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REI Four Winds Carbon Travel Staff

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Item # 844649

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The REI Four Winds Carbon travel staff is the ideal travel companion for wandering near or far. This lightweight walking staff compacts to easily slip into your luggage.

4-section pole collapses to 19.3 in., allowing it to be packed lengthwise in a standard 24 in. luggage
Titanal aluminum upper shaft and carbon fiber lower shaft offer strength and light weight; plus, they're highly resistant to abrasion and corrosion
External locking mechanism clasps sections securely in place at whatever lengths you need for changing terrain
Light foam grip is easy to grasp
Handle unscrews to reveal camera mount
Includes a basket and a vario tungsten carbide tip

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REI Four Winds Carbon Travel Staff Customer Reviews

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REI Four Winds Carbon Travel Staff

4.0

(based on 4 reviews)

75%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (4)
Easy to adjust (3)
Good grips (3)
Well built / quality (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (3)

- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Survivalist / minimalist (3)

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Jun

2013

2.0

Could be better, but with improvements

By Slim Lee

from Maui, Hawaii

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight

Cons

Collapses Too Easily

Best Uses

Comments about REI Four Winds Carbon Travel Staff:

I got this with my dividend for travel hiking. It works well as long as the ground is rock hard. Any soft ground for example after a rain and with even a half inch of tip penetration, the segments come apart on lifting. There is no way to lock them and only a bungee cord to keep the pole together. I had to find a rubber stopper that I reamed out to jam on the area from just past the tip to the basket to prevent it from happening every step. REI should look into providing a securing mechanism or soft ground tip for this rather expensive item.

I think it could be a serviceable item if the segment separation issue was addressed.

Service and delivery comments:

Come on, it was shipped full length. Requiring a large box and UPS delivery. It folds up, ship it that way and avoid expensive delivery charges and cardboard to be recycled.

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Mar

2013

5.0

Great for airline travel and sturdy

By squintz

from Walnut Creek Ca.

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Easy to adjust
Good grips
Lightweight
Strong

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Day trip
Hiking

Comments about REI Four Winds Carbon Travel Staff:

Sets up and adjusts in seconds and locks together which is good for pulling others up shallow inclines. I wouldn't bet my life on the locking of the staff. But it is sturdy and very light. Itsd also very comfortabler. And its also great for airline travel because it can collapse to fit in check in luggage and my day pack.

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Jan

2013

5.0

Does what it should

By happy-va

from Reston, VA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy to adjust
Flexible
Good grips
Lightweight
Strong

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Hiking

Comments about REI Four Winds Carbon Travel Staff:

I had been eyeing this staff for months and finally got a reason to pick it up when my old oak one broke. I took it out for a test run the next day, and wasn't disappointed.

Durable, lightweight and easy to stash in my pack when I need my hands free.

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Dec

2012

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Lightweight and Sturdy

By Midwest Aerospace Engineer

from Midwest USA

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Easy to adjust
Good grips
Lightweight
Strong

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about REI Four Winds Carbon Travel Staff:

I have carried a previous REI/Komperdell carbon hiking staff for about five years. Very light, but very helpful for balance on uneven terrain, stream crossings, taking weight off knees on big steps, etc. The staffs must break down to smaller lengths for transport, and the joints are the critical feature. The previous version used internal compression joints, which became more and more difficult to engage over the years. This new version has a single external adjustable joint up high, tightened with a number 2 Phillips screwdriver. It is shock-corded into three pieces. The lower two pieces slip-fit into the pieces above them, with an internal compression joint. The lower joints tend to loosen up when you start using the staff after assembling it, so you have to tighten them once or twice in the first hour, but even when these joints are loose they only rattle a bit, they still hold the weight. The upper joint is very solid. The staff as a whole is larger diameter and stiffer than the previous version. So far the staff is a promising replacement for the old version, which gave very good service. Carbon is stiff and light and absorbs shock well, so it makes a very nice staff, albeit a bit pricey, if the joints can be made reliable.

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