Flz, trekking poles are ideal for ounce, counting hikers backpackers or even trail runners. These poles check in at less than 13 ounces for the pair Let’s. Take a closer look at the feature set of these ultra light weight, trekking poles As. You can see now that I have broken down these poles. The pack size is really really small small enough. You could put these inside a pack and obviously you could also lash them to the exterior of the pack. They come in three different length: variations from Black Diamond and in each case they are weighing in at less than 13 ounces, for the pair I have got in front of me.

The pair that maxes out at 120 centimeters There, is a smaller version that maxes out at 110 and a longer version that maxes out at 140, centimeters Packed size here on the 120 is just 14 inches You can shave an inch or pick up just an additional inch if you go with either of those larger sizes At that weight that pack size. These really are living in some rarified air compared to the other collapsible or certainly telescoping, options out. There Looking here at the basically the joint or the space between these two sections.

You can see that there is cording that runs throughout the poles, Makes them again very light. Weight gives them that collapsibility, but surprisingly strong and durable. At the same time, To put the poles together. You basically just align the three lowest shaft sections and ex-tend them. Until you hear positive click, You can see the push button that is in place and now keeping them from collapsing any further. There is then the short section above that that gives you that range of adjustability On, this 120 centimeter length pole.

You have got an adjustability range that runs from 41 inches on the minimum side to 49 inches on the long side. There is an integrated, easy to use external flick, lock mechanism It locks it down, Open that up adjust it to the size. You want it to be And. There are markings here on that upper shaft, section Lock that down into place- and you are all set There- are nice comfortable, but also weight saving grips here on the Carbon FLZ, poles So. You have got some cutaways Again that is going to cut down on the weight, but also gives that some interesting texture and it feels pretty nice there in hand EVA foam exte-rior.

That gives that nice next to skin feel There is an extended portion to these grips so rather than just where you need it up top. There is a little bit of an extension Gives you a little bit of versatility on where you decide. You want to grab the poles and gives you a little something more to grab on to when you are making adjustments. A nice, again, weight conscious, wrist, strap on these poles There is some Velcro adjusta-bility on those straps, so you can kind of dial in the fit there get it as comfortable for you, as you would like it to be And.

That helps take some of that strain off your wrists over the course of a long day on the trail using the poles. I have turned the poles around and you can see the Z pole tips here on the end Is this en-tire section here at the bottom of the pole, Right now. What is in place on the tip end is a rubber tip. These are threaded in such a fashion that very secure They are not going an-ywhere at all. This gives you a nice contact point. If you are using this on rock smoother surfaces, improved surfaces, It is nice for travel as well But.

This can be taken off and re-placed, with carbide tips that Black Diamond includes with each pair So. These can be screwed on in place of the rubber tips and on dirt on trail. This is actually going to give you a better bite and better performance. Black Diamond includes a real minimalist Velcro strap that you can use to wrap around the poles and kind of keep them securely in place. But I did want to point out that, on that, strapping is where there is a very small pocket in which the carbide tips are enclosed.

So. If you are picking up a pair of these, you will know where to find them, and then you have got a nice little storage option there Whichever pole tips you are going with. You can store the other tips in that little pocket. Black Diamond, Distance, Carbon, FLZ, trekking poles that combination of ultra light weight, carbon construction, the range of adjustability that you will not often find on a pair of poles that checks in under 13 ounces. This really is an interesting option for anyone who is valuing that weight, saving and collapsibility.

Welcome back to runner’s garden today I not the stakes: black diamond distance, carbon flz, trekking poles. Flz stands for the flip, lock right here. The z means that you can break them down into a z or an n or possibly an l, and you can see the cone here. This is how it easily goes into place when you just pull it it’s a little hard, but you have to pull that and make sure it locks.

I got the middle size which extends up to 125 centimeters and that weighs 360 grams. You can set your height right here. It’s recommended for my height that I put them at about 110 lock it up. They come with carbide tips and you can also get the interchangeable hard rubber tips. I switched to the carbide tips on my poles. The sales clerk recommended that we get these rubber caps that go over top.

That was, I think, an additional 90, nt or three bucks. So I think it’s worth it. So what I do is I carry these in my pocket and when I’m ready, when I’m done with the trail and I’m going back to asphalt, I just clip them on when you break down the poles. They snap into place here for easy storage, the left and right poles have an l or an r on them.

The way you put them on is up from the bottom and down, and this is so, if you fall, you can put your hand out your directions here, come in many languages in english, it covers deploying collapsing adjusting the tension, the flick, lock system and changing the tips, and you have some diagrams as well. It covers care and maintenance and replacing the z-pole straps.

I’m just going to read the warning for you right there trekking poles and z. Poles are for hiking and trekking use. Only the strength of aluminum and carbon fiber is compromised by dents, gouges, scratches fractures and chipping, which may result in catastrophic structural failure. If the trekking pole has suffered any impact, carefully inspect its surface for these signs of damage, lightweight trekking poles are made to be light weight and will not withstand excessive forces if previously damaged or if the forces are applied.

Beyond structural limits. Ultralight carbon fiber poles are more susceptible to damage than other poles and frequently require inspection. Failure to follow these warnings may result in catastrophic failure of the trekking poles or cause serious injury or death careful. They came attached to this backing one on each side and gives you the the rundown as well as this card here, but this is in chinese.

I picked them up in a beautiful large camping store in taichung. I believe I took a picture of the outside and I’ll throw the address in the description, I’m getting into trail running a little bit more there’s a bunch of trails, not too far from my place in bagua mountain I’m going to be doing. My second trail run it’s going to be a 30k on big belly mountain uh towards taichung.

I don’t know if I’m going to use the poles or not, but in training. I was using the polls and a couple of my buddies, and I went to a mountain recently uh yen in yenzoi mountain, and that was fantastic. That’s probably the best hike I’ve been on in taiwan, so I want to start doing more of that get up into the altitude, especially in the summer. It feels so good.

I’ve been having some trouble with plantar fasciitis, and it really helps to put a little bit of weight on my hands and help me up those mountains. I can really dig in and push off with them. I’m able to study myself a little bit more on the way down, protect myself against the wild dogs out there that are sometimes out and about I kind of just put my pole in in front of myself and until I pass it just gives me a little bit of extra security when I’m running past the dogs that I don’t know when I’m not using them, they can be folded up and put into my salomon pack, I paid 3450 nt dollars I’ll put the equivalent right here in usd casey’s trying out the polls.

What do you think nice I like it.

These are the black diamond distance are perfect for ultralight, thru-hikers adventure, racers or anyone looking for a simple, streamlined and packable trekking pole they’ll give you the best of both worlds by providing a collapsible compact construction, while also being adjustable and not fixed in length. Let’s take a closer look. The distance carbon flz poles are made up of completely carbon shaft sections which lets them come in at an incredibly low weight. Among the three options.

The heaviest comes in just around 13 ounces for the pair and has a collapsed length of less than 16 inches he’s almost redefined light and fast in terms of trekking poles. Black Diamond has beefed up these poles in some sections to address possible durability concerns. Each joint support has added reinforcement which gives it improved, stiffness and overall durability. They’ve also built up the locking mechanism section to offer increased durability. I also really like how the Black Diamond pulls a deploy.

The Z poles have this rapid deployment system based off of their tried-and-true Avalanche probes, which is super convenient for those of us who don’t really stop once we hit the trail. These poles have a Kevlar concealed inner cord which connects to these speed cones. Basically, you can just grab the top shaft section and pull it away from the handle and the poles will automatically align and marry up. Once you hear the click from the push button under the handle, you know they’re good, to go once the main shaft sections are aligned.

You’ve got a simple flick, lock mechanism, which gives you a comfortable adjustment range. This is great for those folks who prefer a length that comes between a fixed length option. You still get the lightweight, but can tailor the poles for your preferences rather than being stuck at the bottom. You’ve got a neat little tip design. The poles come standard with a non scarring rubber tech tip, but they also include a separate carbide tip which I’ve installed here. The tip can easily be threaded on there for harder bite on trail surfaces, along with that, you get a small performance basket with a little cutout that cutout is designed so that the poles can stay clipped together when they are collapsed.

It’s great for keeping things from bouncing around awkwardly when the poles are strapped to your running pack or being stored away. Last but not least, the grip at the top is made with evie a foam and has some nice comfort features. It has a mini extension, so you can change and adjust your grip depending on the terrain you’re facing there’s a super light, strap to take off some of that wrist stress and that strap can be adjusted with this velcro depending on your size or fit preference.

The evie a handle also has some cutaways, which shed weight, add some texture and ergonomics to the overall structure. This also beefs up the moisture management properties of that soft foam grip. Overall, the black diamond distance carbon flz is a pretty advanced system if you’re looking to do a big through hike or have some aspirations of adventure, racing or ultra running. These are definitely worth checking out thanks for watching. If you have any additional questions about the gear that you just saw feel free to visit back country edge comm to get in touch with me or one of our other gear specialists.

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These are the black diamond distance favorite, among trail runners, an ultra-lightweight enthusiast for years. The carbon fiber construction keeps weight down. They travel easily with you because of the folding design, and the rapid deployment system means setup is fast and folding them down as a breeze. Let’s take a closer look. The Z poles get their name because they fold down into a Z pattern. That’s perfect for storing on your pack, if you encounter a steep section of the trail or for stowing in your travel luggage on your way to your next adventure, they fold down smaller than traditional telescoping poles and they save weight because less materials are used in each section.

Setting them up is easy because of black diamonds, Rapid Deployment system, the inner Kevlar cord, connects all sections together and once that is tensioned, the poles are stable, just grab the grip and the first shaft section and pull them away from each other. Until you hear the click you’ll see a locked icon on the pole to fold them down. Just pull these two sections apart a little bit press down on the button and push the first section back up towards the grip, this action loosens the central cord, and then you can fold down the sections it’s fast to set these up on the run because of the speed cone design, which guides each section into place at the joints.

This is important for ultra trail runners, who carry their poles some of the time, stow them in their packs some times and then need to break them out quickly to keep moving. The grip is made of Eevee a foam I like foam grips because you can use them with gloves and they wick perspiration really well. The top of the grip is rounded enough that you could Palm it going downhill and then for steep ascents. The grip actually extends down below it so that you can grab it at a lower spot.

These are fixed length, poles, so there’s no adjustment whatsoever, but they come in several different lengths. So you can choose what size is best for. You protip, if you’re a runner and are in between sizes, we’d recommend sizing down for a better uphill propulsion. On the flip side, if you’re in between sizes and you’re, an ultra lightweight, hiker or fast Packer, we’d recommend sizing up for more stability and support I’m about five, six and I hike in trail run with Black Diamond distance poles and the one tens are perfect.

For me, the lightweight straps adjust to your hand with a hook and loop closure now down at the bottom. Black Diamond gives you versatility with interchangeable tips. You get a carbide tip and a non scarring rubber one. The rubber tech tips are installed onto the poles in manufacturing, but for most dirt trails and in ice or snow I would use the carbide tips for the best traction. The rubber ones are great for improved surfaces like cobblestones or pavement. The small attached basket here is good for flotation in mud, and it has a little cutout here that actually attaches to the other side of the poles.

When they’re folded down. There is a little notch above the existing basket, where you can attach Zee Pole snow baskets for use in winter they’re sold separately, they’re, versatile and ultra lightweight for trail, running traveling and fast packing there, the Black Diamond distance carbon Z poles thanks for watching. If you have additional questions about the gear you just saw, please feel free to visit that country edge, comm and get in touch with me or of our other gear specialists.

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Looking for streamlined performance, Black, Diamond, Distance, Carbon, Z Poles are lightweight and incredibly collapsible. Let’S. Take a closer look at these innovative, trekking poles, The, Distance, Carbon, Z Trekking Poles differ from traditional, trekking poles, in that they don’t have a telescoping design where the shaft sections collapse inside the shaft section above it Instead.

It is more of a folding collapsible design. There is cording that connects all of the shaft sections By extending that grip and clicking that into place. You have got a rigid but fixed length. Trekking pole, So you don’t have any range of adjustability Because. Of that you have got incredibly light weight, poles But, it does mean you have got to select the fixed length that will fit you best.

Black Diamond does give you options there, so you have got 100, 110, 120 or 130 centimeter fixed length options to choose from I have got the 120 centimeter poles here. They weigh just 10 ounces for the pair and when collapsed they are only 16 inches in length, so significantly lighter significantly smaller when collapsed than traditional, trekking poles, The, poles are equipped with EVA foam grips.

You can see that there are some cutaways here. It actually gives it a little bit of texture and some ergonomics, so it feels that much better in the hand, but it also helps to cut down on weight. So again, you have got that streamlined weight, saving thought process in every construction feature on these trekking poles. There is a slight extension of the foam here below the standard grip, It let’s.

You grab the pole at a slightly different height depending again on how you are traveling a side hill or up and down slopes. You have got fixed length, poles, You don’t have that adjustability But. You can change a little bit where you are grabbing the poles to find it a little more comfortable on varying grades or on changes in the severity of slopes.

You do also have again very lightweight wrist straps here on the end of the grip So. It helps to take some of the strain off your wrists on long days on the trail or, if you are using these for running, you know, as you are pounding away, This helps to alleviate some of the repetitive stress on your wrists. There is some adjustability built in a small Velcro tab there that lets.

You make some modifications to the fit of that, so it is most comfortable for you At. The other end of the poles is where you will find Flex Tech tips, the Z pole, Flex, Tech tips. There is a small diameter basket here, If you are in slightly softer surfaces. The poles may want to sink in a little bit into the ground. That slows their progress, so you can spring off of the poles and be on your way before they sink too deeply Standard with the poles.

You have got in play a rubber tip on the end here, That this best on rock or on improved surfaces, but it is a threaded design. You can actually remove that and put in its place the carbide tip, which is also included So again threads right into place. Confidently stays where you need it to This would give you better purchase on trails or on dirt.

Again. You have got the versatility with both of those tip ends included and the ability to swap them out. With Black, Diamond, Distance, Carbon, Z, Trekking Poles. You have got that great combination of collapsibility and light weight. Construction It makes it a nice option for through hikers ounce, counting adventure, racers or ultra marathoners.

So I thought I’d do a quick video just trekking poles. These are the Black Diamond carbon distance Z. It’s quite people helpful, trekking poles. You can see by. Hopefully you can see by the wear on them. I had these about three years, their epic. They have done thousands of miles and they’re still running beautifully their carbon fiber. So you can probably just see by the way I’m handling them.

They are incredibly light. They literally were a couple of ounces. You’ll notice were from some changes. I’ve made I’ve actually cut the blue handles off the top, the straps that they have I, think they’re dangerous I, don’t like having straps on poles, I’m, not a fan, and basically what happens? Is they start off? I’ve just put these on a bag just to show you how I would mount them on a backpack.

So this is an ultimate Direction backpack and the poles actually just mount just to the sides of where the water bottles go on the front chest and you can see when they’re packed up they’re, not very big, so they pack up into sort of three pieces they go through. The two bungees on an ultimate direction on the front there, so you can see they’ll just sit on the front of a backpack so that you can easily grab them and stow them away again.

Super super fast. You can see size-wise, that’s the span of my hand, they’re not much bigger than that, and they pack up into three little pieces. This end I tend to prefer the carbide tip. It seems to grip on almost everything. Some people go for the rubber grips but I, don’t think they’re any good. There’s a little plastic doodad here, that’s supposed to clip into the poles and hold them, but to be honest after literally a few uses, they wear a bit and they don’t really hold properly, but it doesn’t matter because the bungees here on the bag will actually just hold the poles together when you’re not using them.

So you just simply put the bungy round like that, which you can do. I can even do one-handed, look while I’m videoing, and then that just holds your poles just in front of you here. So you would have with your chest here: you’d have a water bottle on your chest, like I, haven’t a few pouches of things and then I tend to put either one pole on either side or two poles in one which I kind of prefer actually I’m extended this one’s 110 I’m about five foot, seven I’d say I’m, five or eight, but I’m not on five for seven, if you’re, slightly taller bloke, if you’re above five foot, 10 5 for 11, you probably want 120, but most people 110 suits and to pack them up super easy and I’m even gonna.

Try it one-handed! So there’s a very little button here, a little metal button that you just press in here. We go yeah, so you just press the button in and then the handle slides down a little bit and then that gives the leeway for these to just pull apart and they kind of fold themselves the magic of cinema. They fall themselves together, like that so and these little bits at the end of superb job, we’re just holding these bits together and obviously, as you can imagine, when you’re trekking, if you’ve got these mounted on the front of your bag, you simply pull them out.

The bungees I tend to hold them here, let go and they drop down, and then all you do is you can see they’re loose this little section here, you grab it firmly. You sit and pull and you’ll hear the snap and that button locks in that little bottle, bot that little button there locks in and now the pole is super sturdy and ready to you so they’re super quick and easy to deploy the super strong.

The super lightweight, I’ve tried various makes and models of carbon trekking poles and broken almost all of them, but these are my absolute favorites and they’re the ones that I use. So there you go. That just gives you a little bit of a look at the Black Diamond carbon distance, Z poles, and why they’re an absolute favorite of mine.

– Good day guys It’s Ben from Snowys here, Today we’re gonna, have a quick look at the Black Diamond Distance FLZ Trekking Poles, which are really great lightweight option for your next hike And they fold up into thirds as well, which means that not only will they fit in your main pack, but they also fit in a day pack as well.

So they’re great for even just single day hikes So. These come in three sizes, So, the small one is adjustable anywhere from 95 centimetres through to a 110 And. Then you’ve got your medium, which is 105 through to a 125 And. The large ones which I’ve got a pair of here is 120 through to 140 centimetres high Now.

It’s worth nothing that, while I’ve only got singles of these two sizes that these are all sold as a pair And, as I said, they’re, really lightweight So, even as a pair. These are only 475 grammes for the large You’re, looking at 445 grammes for your medium and about 415 grammes for your small ones as a pair Now.

The reason these are so light is that you’ve got an aluminium shaft on this, and the grip on the top is an EVA lightweight foam Now on the top here. Also at the top, we’ve actually got a moisture-wicking strap So you’re, not gonna, get too sweaty underneath that So these come with some rubber tech tips on the bottom But.

If you also looking for some carbide ones, they do actually come with a couple of carbide tech tips as well So. You can use those if you want to I’ve mentioned before that these are adjustable So with that you’ve got your flick lock on the side here, So. What you simply do, is you pop that out and you can adjust it to whatever height you want and then you simply pop it back, and it’s sealed up Now, that’s pretty much it for the features of this So we’ve had a lot of people come to us and said: they’ve had some trouble with setting these up and packing them down again.

Now I think it’s probably because a lot of people don’t know the trick with it. So I’ll run through quickly. Now So, if we’re packing it down, what you wanna do is make sure it’s at it’s shortest length. So. First up you get your flick, lock, shorten her right down! There you go Now! You got a little slide lock here.

So what you wanna do is pull up on that It releases, the rest of the pole, so it can slide in And. What that does. Is it releases these two bits? So your two bits come out here and there And. Then you’ve got this little clip, so you can clip that on And there we go right as rain Pop it in your day pack and you’re good to go Now setting it back up again is the bit where people get a bit confused, They, try and piece it together, That’s, not really how this is designed.

I’ll show you how it’s done So. First off you just unclip it again, Now you just let it dangle down below like that Grab your top section up here and you just pull it down until you hear a click So once it clicks, it’s locked in and good to go, Don’t try and push the pieces in together. It gets really fiddly and a bit gets caught up, Just pull from the top and you’re right as rain So.

That’s pretty much it for these Black Diamond Trekking, Poles Now. They do come with a one year, warranty from Black Diamond and they really are a great lightweight, trekking pole, option And if you’ve got not much pack, space or you’re going overseas or interstate and you’re, taking a plane packs in really small And, they’re nice and light so they’re good for your hikes as well.

If. You wanna find anymore information about these jump online, snowys com, au with fast free delivery to most of Australia Until. Next time, happy trekking (upbeat, music).

Distance FLZ Poles are the perfect option when you want to move fast and light in the back country, Take a look at all the features that makes this pole so special The first thing that stands out to me about these poles is the compact size So. These are a collapsible pole, meaning that the sections here don’t telescope down into one another They collapse down into that Z pattern that gives them their name.

The FL in the naming stands for the FlickLocks So. These are an adjustable pole. You have got Black Diamond FlickLocks here that are going to allow you to adjust the pole. Depending on what size you have And. We will talk about that later, But, the first thing to do to set up that poles. You have got a couple of different sections here in the pole. You have your three shaft sections that have a central cord that run through those shaft sections These remind me of tent poles in the way that they go into one another So.

The first thing to do is just set those sections up. You have got two sections at the top of this pole. One of them is the piece that tensions the cord on the inside So. What you want to do is find the section underneath of this little grey part of the bottom of the top section of the pole, and you want to pull those sections apart. Once you pull them apart. Far enough, you will see a little blue line and a button that is going to expose itself.

You will hear a positive click and then it will be set up, and that means that the cord on the inside is tensioned all the way, and you have a very secure pole. So I opened that up and you can see the button there exposed itself And from here. You can adjust the pole So. This top section of the pole is separate From there you can adjust it up and down. I have the 125 centimeter poles in my hand here, and they are going to adjust from 105 centimeters all the way up to 125 So.

This is a great option for someone who either doesn’t, want fixed length poles or know that they are going to adjust their poles in different ways. This is perfect for if you are walking on uneven terrain- and you want to make quick adjustments or if you are someone that is in-between sizes on the fixed length poles and you really need to dial in that fit. The Black Diamond FlickLocks couldn’t be any easier to use.

You just flick it open with your thumb, adjust it easily up and down and then flick it closed. It doesn’t take a lot of force to open and close this lock, but once the lever is closed, it is an extremely secure and tight seal and you are not going to have to worry about your pole going anywhere so really great locks there And they are pretty light weight as well So. They keep the weight down for this ultra light pole Moving up to the grips you have Black Diamond’s foam grips.

These are non slip grips so you have some texturing here in the top The thing I really like about foam grips is in warmer weather. If your hands are perspiring, the foam, wicks away, sweat, really well. You can also use them in colder, temperatures You don’t feel cold through the foam. Grips- and they also work really well with gloves. There is some shaping to it, and you even have a little extension below that grip So.

If you need to grab the pole at a lower spot, you can And. There is a flat top to this grip as well So you can palm the top of the pole if you need to A, really easy, adjust and comfortable strap at the top is going to help. Take that strain off of your wrists. As you are hiking These are aluminum poles So, you have got the durability of aluminum, but they are also very light weight.

So. The different sizes of this pole will weigh in at different weights, but they are ultra light weight for having the feature of that locking mechanism Moving down to the tip. You have Black Diamond’s tech tips So. These are a little bit smaller diameter of a basket on this tip And. It is a really great feature that Black Diamond includes two sets of tips. They include the carbide tips, which give you really good traction on dirt and on trails on ice as well And.

They also include a replicable rubber tip, which is what I have on here now. The rubber tip is great on improved surfaces or harder surfaces where you don’t want the carbide tip to slip around And. Those tips are included in a Velcro, strap The, Velcro strap that comes with the packaging has a small pocket in it, and the extra set of tips are in that pocket. When. You want to break down the poles for that small pack size.

What I normally do is pull the two sections at the top apart a little bit just so, I can get a thumb on that button, and I can press that down. Then you undo the other sections of the pole. You can undo the lock as well Make sure that is compressed down all the way. And. You have your small pack size So. These are great for trail. Runners. They are light weight enough that if you are running along and you need to throw them in your pack or something like that, you can either run with them or put them in a pack For ounce counting back packers.

These are great as well. And with that feature of being able to adjust the pole, these are a great option for anyone who wants more stability in the outdoors They are the Black Diamond Distance FLZ Poles.

What so kitty is rocking some new trekking poles that I got the Black Diamond distance flz, the carbon fiber? How do you like them so far? Superlight, hey! What’s up guys Devin here with backcountry exposure, we’re going to talk about trekking poles today, but specifically the distance carbon flz poles from Black Diamond as I’ve gotten older I, have really become to enjoy trekking poles as a great option to help me hike further and more comfortable in the backcountry. So let’s go ahead and talk about these carbon flz distance poles from Black Diamond, because these are easily the most expensive pole that I have ever owned.

As far as trekking poles are concerned, now I’ve used a lot of different, trekking poles over the years. I’ve had Black Diamond poles I’ve had two sets of Black Diamond poles actually, but not as expensive as these are I have they’re like trail series that are an aluminum pole, which is a three-piece extendable Pole, where this is like their Z breakdown type thing which I’ll show you here in a second and then I’ve used poles from Perea outdoor products. I’ve used poles from wild horn.

Outfitters mountain Smith’s, a lot of different brands and essentially like trekking poles, are all basically the same if you really think about it, but there are certain aspects to a trekking pole that make them more comfortable or super lightweight, and in this case this is a full carbon pole. So what you’re looking at is basically the entire shaft of the pole is carbon fiber. This pole set comes in at just under a pound total, which is crazy, crazy light weight, and that’s something that I really like about these poles is I’ve, been using them for the past several months, they’re just so light and so easy to use that they they make traveling with them really easy.

One of the things that I, don’t necessarily like about this pole, though, is the fact that it is that, like Z shape breakdown, which I’ll go ahead and show you right now, let me lower this down. Push this button in. So essentially, the pole breaks down in this sense, so it makes it a really small package to be able to put in your backpack and such, but if I’m using this for a tarp type situation, where I am setting up a shelter using trekking poles, then I don’t have as much versatility in being able to drop one end of the tarp by lowering the length or shortening the length of the pole like I can, with those 3-piece poles like the wild horn, Outfitters ones or like the the other Black Diamond trail series that I have so something to think about when you are considering.

But if you’re using a pole like this, it’s super lightweight to just hike, fast, really quick distances, which essentially this distance series from Black Diamond is meant more for that type of setting. But such a lightweight pole that it’s nice to have on the trail for any type of activity that you’re doing now. This does have this classic Black Diamond flick, lock system to it. So if I push that open, then I’m able to extend this to the different lengths that I have so. This pole happens to be the 105 to the 120 centimeter.

They do have a shorter one than this and then also a longer one than this. Looking at the top of the pole, you’ve got a molded evie. A foam and I do really like that they put these cutouts into the foam, so this makes it so it breathes really well on your on your hand, so that you’ve got not sweaty hands every time that you are hiking. But let me explain one thing that I do not like about this pole in particular: I’m, not a huge fan of black diamonds system right here, where they’ve got this piece of cordage around through the inside of the pole now base.

Typically, what this does is when I stick my hand through it. It allows for a little bit better articulation, but I notice that right here on the top of my hand or where my my thumb wraps around you I kind of digs in and because this is sewn right here, it could just be how I have it set right now, but the fact that, like that is right on where my hand rubs and where I’m trying to push down it, does cause a little bit of pain and discomfort right on my hand. So if I, if I, was using the pole, just like this, let’s see if I came down in this manner, which is not the the recommended way of using a trekking pole, then it would be more comfortable but coming up through and utilizing the strap around your wrist to effectively put the weight on the pole.

This type of sit setup with this strap is not ideal. I do like how I’ve seen on a bunch of other poles, even like Leki poles and the mountain Smith wands lots of different brands. This strap will attach onto the inside and kind of come over top of itself. Instead of wrapping around a piece of of cordage in for a pole, that’s almost $200 in price. That is something that can be kind of frustrating. So if we take a look on the bottom end of the pole, they do have a carbide tip on here and you have the option as well with what comes with the pole, to be able to switch out this tip to just like kind of a standard rubber tip, but the carbide tip is pretty standard for any kind of trekking pole and then with the fact that they break down into such a small package is a really really cool thing.

So I’m going to show you this one more time you guys are probably familiar with this and other types of poles, but black diamond basically are the. Are the brand that revolutionized, what trekking poles are capable of doing and really good designs? The flick, lock is is one of their cool things, so really small package and then to extend it and set it up. You basically drop those together and then slide this top tube down, and that gives you your rigid pull. So again, a full carbon fiber, pull really lightweight.

The pair is just under a pound like I mentioned before. I am a little concerned about how this button is gonna hold up over time against the carbon fiber, but it should be okay. The other carbon fiber pulls that I had were from Fox tele and that pole actually ended up breaking, which was pretty unfortunate, but there’s a good amount of flex in there, but they are super strong and have a lot of like trust in them and they’re just a great Pole in general, I’m rambling at this point.

But should somebody spend a hundred and eighty dollars on this pole? That’s totally up to you. You could get away with other types of carbon poles, but they are super lightweight and I think that black diamond really has a great product here well guys, so that is the carbon flz distance, poles from Black Diamond. These things are awesome. If you want to spend a hundred and eighty dollars on a set of trekking poles definitely check these out. Obviously, there are other options out there, but I think this is a great one to look at.

So thank you so much for watching guys, I’m gonna, head back out on the trail and get on hiking and, as always, please subscribe to the channel. I hope you guys have an awesome day.

When you’re doing a mountain ultra, you doubt about it, so I was really keen to test out these Black Diamond distance Carbon FL sets, which are three hundred and sixty grams at which retail at one hundred and sixty quid I am a 110 centimeter length. Typically, but the good thing about these is you can adjust them both for length and then snap them into keep them rigid, so actually reasonably easy, even for a non tank like me, so you adjust the lengths I’m, just gonna, bring up the camera here, bring that out, as you can see, I’m at around about 110 snap-in and then once you’re in you’re in then to actually activate the system.

You just pull the pole and snaps in and you’ve got the little debris at the top the little button and then to get rid of it again. You just put that in and step out, so really really simple to use. Now. What I liked about these poles is that they are sturdy. I was putting my full weight on some of the downhills, really leaning on them down. Boulders tried to go as fast as I could but Dad the boulders.

You are putting your weight on them, you’re, putting your trust in them. If one of these little fellas snaps you might snap – I found them very, very good for that. I previously have used Mountain, King, Danian poles, which I also really liked, but I would have found them far too light for the conditions we were in on the amorous trail race in the mountain race, so good, poles, very sturdy good at the bottom.

You’ve got the screw attachment as well. If you want to change for that, I, like the flexibility of height I, didn’t change my height at all during the race I’m around 110 I find that easy enough for going up and down they’re, not the lightest but as I say for me personally. I wanted the heft looking at the handles firm grip here, I didn’t get any blisters and I couldn’t use these before I went so I was worried that, because I hadn’t used them I would get blisters, I didn’t and good strong straps.

Personally I don’t use the straps because I’m always scared. If I have a fall that might break my wrist, but I know a lot of people do I’m sure it’s the right way to do it and these -. So to sum up a good sturdy, strong pole that I felt had my best interests at heart and wasn’t going to. Let me down.

Higher, so you can do vo2max productions here with a trekking pole review today we’re going to talk about black diamond distance, Carbon Z, trekking poles, and these are made out of carbon fiber they’re super lightweight. They come in four different sized versions depending on your height, and these are my first career, trekking poles, I’ll, admit I’m, not a super experienced, trekking pole type of guy, but man. These are light. Um sandy had I had some other trekking poles at sandy was using that were static and they didn’t fold up into thirds like these do and they were a little heavier but they’re.

So great poles for hiking around these are great for running if you’re doing fast, packing long-distance pole, maybe like a utmb, 100 type of race or one of those extreme vertic aureus is mountain races, Nolan’s 14, hardrock, whatever uh. This is the boy I heard to get and man. It is great carbon fiber construction again, and this nice soft EDA handle um I, think CV, a foam double check on that and I got. Let’s see, I got her for Sammy’s whoa she’s, coming back from Achilles tendon surgery and she’s been able to hike around, but the poles really allow her to hike up in the mountains and kind of take that strain that pressure off the legs, because you can engage the arms, especially on steep slopes or, if you’re, trying to balance yourself on rocky technical terrain.

Now the handy thing about these is that they fold up they fold up in thirds and you can stow them very easily again 9 ounces, amazing. They got these nice rubber tips on the end. It’s probably what they dig in real, durable we’ve been testing them out in the San Juans, we’re taking them to France, I may or may not use them for UTMB, but that’s to be decided still I’m going to Trainer them out in the Swiss Alps. So what I like is that they store really well. Oh I should also mention they have this nice lightweight wrist, strap that you see zhilie adjust and then you know slip it on and off so allows you to really not lose your poles I guess, but a great little addition, they’re super lightweight nice and breathable everything you want in a high-performance, trekking pole, so another product plug here sponsor plug.

Actually, this is the ultimate Direction groove system, mono system, velcro belt, the mother mono attachment trekking poles fit in the roped off sections up front here for easy access not going to drop them. The way I’d probably prefer to carry them for a race or a fast FK, T type effort. So that’s it for the product review of the carbon Z distance, trekking poles from Black Diamond again, real lightweight 9 ounce range type of trekking pole collapses into thirds real compact ideal for really fast efforts.

Ultra efforts in the mountains- or you know fast, packing or UTMB style, racing, hero, racing sky racing things like that. So real, versatile pole, great and compact, to carry great to use I’m still getting the hang of trekking poles, but I could see it as being a huge benefit for a lot of people. So that’s my review on the Black Diamond product stay tuned for some more product reviews from this channel. You can subscribe for more as well as training for UTMB and more adventure, videos to come and some speed go 50 K footage from last weekend, thanks for watching guys hope your summer training racing is going well and stay tuned for more via to max productions.

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And I wanted to get new ones anyway, because that’s really dull, so I ordered these off Amazon for five or six bucks. I think this is dirt cheap. That says, to get these tips off the flex tips in boiling water for two minutes and then carefully pull the tip off pliers may be needed to install place the Flex tech tip into the pole and pound the tip into the ground to set it tightly in place.

These are genuine Black, Diamond replacement tips, which really surprises me for the Flex, very cheap price target. Two minutes: what’s your problem, just cuz I went downstairs and got my poles. You think we’re doing something: we’re not going anywhere: okay, Oh! That came off easy new tip. Well, that’s probably it okay, all right! So, okay, no more cracky, ready, yep! That says put this part in not the thick part.

We just yep, I, guess, I’ll put my baskets. We don’t have our new ones yet little ones they seem to screw on and then once they’re on they spin the basket. We sweet sweet.

Ein echter klassiker wenn es um trailrunning und trekking stöcke geht klassiker ist dann bleibt dran [Musik] hallo liebe werk war, nicht ist er ja und wir, wollen heute, über, einen, tracking trailrunning stock sprechen und wenn, ihr und das, thema denkt denkt ihr, wahrscheinlich zuerst, dann läge klar die marke ist irgendwie riesengroß, machen ja, auch nichts, anderes, als als, stöcke, besonders und trailrunning ist aber dieses gute, stück, hier auch, schon ja, so was wie ein goldstandard, oder ewig, schon, empfohlen nämlich der blackdiamond distance kartenset also said steht ihr, einfach für fall stock und ich durfte das gute stück ein bisschen testen will euch aber erst mal kurz ein bisschen was zu den features, erzählen klar, also der name: sagt schon kalkalpen, carbon ihr, habt, es mit dem carbon stock zu tun das, heißt er ist schön leicht black damit hat hier, aber zusätzlich an den an den gliedern nochmal eine aluminium verstärkung sondern was ihnen einfach noch mal eine ecke robuster macht ihr habt einen schönen schaumstoff griff der sieg greift ihr habt eine leichte schlaufe die jetzt nicht zum mega dick ist die auch gut vorstellen könnt ihr habt eine, kapitalspritze, im, lieferumfang enthalten ist außerdem eine gummi spitze also gerade wenn ihr irgendwie, fiel, er, auf fels, oder viel, mit auch straße oder, so zu tun habt, dann könnt ihr die spitzen wechseln die könnte, einfach mit einer, zange relativ einfach, abschrauben und wenn man, das, teil aufbauen will geht es auch relativ einfach lass es einfach fallen, zieht, hier das, oberste segment, runter dann kommt hier, so ein kleiner, knopf, raus und schon, ist der stock, auf wenn man, zusammen machen will machen wir das genauso und er hatten wir da zusammen und wie schlägt sich jetzt der blackdiamond distance kabel, set auf dem trail, ich würde sagen ganz gut ich habe tatsächlich wenig auszusetzen das, auf- und zumachen geht, prima der griff ist schön festen und kann gut greifen gerade auch wegen, diesen, willen hier.

Also, das ist wirklich liegt richtig bombe in der hand die schlaufe, könnt, ihr, relativ, ein oder geht geht sehr leicht zu verstellen durch diesen klettverschluss hier er ist schön griffig gibt, halt auf dem trail, also da kann man, wirklich wenig negatives, finden, einziges, kleines manko will ich sagen ist dass die griff verlängerung für meinen geschmack ein bisschen, länger hätte gehen, können weil, man, kann ihn, zwar gut greifen, aber vielmehr spiel hat man, dann nach unten nicht, also, das ist ein bisschen ein einziger punkt, wo, ich sage da hätte, ich gerne noch ein bisschen, mehr, ansonsten macht, er das war, so soll er ist leicht lässt sich gut zusammen verhalten er lässt sich auch gut im, rucksack verstauen keine probleme wer ein bisschen, bedenken hatte das, carbon angeht die kann, ich euch nehmen, also ich bin jetzt seit eine ahnung sieben jahren mit karbon stücken acht jahren mit karbon stock in den bergen und also gebrochen ist mir da noch keine von daher das zeug ist robust da brauchte keine angst davor zu haben, wenn ihr euch den track damit distance, karl und sagt, jetzt zulegen wollte, kein problem gibt es natürlich, bei unserem workshop zu kaufen für 140 euro ovp mal daumen und die gibt es in vier längen, also 100 110 und 120 130 cm also ist kein variable stock sondern fix langstock, welche größe braucht, so ein bisschen, abhängig von eurer, körpergröße und der längere arme, also wenn ihr den stock in der hand, halten und auf den boden stellt solltet, ihr noch, so einen winkel von ungefähr, 90 grad haben, dann ist es perfekt es gibt, aber auch stock lang, rechner im internet wo, ihr das, relativ schnell ausrechnen können, ich habe mich für die 120 cm variante, entschieden weil, es für mich mit einem meter, 82 perfekt passt und in der variante wiegt er 290 gramm was ich auch ganz gut findet ja, das war, es von mir, ich hoffe euch hat das, video gefallen wir, lassen, uns, gerne, leichter, folgt, uns, hier, auf youtube und wenn, ihr noch fragen, zum stock habt, dann gerne rein in die, kommentare mit, ich bin dann aus für heute und sagen, wir, mal, [Musik].