Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Great product - only I didn't get to use them for more than 10 minutes. Purchased these for a trip to Iceland where we were doing a number of hikes on both meadows and snowfields. Was on a guided group hike in the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve and there was an older couple in their late 60's who were absolutely delightful and young-at-heart. The problem was they were under-prepared and had over-estimated their ability to complete the hike. Because we were in the middle of nowhere the option to turn back was no longer an option (a boat dropped us off on one side of a fjord) so they were making the best of a not-so-good situation. So - I decided to let the wife (72 years old) use my new Trailbuddy poles for the remainder of the hike - which turned out to be absolutely necessary for her to have even finished. She was so grateful for the poles and apologized for returning my brand new poles in less than brand new condition that I insisted she keep them. They were from Boston and were on day 2 of a 3 week trip and we were on our last day - we insisted that she needed them more than us - especially since we were in the middle of nowhere and purchasing a set would have been impossible. So, I'm buying a second pair!