Silva
Silva Trekking Poles Carbon Tele (3-section telescopic, up to 140 cm)
- Weight: 8/10 How much the pair adds to your hands and pack.
- Packed size: 4/10 Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack.
Lowest price we found
£104.99 at Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Go to Ultralight Outdoor Gear Compare 2 shopsWalkers who want a light carbon pole with a quick flick lock
- Weight (pair)
- 355 g
- Packed length
- 65 cm
- Adjusts
- 65 to 140 cm
- Lock
- Lever
- Shaft
- Carbon
Where to buy
Ultralight Outdoor Gear £104.99 In stock. Free delivery. RRP £112.99 shown struck through; free tracked UK delivery on all orders.
View at shop: Ultralight Outdoor GearSilva £112.99 In stock. Free delivery. Shop page said only 1 unit left. Silva UK ships from the UK in 2-4 working days; free over £49.
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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 8/10How much the pair adds to your hands and pack. 8: Clearly better than most.
Silva gives 355 g a pair with wrist straps, in the 300-449 g band. Ultralight Outdoor Gear lists 180 g a pole (360 g a pair), also band 4.
Packed size
From maker's figures 4/10Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack. 4: A bit below average.
Silva gives 65 cm collapsed, in the 65-74.9 cm band. Telescopic poles fold longer than Z-fold poles.
In short
Good for
- Walkers who want a light carbon pole with a quick flick lock
- Hikers who want to set the length anywhere up to 140 cm, for taller people or for pitching a trekking-pole tent
- Anyone who wants cork handles and carbide tips in the box
Strengths
- 355 g a pair with wrist straps, from T300 carbon
- Flick lock on 3 telescopic sections, adjustable up to 140 cm
- Cork handles, carbide tips and small baskets and medium mud baskets are supplied
- Silva's own Blueberry system lets you swap tips and baskets
Weaknesses
- Collapses to 65 cm, much longer than Z-fold poles, so it will not fit inside a small pack
- Silva gives no shortest working length
- No scores for lock, grip or durability because no independent reviews of this pole were found
- Only 1 unit left at Silva's UK shop when checked
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.