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Buying trekking Poles?

Bill54

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My backpack will be a carry on luggage, but I will not be able to bring my Trekking poles as carry on. I will be landing in Madrid, then take a train to Pamplona, and a bus to St. Jean. Is it better to buy the poles in Pamplona or St. Jean?

Thanks.
 
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Bill,

You might want to start off from SJPdP with poles! In SJPdP try this shop >> http://directioncompostelle.com/ To make certain that they have what you are looking for you might email them in advance. The shop is run by a former pilgrim who is VERY user friendly.

Buen Camino,

Margaret Meredith
 
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Bill, maybe you could break down your bag into two and keep the smaller one with you on carry on and leave the bigger bulkier one in check in. I haven't met an airline (besides air busses like Ryanair) that didn't have an item in check in and carry on included in the ticket. It ought save you more money and it would eliminate the the adjustment factor of try to adjust to new poles, that may not even like.
 
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Thank you Margaret, I shall be contacting the shop to see if they have anything similar to what I have right now!

Take care.

Bill
 
Last time we rocked into Pamplona, we stayed at the Jesus y Maria Albergue. Right around the corner was a newly opened pilgrim shop believe it or not, packed to the brim with everything a pilgrim could possibly use and more. They had a good range of poles. The prices we're very agreeable and the young couple who I think we're the proprietors, we're super friendly and helpful. Can't for the life of me remember what is was called though.
 
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Ah yes yes, this is the one! They didn't object to us walking around the shop with an open can of San Miguel either.
 
Not exactly replying to this thread but it has been mentioned in other threads that many pilgrims leave their poles at the albergues, not usually at the beginning but when they have finished.



Poles are sold very cheaply and we should help the people selling them who earn a very small amount. To get it free see my picture of a bundle of raw stems of trees mechanically
cut by the road works widening the road, these were collected and left for pilgrims at the entrance of the albergue. The ends need trimming and some other polishing work to make it look like the staff used by the original pilgrims.



Another picture shows where these straight stem comes from.
 
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If you have access to EBAY , I believe you can buy poles for less than half of a store , ,I pull my poles apart and tape them together and they fit in my pack, just right and then check my bag at the airport. RYAN does charge for checking , and I do ,but I have heard pilgrims say that Ryan accepted in carry on, poles disassembled and taped. i'll be in SJPP on sept 8th for another walk . Just can't stay away .
note : poles I love are Schratt 1803- I got two for $40, but use only one.
 
Thanks Howard, I shall give it a go!
 
I've never had any problems on multiple trips across the Atlantic and between countries in Europe and in North America hand-carrying onboard my telescoped down trekking poles onto planes, trains, and busses. This is in addition to any carryon items. However, I have experienced repeated problems remembering to take them with me from albergues and coffee stops!!!
 
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Me either, not even leaving from the airport at Santiago de Compostela. Mine telescope down and are made of carbon fibre, not metal, and I remove the metal tips and keep them separate.
 
I had the same experience. Right down the street from the cathedral which is worth a visit
 
I've bought supplies in both SJPP and Pamplona. Both are nice shops and both have everything a pilgrim needs, including poles. I'd email and check prices in both places.
 
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