![\"leki](\"http:\/\/leki.com\/Data\/Products\/LargeImages\/Trekking08\/08-2243_diva_as.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
One of the latest arrivals at Backpackgeartest.org is the Leki Diva Antishock Trekking Pole<\/a> system (left). This one got me wondering if there’s much need for a women’s trekking pole — they don’t have much to do with boobs or butts, so the idea seems like a stretch. I did some poking around and noticed several pole makers claiming to have female-specific models, but I couldn’t find any articles about about poles specifically targeting women (I did find one by a guy, however, who said the “female<\/a>” poles he found fit his hands perfectly). <\/p>\n One thing I noticed: the women’s models didn’t seem to be any more expensive than the ones for guys (unlike the innovations common to hair salons and underwear manufacturers). <\/p>\n Presumably the women’s models are smaller and lighter (what, you want me to look this stuff up?), which means, as the guy noted above, they might be a choice for gram-slashing lightweight backpackers. <\/p>\n A few pole-related llnks, if you’re in a shopping mood: <\/strong><\/p>\n As I’ve said a time or two here: poles are best for long hikes, tricky terrain (like water crossings), backpacking, and folks whose knees would prefer spreading the weight around a bit. Poles do not perform miracles, all they do is redistribute some<\/em> of the weight away from your feet, knees and hips. Using them correctly requires substantial extra exertion, which is good from a fitness point of view, but less good from a wear-yourself-out-and-ruin-your-fun point of view. The points of a pair of hiking poles generally will ward off an angry cow and the poles can be handy for hanging a shelter in a pinch. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the latest arrivals at Backpackgeartest.org is the Leki Diva Antishock Trekking Pole system (left). This one got me wondering if there’s much need for a women’s trekking pole — they don’t have much to do with boobs or…<\/p>\n\n