- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances 15,16,18
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True. I'm interested to try them though.Four-section poles do make for slightly easier packing - although most of my travel bags have one dimension long enough to take a three-section pole - but they also add another potential point of failure.
I remember, I spent a month in Perth once working. I think Perth is expensive even for Australia, but it really was a lot more expensive then the US. My sympathies!So I was shopping around here in Oz for replacements. They are crazy prices.
I came across a chain of stores in Italy (Fizan are made in Italy)
Even with the postage they are cheaper than buying here in Oz.
For those in the US, yes I realise you guys pack a fraction of the price that we do for stuff down under
Sadly I have found a lot of US retailers won't ship to Australia.
Someone has to live hereI remember, I spent a month in Perth once working. I think Perth is expensive even for Australia, but it really was a lot more expensive then the US. My sympathies!
Though Perth (Western Australia) is not really Australia.
Of course he has!!Oh. So my brother hasn't go to Australia then?
is the sort of offensive joke that normally not even a real Australian would make would make in public discourse. Whatever element of truth their might be in @Robo's gross generalisations about not only Western Australia but anywhere else between where he lives and the west coast, they are mostly Pinocchio moments. Although, with this attitude, his views about being welcome might become a self-fulfilling prophecy were he to visit sometime.Though Perth (Western Australia) is not really Australia.
Thank you for the information. We bought ours at an Asian store for $8.50 euros each and they lasted til the end of our Camino and left them in SantiagoPat and I use Fizan Compact trekking poles, mainly because they are ultra light.
Only 158 gms per pole. (3 section)
The downside of course is that they are not that strong, and as they use twist grips, over tightening can lead to splits in the pole.
So we are in need of replacements. It didn't help that I slipped on my butt this year coming down from El Acebo and landed on a pole. It's now banana shaped!
So I was shopping around here in Oz for replacements. They are crazy prices.
I came across a chain of stores in Italy (Fizan are made in Italy)
Even with the postage they are cheaper than buying here in Oz.
I'm going to try the even more compact 4 section poles, as we'll be backpacking around Europe by train after our next Camino.
I'll keep you posted.
This is the store (no commercial interest) https://www.oliunid.com/
They have a chain of bricks and mortar stores and look fairly legit/
For those in the US, yes I realise you guys pack a fraction of the price that we do for stuff down under
Sadly I have found a lot of US retailers won't ship to Australia.
I suspect we will now get an avalanche of Pole recommendations.
Black Diamond, Pacer......... we like our Fizan
I can recommend Oliunid, I’ve been buying Fizan Nordic poles through them for friends in the Castlemaine region (Victoria) for several years.Pat and I use Fizan Compact trekking poles, mainly because they are ultra light.
Only 158 gms per pole. (3 section)
The downside of course is that they are not that strong, and as they use twist grips, over tightening can lead to splits in the pole.
So we are in need of replacements. It didn't help that I slipped on my butt this year coming down from El Acebo and landed on a pole. It's now banana shaped!
So I was shopping around here in Oz for replacements. They are crazy prices.
I came across a chain of stores in Italy (Fizan are made in Italy)
Even with the postage they are cheaper than buying here in Oz.
I'm going to try the even more compact 4 section poles, as we'll be backpacking around Europe by train after our next Camino.
I'll keep you posted.
This is the store (no commercial interest) https://www.oliunid.com/
They have a chain of bricks and mortar stores and look fairly legit/
For those in the US, yes I realise you guys pack a fraction of the price that we do for stuff down under
Sadly I have found a lot of US retailers won't ship to Australia.
I suspect we will now get an avalanche of Pole recommendations.
Black Diamond, Pacer......... we like our Fizan
If you let me know, I will forewarn my family there and arrange a sandgroper welcome for the pair of youG'Day @Robo, let me know when/if you are driving to the Golden West. The Nullabore is the only bit of Oz I have not driven. As for comparing it to the Meseta, well only if the Meseta was 10 times longer. Cheers
My apologies @dougfitz . A poor attempt at humour and trying to portray the vastness of the landscape.Of course he has!!
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is the sort of offensive joke that normally not even a real Australian would make would make in public discourse. Whatever element of truth their might be in @Robo's gross generalisations about not only Western Australia but anywhere else between where he lives and the west coast, they are mostly Pinocchio moments. Although, with this attitude, his views about being welcome might become a self-fulfilling prophecy were he to visit sometime.
I understand. Many years ago I was attending a training course in England, and a fellow student asked if I got to visit my parents every weekend. The next day I brought in a little brochure that the Australian High Commission had given me showing Australia superimposed on Europe. With WA's west coast aligned with the west coast of Ireland, where I had been stationed in Victoria was a little to the east of Moscow. It quickly dawned on him why I had found it amusing to think I would visit Perth that often.A poor attempt at humour and trying to portray the vastness of the landscape.
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