Scientific evidence for them is scant & contradictory (to put it mildly)
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I’m not a skeptic of hiking poles like I am of hiking boots but I’m curious if any pre-industrial people use(d) them
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But given how much time hunter-gatherers seem to spend walking with huge loads, and how low-tech hiking poles are...do/did they use them?
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pre-industrial people didn’t use them, I suspect ankle support is a meme (puts stress on knees, changes locomotion, etc.)...
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I don’t get them. Every time I pass people using them I want to interrogate them about how they use them and what they’re good for. I think they’re mostly psychologically reassuring? Maybe there’s some practical use for wobbly people too. I feel freer without, though.
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why did I not think to ask you immediately
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yeah that’s hard - using two instead of one, and use by young people (not old people) would be two criteria maybe
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I think staves have been used for a very long time but I'm not sure they are what you're calling "hiking poles," and I'm not sure they are primarily intended to help you walk - may be as much weapons and general-purpose tools as anything else.
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I should have said “trekking poles” - seems like everybody I see on the mountain is using them but they seem like a fad to me idk
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