Durston Iceline Trekking Poles First Impressions

[@rungavagairun]

I've been using Leki poles. Mine are essentially 4 sections with the cable running through them. They adjust with the top section. They work great for my X-mid. After Durston rolled out these with no straps, I decided to take the straps off my Lekis to see if I would miss them. I haven't so far. I DO really like my cork grips on my Leki poles. I like that they came with baskets. I'm interested to see what Durston does with future versions.

[@juanbackpacks]

Thanks for sharing that info! I thought about waiting too… the only thing I didn’t like is no option for straps at the moment

[@chili1593]

Durston really thinks his products through and is constantly innovating. I just took his Wapta 30 out for a day of fishing and hiking in the back country.

[@juanbackpacks]

Very true! His designs are thoughtful and many times unique. Catch any fish? I’m taking my Tenkara rod on my thru hike of the Unita Highline in July.

[@chili1593]

@@juanbackpacks I was using a 3 weight in the Golden Trout Wilderness. Hiked up a stream in a meadow and got 3 successive bites but since I’m a klutz with a barbless hook they all got off. The rest of the trout on my trip were small, spooky and not at all attracted to what I was offering them, plus it got variously hot , windy, and the pressure in numbers was greater than the trout census. I love small streams and will stick to the far off places next time.

[@chili1593]

@@juanbackpacks and have had great hike!

[@allkindsofoutdooractivities]

Really nice honest review!

[@juanbackpacks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@allkindsofoutdooractivities]

@@juanbackpacks keep it up!!

[@BackcountryPilgrim]

Sorry about the Alleghany 100 but hey you did better than I would have! I'm a huge Durston fan and these are very innovative. I think I'm gonna wait on the strapped version though. :)

[@juanbackpacks]

I pulled the trigger too soon and kind of thought they would design some kind of aftermarket strap but looks like they will just offer as an option on new ones. Oh well. I like them and will use them for most of my backpacking.