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    Toddy replied to the thread What wildlife did you spot today?.
    A lot of very different looking kind of millipedes and centipedes. Every stone I turned over, ever bit of moss I removed from the...
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    Toddy replied to the thread UV protection hiking shirt..
    My biggest issue was the heat. I worked outdoors, and I already have had a run in with skin cancer, I got read the riot act about...
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    Toddy reacted to stonepark's post in the thread UV protection hiking shirt. with Like Like.
    Nearly any close woven material is UVPF50 Worth a look at uv fishing shirts. Hoodies with face protection, long sleeved polo shirts...
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    Toddy replied to the thread UV protection hiking shirt..
    I have eight North Face ones from the late 1990's and they're still superb. No idea if the modern varieties are as good though. They...
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    Toddy reacted to bearbait's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Like Like.
    I have a pair of Leki poles but only use one of them; the other lives in the car as backup. I wouldn't be without a hiking pole as I...
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    Toddy reacted to Falstaff's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Like Like.
    I think the two videos on the pacer page, contrary to their claim, show a total lack of benefit or any load transfer whatsoever. A...
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    Toddy reacted to plastic-ninja's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Like Like.
    I have a pair of Black Diamond ones which I bought after an injury. Now I’m older and have a few more health issues I appreciate them...
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    Toddy reacted to Pattree's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Like Like.
    I wonder how much tension your wrists are putting on the straps when on slopes. Could they be affecting blood supply or nerves to your...
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    Toddy reacted to Springchicken's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Like Like.
    I use a pair of Black Diamond poles but only when I'm backpacking, as they are also the supports for my Hilleberg tent. I'm undecided...
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    Toddy reacted to Longstrider's post in the thread Winter Bow Drill Cordage with Like Like.
    How in the blue blazes do any of you get nettle, pine root, or lime bark cordage to actually last long enough on the bow to produce an...
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    Toddy reacted to forrestdweller's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Like Like.
    wooden stick since a sprained ankle in my long-gone youth... he's honorably retired now, but i still have the faithful friend who...
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    Toddy replied to the thread Walking sticks and staffs.
    I honestly don't know. I used the Leki ones because it was what was in the house, but Himself bought a set of Lidl's ones and they...
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    Toddy reacted to Pattree's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Like Like.
    The Pacerpole looks very much like my walking stick. I tend to use it a little longer than recommended for my height and posture. Could...
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    Toddy reacted to Pattree's post in the thread Walking sticks and staffs with Like Like.
    My hiking days long predate walking poles. In fact in the days when I could move thirty miles in a day (road walking) and happily...
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    Toddy replied to the thread Walking sticks and staffs.
    When rheumatoid arthritis hit I was still working. Fieldwalking ten/twelve miles a day was usual. Then it hurt, it really hurt. I used...
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