

    Ditto 5ft and shall we say cuddly but I got the XL for the sole purpose of it coming down to my ankles so I don't need rain pants. Ordered via Amazon. Check out Annie Santiago on YouTube she does a great video on the Altus.
  5. Kitkat1066

    Trail Runner Brands That Work for wide feet

    Does take a couple of weeks to get used to the extra cushioning but when alot of the trail is on tarmac this is a must.
  6. Kitkat1066

    Trail Runner Brands That Work for wide feet

    Hoka speedgoat 4 I have wide feet, fantastic room in the toe box. I bought a size and half up to allow for swelling. Also check out alternate lacing techniques I lace mine up for a wide forefoot.
  7. Kitkat1066

    Gym leggings instead of "hiking pants"

    The leggings I have, are 7/8 length which are brilliant if you are petite. They have mesh panel's in the leg and two deep pockets one on either side, deep enough for a mobile phone and loose change/mask/gloves without feeling that something is going to drop out of them. Quick dry and moisture...
  8. Kitkat1066

    Altus Poncho tips and tricks.

    From Ireland found it on Amazon.uk Germany company.
  9. Kitkat1066

    Altus Poncho tips and tricks.

    Love watching your Youtube channel I tried putting it on like a normal jacket forgetting that I had to reach around my pack to try and grab the other sleeve. Needless to say ended in a right mess lol but love the flip method.
  10. Kitkat1066

    Altus Poncho tips and tricks.

    Thank you so much you should have seen me trying to get my arm around the back of my pack to get hold of the second sleeve🤣🤣🤣
  11. Kitkat1066

    Altus Poncho tips and tricks.

    It gets caught when I try to get my second arm around my pack to put it in the sleeve. This will be trial and error I think.
  12. Kitkat1066

    Altus Poncho tips and tricks.

    I recently bought an Altus Poncho it's the newer kind so no velcro on the cuffs. I watched Anniesantiago13 talk about why she loved her Altus. Now like Annie said she is 5ft 3, ( I am 5ft 0) and one of the reasons she love's the Altus so much is because it almost reaches her ankles so no need...
  13. Kitkat1066

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    Great idea with the gloves.
  14. Kitkat1066

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    Never used poles, before so as recommended on this thread opted for budget friendly poles with the best reviews on Amazon that were light weight. That way I haven't broke the bank account if I don't like them.
  15. Kitkat1066

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    It will certainly be interesting to learn how to use them, but if they help with sausage fingers and the added sense of stability on rough terrain I am willing to try them out.
  16. Kitkat1066

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    I think we are ok for bears? this is where someone proves me wrong lol? But your right those that have thru hiked the Appalachian Trail have said the same with regard to frightening them off.
  17. Kitkat1066

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    Thay come with a couple of sets to start with I figure that should be enough for training and if I like the poles I can get extra.
  18. Kitkat1066

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    Love this forum such great views from both sides and some novel ways of using your poles. So I bit the bullet and bought a cheap set to see if they will help with, aches, pains and swelling or whether they will just get in the way. I am hoping they will help towards the end of a long days walk...
  19. Kitkat1066

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    Clever idea
  20. Kitkat1066

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    I hear you for all of the above which I have done without poles but I know in hindsight life would have been so much easier with them. I think I am going to have to buy a set and try them out to be certain that they are for me.

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