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[QUOTE="mla1, post: 360137, member: 26096"] Oh I see! Yes, mine have that extra bit of grip - I didn't realize it was a special technical feature!:) I don't think I ever 'choked up.' And, I have only adjusted them rarely - though I certainly found it useful on very steep trails. In terms of changing/replacing the tips -- I have not done it yet and probably should have before now. They are definitely worn down and will be difficult to change. You need a pair of pliers to change them. And an extra pair comes with the poles. And - yes - you can just put the rubber covers over the tips too. That's what I do before I fold my poles up and put them in their little bag and put them in my pack and carry them on the plane. (And, no, I have not ever tried to sneak the poles on a plane - it would be impossible to do so. My pack, like all bags, is scanned, and, just to be sure, I have talked to the security people in my tiny airport, in Canada, where they don't seem to mind this particular version of a stick, in this particular format, being stowed in carry-on bags. Other people's experience, other airlines, may be different). One other word about poles: I did learn my lesson about making sure you put your poles away dry. After a final day of rain as I got to SJPP, I folded up my poles, packed them away and went to Paris for a few days. Came home and put them in a freezer for a week to kill any baby bedbugs, and then forgot about them for a while. When I next went to use them they were quite stuck together - corroded from the moisture. There was a lot of fiddling to get them apart. Lesson learned: make sure to dry your poles before you store them. [/QUOTE]
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