They naturally decompose! I know people don’t intend to destroy the environment, but non-organic materials don’t do our planet any favors. I’ll begin with one of the most important reasons. There are a few major reasons why wood trekking poles are far superior to any other type. When it comes to walking staffs, always look for wooden hiking sticks. I actually heard a good story about the end of a walking cane that I’ll share at a later time. Just set the stick aside and let it naturally bio-degrade back into the woods it came from. It’s better that you’re using an inert object instead of one of your own limbs. If something needs a good whack, swing your staff at it. If your ice looks too thin, throw your staff at it and see if it’s safe to walk across. One of the great uses for the pole is to test precarious situations. Don’t think too much about it and definitely don’t let it get you down. And then we still have the issue that no two handmade wooden walking sticks are the same.Ī broken wooden walking stick is just one of the risks we need to take when we’re on our adventures exploring the world. These testing facilities will torque, twist, and bend our sticks but once they reach the capacity, they all be broken. We can send our sticks out to testing facilities, but we’ll just end up with people pounding them to oblivion. That will deal with vertical pressure as well as horizontal pressure. In order to test weight capacity, you need to test angle of pressure to the point of structural collapse. Which leads into the next issue of testing weight capacity. I hope you are all looking forward to the leaves changing! Happy Hiking! Going downhill gets a lot easier with a walking stick as well because it will brace your acension and take strain off your knees. Pushing off with you poles gives you momentum. You’re trekking pole will help push you up the hill with each step when you firmly plant it and lunge forward while pushing your arm back. Your leg muscles need to strain that much harder to pull your weight uphill, but a you can ease some of that by using your upper body. A lot of your Fall trails are going to be uphill and downhill which can create extra resistance. The second reason a walking stick can help would be it’s ability to light the workout just your legs would take if not aided. When you have something to lean on when one leg is less then 100 percent can be the difference of falling down or staying upright. Sometimes you just need that little bit of extra support to make sure you remain stable. The first being that it will aid in your mobility. But lets get back to the topic at hand, walking sticks or trekking canes.Ī walking cane can definitely help you live without limits on so many different levels. A lot of us will allow the first thought of “I can’t” stick in their mind, but I hope we can quickly get over that thought and move on to a real thought like “doing what you want”. Our motto can sometime give people a little bit of a puzzled look, but it is truly simple if you just don’t over think the three little words. So, lets make sure to live without limits. I know that we all love to see the leaves change to their brilliant oranges and yellows but hate to see the sunlight go away so fast in the evening.