Collapsible poles from Black Diamond or Trekology can ... As long as you rinse them out and keep them clean, you can keep them with your hiking pack so you always have a way to quickly stock ...

For [Stuart Thomas], that meant a collapsible yagi antenna he could easily pack away. But one day he wondered why he was carrying around a separate antenna boom when his aluminum hiking pole would ...

It’s why I always pack my trekking poles for winter hikes ... three parts for easy carrying when I am not using them. The folding and adjusting clips can be operated while wearing gloves ...