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#195434 - 05/23/16 10:19 PM Re: Trekking poles or not? [Re: wandering_daisy]
toddfw2003 member Registered: 01/08/16 Posts: 369 Loc: Texas	I just got back from my two week backpacking trip in Southern Utah. Trekking pole were awesome. m I trained my brain to walk in them correctly ( left foot out- right pole out and vise versa) and it completely made a difference. My knees did not bother me at all. I am sold
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Trekking poles or not?	toddfw2003	04/10/16 08:53 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	wandering_daisy	04/10/16 10:17 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	BrRabbit	04/10/16 11:19 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	BrianLe	04/11/16 12:19 AM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	OregonMouse	04/11/16 04:18 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	Franco	04/11/16 07:30 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	toddfw2003	04/12/16 12:07 AM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	OregonMouse	04/12/16 12:26 AM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	OregonMouse	04/12/16 12:34 AM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	Nebraska	04/12/16 08:46 AM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	Franco	04/12/16 05:42 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	toddfw2003	04/12/16 10:12 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	wandering_daisy	04/12/16 11:53 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	OregonMouse	04/13/16 12:36 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	jobob	08/01/16 07:33 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	Glenn Roberts	08/01/16 07:48 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	Snappypepper	08/02/16 01:23 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	OregonMouse	04/11/16 04:18 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	Rick_D	04/13/16 03:31 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	Coyote	05/15/16 09:13 AM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	Reggie	05/16/16 05:38 AM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	bluefish	05/16/16 09:02 AM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	Reggie	05/16/16 12:23 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	wandering_daisy	05/17/16 03:41 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	toddfw2003	05/23/16 10:19 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	Jim M	10/17/16 08:17 PM
Re: Trekking poles or not?	toddfw2003	10/17/16 10:27 PM

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