Alpkit
Alpkit Compact Hiker Twins (3-section aluminium, 110-130 cm)
- Weight: 4/10 How much the pair adds to your hands and pack.
- Packed size: 10/10 Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack.
Walkers who want a very cheap pair that folds small
- Weight (pair)
- 550 g (One pair)
- Packed length
- 38 cm
- Adjusts
- 110 to 130 cm
- Lock
- Mixed
- Shaft
- Aluminium
Where to buy
Alpkit £30.99 In stock. Delivery £2.99. Standard delivery £2.99, free over £60. Its tags still say Pre Order.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 4/10How much the pair adds to your hands and pack. 4: A bit below average.
Alpkit gives 275 g a pole (pole 255 g, basket 10 g, tip protector 10 g), doubled to 550 g a pair, in the 550-699 g band. The bare poles alone (510 g a pair) would be band 3, so the lower band is used.
Packed size
From maker's figures 10/10Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack. 10: The best you can buy for this.
Alpkit gives 38 cm packed, in the under 45 cm band.
In short
Good for
- Walkers who want a very cheap pair that folds small
- Scramblers who want poles to stow quickly on a pack
Strengths
- Packs to 38 cm in 3 sections
- Tungsten tip, basket and rubber tip protector supplied
- Alpkit's 3 Year Alpine Bond guarantee
Weaknesses
- 550 g a pair, heavy next to carbon poles
- Length changes by sliding the handle section, and the pole has two different lock types
- Adjustment range is only 20 cm (110-130 cm), short for tall walkers
- No scores for lock, grip or durability because no independent reviews of this pair were found
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.