Find what length (in centimeters) it is up to your fists when the inside of your elbow makes a 90 degree angle, then buy used ski poles in your area to get the most reliable and cheapest, if you were just day hiking I'd recommend cheap telescopic poles but I get the feel that they'd break and stop holding a length after 200 miles.

Make your own poles out of aluminum bar stock. Way cheaper and will not collapse and break on you. Added bonus can be used as a weapon.

Nigga just find a nice stick
Whittle the handle into a comfortable shape when you sit down to rest

Get a used ski pole

Buy the cheapest leki brand poles you can find, and you're good

>>808252

No

Buy expensive ones on sale.

It's 100% worth it.

Dont buy poles that screw/unscrew to extend, those usually fail with time.

>>808408

I definitely agree with this guy, dont buy poles that extend and fold. I was on a hike through the rockies and one of my poles broke on the extension/fold point. Shit sucked.

I don't have a LOT of experience with pols but here is what I have:
I bought the cheapest polls that I could find.
Less than 8$ a stock on sale.

Lasted me about 500km so far and are doing great. Mechanism is still working 100%.

One of the poll got stuck in the snow while I was show ski descending a 70 degree slope and got bent, but it would have happened to any pol with the amount of pressure I was putting on it (most of my weight...).

They are much heavier than the expensive pols other people were carrying, but I don't mind that.
After the pol got bent I just straightened it with force and kept using it for another 150-200km.
It's fine as it is, but it won't fold back. So I'm buying a cheap ass new one to replace it.

I really can't see the merit in expensive pols if you're going for a hike shorter than 500km, probably 1k km.
I'll see how long my unbent pol lasts.

>>808303
There are a lot of areas where you're not suppose to transport or possess any part of a tree. Also, aluminum is lighter and stronger than wood.

>>808252
PaceMaker expeditions
Strong locks
Cork grips
Pretty lightweight
Around $50

Costco has a set of Carbon fiber poles with flip locks for $40 I think. I used them on 200+ miles of rough sierra terrain so for this summer and not a single problem

>>808423
You guys are fat fucks who bought Walmart poles. Of course they will break if you misuse them

>>808387
This! Any Leki poles you can grab for your money.

Buy cheap stuff only, if you want to try whether poles are your thing.