Black Diamond  Z-Pole Tip Protectors - Pair

Have never used walking sticks before and bought these as an afterthought. We hiked Angels Landing, then to Delicate Arch in Arches NP and then hiked Canyonlands to Mesa Arch. These ends really kept me from slipping and I would never hike those places without them. They were fantastic!!

I compared these Z-Pole Tip Protectors to the Tip Protectors for "non Z-Pole" trekking poles in store. These fit just as well on my Black Diamond poles, one of which has a Leki tip. For you gram weanies, this one weighs 8 gm, the other, 11 gms. These cost less. I put one of each on my poles and took a 5.5 mile walk on asphalt and grass. I discerned no difference in the protectors' performance. I recommend adding one or two washers before inserting your pole tips to keep them from punching through when they begins wearing to that threshold. Choose one and be happy.

I've had several of these because I tend to lose one or both if I stow them in a frequently-accessed pack pocket. The rubber material is soft, pliable and lighter weight than the reinforced rubber pole tips I have for my snowshoe poles. After wearing through some of these while navigating scree and sandstone or walking along long roads to trailheads, I've decided that these tip protectors are best suited for protecting my stored gear and luggage from tears and punctures from the carbide tips. If I was looking for long-wear tip protectors to use for reducing damage to sensitive terrain, I would choose a different design with more rubber reinforcement material along the contact area.

I have used my walking sticks for about a year. The last 6 months being at least 2 miles daily with a couple half marathons in there. The tips I purchased with the sticks (same tips). The only reason I needed a new set is because on a walk recently one of the poles placed directly in a hole on a manhole cover. The next time it hit the ground I could tell there was no longer a tip. Since this was in the middle of the road, I didn’t want to risk retrieving the tip. I check the tips regularly and honestly wish tires on my car would look as new after many miles.

Was hoping to use these tips, over the metal hiking tips, for use on wood floors, sidewalks, and urban paths on my Black Diamond Distance Z poles as I recover from knee surgery. But, they just don't stay attached. Really disappointed as these were the recommended tips for my poles.

I had a full hip replacement a couple weeks ago & knew after using a walker that I would graduate to my hiking poles sooner rather than later (didn't want a cane, you stand up straighter with poles) & I had lost the rubber tip to one of them. So, very happy now that I can use the poles with the new rubber tip on the end & begin working towards hiking again.

I had three sets of these tips come off. One set only lasted 2 miles. I found out how to get them to stay on, these last ones lasted 84.51 miles so far. Clean the tips good, use The Right Stuff(made by Permatex), put the tips on with it. You have to let the silicon sit for 5 minutes before putting the tips on, then you have to hold the hold the trekking poles together for at least 24 hours so the silicon will set up.

These pads were easy to put on and they stay put. Excellent for walking on concrete, stone or asphalt. They increase the utility of my trekking poles.

I bought these for an upcoming Camino de Santiago through hike. Unlike most of my domestic (USA) hikes, the Camino has a mix of hard surfaces (concrete, pavement, and cobblestone). I find it very annoying when I wake up to click, click, click of pilgrims going past my albergue windows in the early morning over cobblestone streets. I also wonder whether these hard surfaces are hard on the pole tips. While I usually reserve pole use for more rugged conditions than cobblestone streets, I want to bring along some rubber tips just in case I do. These rubber tips fit my Black Diamond FLZ Trekking Poles perfectly. They are snug enough that I don't fear them coming loose yet easy to apply and remove when not needed.

Held up well on all the rocks and cobble stones on the Portuguesae Camino de Santiago.