Okay, I thought that Walmat had discontinued the swissgear poles but now I see them again, at the same $15 price per pair. Perhaps it's a seasonal item or perhaps I just got lucky.

This past weekend I took my daughter bushwacking in fairly hilly terrain. I used the poles again and I'm liking them more and more. Not to say that they are as good as Leki's (which I haven't tried) or anything. But they are useful enough that I bough another pair today as a spair or in case one of my kids wants to use them. (My daughter and I traded off a bit with the one pair this past weekend).