Cat Nomad Replacement Rubber Tips Set for Trekking Poles - 2 Pairs of Heavy-Duty Durable Feet for Hiking Poles/Walking Sticks

These fit perfectly on my Cascade Mountain Tech Carbon Fiber Trekking Poles. The thing I especially like about these tips is they have a metal 'washer' insert down inside them so the metal tip won't poke through the rubber. This should equate to long-lasting. Time will tell. I prefer to use a rubber tip even on trails and I'll use the smaller pair most of the time. The oversized pair look to be ideal for the rocky ares of the Washington State Wilderness Coast. There are areas (going around headlands) where large boulders have to 'rock-hopped', and the boulders are slippery. A walking pole is essential and the tip has to be rubber to grip the rocks - a metal tip just slides off. A considerable amount of force is applied in that situation, and without a metal insert in the rubber tip, the metal end of the pole quickly pokes through. I look forward to my next hike out on the coast to test these babies out.

<EDIT> Am going to have to knock a star off for durability. Two days of hiking in Yosemite (Upper Yosemite Falls & Yosemite Point on day one, Vernal and Nevada Falls on day two) and the smaller pair of these tips are already blown through. Granted, I was using the poles roughly, to cover 22 miles & 5000 feet of elevation gain across two days. And the traction was everything I could have hoped for, even on the wet, snowy, and slushy parts. But after only that much use, I'm already going to need to replace them.</EDIT>Fits my Mountainsmith brand hiking poles perfectly. Even the smaller pair is a definite increase in traction versus the original tips (which had blown through anyway) that they replaced. Construction feels very sturdy.I am a little dubious about the weight of the larger pair, as they are heavier than the entirety of the rest of the pole. A star off for that, as the extra weight would be come noticeable on longer hikes.

I make walking stick/canes. I was hoping I could whittle down the end of a stick to and slide then on. I know these are for manufactured trekking poles, and I thought they would be had plastic, however, the hole is pliable rubber, and it allows me to stretch them on the wood for a snug fit.The durability of the rubber also seems far superior than the cheap ones I have gotten in the past. I LOVE these, and plan to now make these my main tips. I will need to purchase MANY more!

I got these for the times I might be training on pavement or the occasional boardwalk. They work perfectly for that.There's the occasional slip on rock or leaves, otherwise I am very happy with these. I think the smaller tips may slip less but I've used them less so that is a very subjective opinion.I doubt I will use them in the back country. That's not a criticism. I just feel like the tungsten tips stick better. I've put less than twenty miles on either so I can't speak to durability. They stay put on the tips and are still pretty easy to remove.

They fit on my Leki poles but do add weight to them. I only use them for walking on the road. They do protect the carbide tips and are much quieter with them on. I tried both on my trekking trails and preferred to use the poles without them. Guess they were not designed for such use but thought I would give them a try on off-road trails. They are beefy and should last a while.

These tips are nothing short of garbage, plain and simple. The rubber compound used is far, far too soft and wears to the point of being unusable quickly.Before I had purchased original Leki tips; one can easily get a few hundred miles out of a set of those. These tips were trash in 12 miles on asphalt.Do not be enticed by the price, i.e. 2-for-1, as it were. Spend the $15 on single set of the originals. That's what I'm off to do right now.

I use trekking poles for balance. I have a spinal cord injury as a result of surgery on a tumor in 2010. I have graduated from gurney to wheelchair to walker to crutch to trekking poles. The poles reduce the wear and tear on my thumbs, but they do not have the grip and support of crutches when I lose my balance. These replacement tips have made the difference. I get much more traction and much less slippage from these pole tips. The rubber is thick and rugged. The fit is snug and secure. I'm using the bigger set, but both sets are high quality, rugged and durable.

Substantial and fit perfectly. The interior metal retainer makes a huge difference in the stability of these tips. They should last a long time. They do not skip or skid on hard surfaces such as concrete or tile. So glad I found them online after checking three local "medical supplies" stores.