Trekking pole tips

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#1

I recently bought some rubber tips to go on my Leki poles. When I opened the package, there was a paper in the pack that said “for use on pavement or indoors.” These were the only tips that I could find for my poles. I’m just wondering if someone can confirm that I bought the right ones to use on the AT, or is there another type that I need to buy that I don’t know about?

m.d.

#2

No, they won’t work too well. You’ll probably loose them on the first day. Most outfitters have the metal tips for Leki poles. It’s fairly hard to get the old ones off, but they will pry off. The people at the outfitters probably have experience changing them, if you need help.

Bear Bag Hanger

#3

Aaah. OK. Thanks Bear Bag Hanger! I’m not too familiar with these hiking poles. I did read, however, that you want to use tips on the AT to help prevent erosion on the trail. The problem is it didn’t specify which type of tips to use.
Therefore, I bought the rubber ones sold at Campmor.com. I got the wrong kind then. Once again, thanks for the feedback.

m.d.

#4

Do the hiking world a favor and go with the rubber tips,nothing worse than hearing some one coming down the trail with metal tips hitting against the rock,plus it helps tear up the other parts of the trail.
:frowning:

old&in the way

#5

Do the hiking world a favor and go with the rubber tips,nothing worse than hearing some one coming down the trail with metal tips hitting against the rock,plus it helps tear up the other parts of the trail.
:frowning:

old&in the way

#6

I got my tips changed after a couple thousand miles at a outfitter in Mammoth, CA. They charged me 15 dollars and handed me back my poles in worse shape than what I gave to them…I think the owner changed them too…After I told them that I wanted my old ones put back on because they were in better shape than the new ones they threw a hissy-fit. I finally got them to put on a new pair of non-chipped tips at no additional cost. I use leki titanium poles. After telling this story to a few other hikers the next couple of days, I met another thru-hiker that had his lowerpole section crushed by the vice that they put them in to pound in the new tips. My point is, you need to make sure the person puting the tips on is doing it right and inspect your poles for damage after they have been worked on. The same outfitter offers a percentage off to thru-hikers and I asked for the discount when I checked out, they said they already put on the discount and I said,“OK, thanks!” but when I was on my way back to Reds Meadow I checked out the recept and they didn’t put the discount on my purchase. I hope my rant helps. :nerd

Spigot

#7

thanks guys! i’ll go ahead and start with the rubber tips on then.

m.d.

#8

I used rubber tips and super-glued them on. Worked great.

Colter

#9

I have changed the tips on more than one pair of Leki’s. You can probably get this information from their site, but what you need is an adjustable crescent wrench. Wrap a bit of cloth around the pole where the wrench will touch above the plastic of the tip. Don’t screw the wrench real tight. Have a a friend hold the lower section of the pole (vertically) for you instead of using a vise. You hold the handle of the wrench and tap it with a hammer right near the pole. This should knock the tip off. Then you can proceed. If you don’t have a friend handy, you can perhaps hold the wrench between your knees while using one hand to tap with the hammer. Hope this helps and is clear… :oh

Lady Di