And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, January 5, 2024
Supposedly using a hiking pole takes 15% of the stress off your knees. I use something similar to this. Being wood, you can customize it.
Walking stick, properly sized and stout. Capped with brass on both ends. If you like you can slip a rubber over the ground end (insert condom jokes here).
Just yesterday while going for the mail a unknown dog decided to argue with me.
Dog left running sidewise yelping. Two thumps cured that dog of snarling.
A walking stick has always been a good thing but as I get older I find having that 3rd leg, is at times a great thing! I bought a golf club in Quartzsite & cut the head off, that was a big help in my strolls out in the desert and it stored well well I was not using it.
We've used trekking poles for years. Ours have carbide tips for desert & rocks, rubber tips for street. Collapsable poles are easy to carry and travel with. Just do a search for "Trekking Poles". There are a lot of good brands, we prefer Komperdell.
On a hike, my neighbor had one and he slipped, the pole snapped off and speared him all the way through the hip, came out the backside. He showed me the in and out scars. Grisly. Hands are for breaking your fall, not for hanging onto 'spensive sticks. I have 2 that I purchased before I saw the neighbor, they've been back behind the water heater ever since.
A walking stick could serve many purposes such as disincentivizing a dog as described earlier. But pairs of those fancy trendy walking sticks can cause a lot of shoulder joint pain. The human shoulder is no longer adapted for continuous compression stress
I use two when I walk. It opens my ribcage more for breathing, and takes some load off my back. I use the adjustable trekking poles, but my favorites are my two coast redwood poles, with pics and name of the tree.
Walking stick, properly sized and stout. Capped with brass on both ends. If you like you can slip a rubber over the ground end (insert condom jokes here).
ReplyDeleteJust yesterday while going for the mail a unknown dog decided to argue with me.
Dog left running sidewise yelping. Two thumps cured that dog of snarling.
Civilized open carry LOL
A walking stick has always been a good thing but as I get older I find having that 3rd leg, is at times a great thing!
ReplyDeleteI bought a golf club in Quartzsite & cut the head off, that was a big help in my strolls out in the desert and it stored well well I was not using it.
Teddy Roosevelt had something to say about this.
ReplyDeleteWe've used trekking poles for years. Ours have carbide tips for desert & rocks, rubber tips for street. Collapsable poles are easy to carry and travel with. Just do a search for "Trekking Poles". There are a lot of good brands, we prefer Komperdell.
ReplyDeleteOn a hike, my neighbor had one and he slipped, the pole snapped off and speared him all the way through the hip, came out the backside. He showed me the in and out scars. Grisly. Hands are for breaking your fall, not for hanging onto 'spensive sticks. I have 2 that I purchased before I saw the neighbor, they've been back behind the water heater ever since.
ReplyDeleteA walking stick could serve many purposes such as disincentivizing a dog as described earlier. But pairs of those fancy trendy walking sticks can cause a lot of shoulder joint pain. The human shoulder is no longer adapted for continuous compression stress
ReplyDeleteI look at it as a third leg, a great thing when I'm on uneven ground.
ReplyDeleteYou gotta make your own cmon man.
ReplyDeleteI use two when I walk. It opens my ribcage more for breathing, and takes some load off my back. I use the adjustable trekking poles, but my favorites are my two coast redwood poles, with pics and name of the tree.
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