Originally Posted By GrumpyGord
You can do like I did for years and just find a straight tree branch of the right length and diameter. Not as nice as a commercial one but has worked for hundreds of years. Sometimes it takes a while to find the right one. I have tried and replaced them on a trip a few times when something better becomes available.


That's what mine is, but there are two problems. I've had this stick since my days in Scouting, and it comes from a tree near where I camped the last time I taught advanced skills; second problem is that I'm going into the desert SW, no trees, and they frown on using a saguaro for a hiking stick. ;-)
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