Reviews & Ratings for Kelty Strider Hiking Staff — 3 reviews — Page 1

I found this walking staff to be exactly what I needed for my poor balance. I don't know how I did without it and recommend it to anyone without question! I have discovered that this staff has corrected my back pain by allowing me to use other muscle groups that make walking easy and enjoyable.

The pole is lightweight but strong enough to hold up on the trail. Conveniently collapsible until the lock breaks. There is a weak plastic retaining mechanism that keeps the tensioner nut and sleeve from falling off into the pole. It utilizes a plastic snap ring that is held in place at the end of the threaded shaft in a groove. The shoulder of the groove snapped off and the tensioning parts came off in the pole. Once in the pole I was only able to dig them out with a dental pick. I was able to reassemble the mechanism and it will work as long as I'm careful to not unscrew the poles too much. If I do, I just have to use the pole without being locked together since I don't carry a dental pick with me for my back country dental work. This becomes a bit of a problem when the point of the pole gets hung up in the ground and comes apart as I'm using it. I contacted Kelty and they said this is not repairable. I plan to either glue the lock in place to where it provides a slight press fit into the pole or to try to glue a plastic washer onto the end.

Lightweight and pretty sturdy feeling. It's adjustable how tightly the sections attach to each other. I didn't notice this at first which led to the sections coming apart when trying to lift the pole out of some dense mud; however, properly set-up, the pole works excellent.