| Tracks Compact Travel Staff | 
| Brand: Cascade Designs
Department: Summer Accessories
Buy New: $89.95
as of 7/29/2010 23:27 EDT details
Seller: Massey's Outfitters
Rating:  6 reviews
Color: Blue/Black
Size: One Size
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 42.5 x 2 x 2
MPN: 05953
Model: 5953
UPC: 040818059531
EAN: 0400106222885
ASIN: B000F9Z7SG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Staff is hand-built with high-strength, lightweight anodized aluminum tubing | | • | Length adjustable between 48 and 54 inches | | • | Collapsible design for compact storage and travel | | • | Contoured foam grip with adjustable wrist loop for comfort | | • | Designed to reduce stress of walking and increase traction |
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Product Description
Adjustable height Tracks Compact Travel Staff... lightweight for easy travel! With 2 shock-corded lower sections, this Staff easily folds down to 19 1/2"h. and weighs just 10 1/2 ozs. for convenient travel... yet expands to a comfortable height for hiking! Using this Tracks Walking Staff increases upper body muscle development, and reduces the stress on hip and knee joints. Tracks Staffs also provide greater comfort, support, and balance. Make it your international travel companion: Sure-locking button allows you to change the length of this adjustable Tracks Staff from 48-54" in 1 1/4" increments. It's quick, easy and secure... simply depress the spring-loaded button, slide the telescoping tube sections to the desired length, then release; Comfortable, contoured foam grip with quick and easy wedge lock wrist loop adjustment Unscrew the walnut knob to reveal a universal camera mount, then screw your camera to the top of the staff to instantly add a higher level of stability to your adventure photography; Spike tip beneath removable rubber foot to accommodate various terrains; Add one to your Shopping Cart and march onward today! You'll enjoy the sure-footed hikes ahead! Tracks Compact Travel Staff
Product Description
The Tracks Compact Travel Staff is hand-built with high-strength, lightweight anodized aluminum tubing. It features an upper section with push-button length adjustment and two shock-corded lower sections for compact storage and travel. Its length is adjustable between 48 and 54 inches (122 and 138 centimeters), its stored length is 19 inches (48 centimeters), and it weighs 10.5 ounces (300 grams). An elastic keeper strap secures the staff when collapsed. The staff has a contoured foam grip with adjustable wrist loop, a camera mount beneath a walnut knob, and a molded flex tip with removable rubber foot and trekking basket. This staff is designed to reduce the impact of each step. The weight which is normally carried by the lower body is transferred to the arms and torso, lessening the stress on the legs by five to 10 pounds. This allows you to experience more power and traction going uphill and to reduce strain on the knees and ankles when coming down. These travel staffs are available as single walking staffs and paired as trekking poles.
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A highly compact monopod / walking stick February 11, 2010
Alex Friedman (Walnut Creek, CA United States)
This is an ideal walking staff/monopod for travel. It actually collapses to 16.5 inches length, and easily fits in a roll-aboard bag. I also purchased the Tracks Camera Extension, and the two items work well together. The staff seems sturdy. It lacks a storage bag, and I added a velcro strap to hold it together when folded.
Happy Camper/Hiker February 20, 2009
J. C. Bednar (Junction City, KS USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a great hiking stick. The top hard wood knob has a built in compass, and is good to bash critters/persons that come at you in an aggressive manner. It also has a good wrist band made out of elastic that comes in quite handy. There is also a nice carrying strap. The stick can be extended or collapsed just buy twisting it a few times.
The hiking stick is collapsable and consists of three sections total. An added bonus is that there are "tick marks" measured off in increments along the extended portion of the hiking stick so you can measure the depth of any water obstacles that you come along. However, the measurements are in "metric". Kind of baffling. I just used a conversion scale and scratched the "english" measurement underneath the metric.
The handle screws off to offer a small compartment where you can store some matches or an emergency fishing kit or some sort of small items that may come in handy. The hiking stick comes with a hard plastic "V" that screws on in place of the hard wood handle. This is used for hunters for a rifle rest. Also, once the hard wood handle is screwed off, you can screw a camera in its place and the stick makes a good stand for photogrophy purposes.
About the only thing I can say "bad" about this hiking stick is that the rubber tip for the point of the stick has a tendency to un-screw itself when hiking. After a while it does get kind of aggravating, so one day I just tightened the tip a little too much and stripped out the threads in the collapsable sections and ruined my stick. I bought a second stick and used thread tape to help keep the rubber tip on. Now I have NO problems. I would suggest you do the same if you buy this hiking stick. Another "bad" comment is that this stick is kind of "pricey". However, as another reviewer commented, this hiking stick is worth every penny.
I have also used this stick to help hold up a poncho during a rain storm and also as a splint to keep a fellow hikers leg straight when she injured her leg/ankle. The alternate uses for this hiking stick is only limited to your imagination.
 good for travel but relatively expensive November 26, 2007
Abel (St. Louis, MO USA)
When folded, this hiking stick would fit in a typical carry on luggage that can be easily packed for travel. I used it recently on a trip to southern France and it worked well. However it is relatively more expensive than others, and when collapsed, the three segments are kind of loose to carry in hand. If you like to to travel light with only carry on this would work great. Otherwise a cheaper one would just as well.
A great gift for my hiking Dad! October 18, 2007
Mary Alice Madaris (Atlanta, GA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this as a birthday gift for my ever ambling father. He lives in out West and wanders all over canyons and rocks and mountainsides.
He wrote me after using it for about a week to tell me how much he loved it and what a great gift it was. He'd even been accosted by another gentleman who wanted to know where it came from because his daughter had been pestering him to "be more careful" while hiking.
He says it is lightweight and easy to work with and learn to depend upon for extra support. He loves it!
Compact staff was not PACKED compact. April 10, 2007
Linda C. Kurz (Lonedell, MO USA)
The product was great and fortunately did arrive ok. This was the second pole of this miodel and I searched quite a while to find a supplier. I was happy to find it on Amazon. It is the most compact staff available and it works great as a camera monopod. HOWEVER, apparently the packer did not realize that it needed to be folded up for shipping. He tried to ship it wihtout compacting it (see picture). It was in a HUGE box and during shipping the tip wore through the box and was sticking out at least 6 inches. Your packing staff needs more instruction on this item.
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