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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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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and there doesn’t seem to be much evidence that they prevent injury
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(also one of my friends had terrible problems with feet/ankles and had to have all kinds of modifications of her boots...
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...and she had to carry a big load backpacking for her size to keep warm enough, but all her problems were cured when she...
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switched to backpacking in minimal shoes - I like it too but I don’t carry a 50 cal around or anything)
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