Camping & Backpacking : How to Make a Good Walking Stick

A good walking stick can provide a distinct difference between disaster and safety, and a third point of contact can certainly take a great deal of pressure off of the knees. Find out how to use a walking stick for stability when conditions are wet with help from a recreational kayaking instructor and outdoor adventurer in this free video on walking sticks.

Expert: Dr. T. Scott Cook
Contact: www.weu.com/about_us.htm
Bio: Dr. T. Scott Cook has a degrees in Recreational Leadership and Outdoor Adventure from Greenfield Community College and the University of Massachusetts.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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Sports

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• camping
• backpacking
• hiking
• tips
• gear
• equipment
• supplies
• backpacks
• wilderness
• skills
• survival
• campfires
• sleeping
• bags
• first-aid
• kits

[GAMEBRED14]

you want the stick taller than you..so if you trip..you dont poke out an eye..bust your nose or knock out teeth...

[TheEvilCommenter]

@brandoieyo dude they literally grow on trees

[oblivionmike]

@bojangolemba

LOL.

[anetew1]

Great video!

[jmg1957]

nice

[bojangolemba]

u mean fourth leg right? i already have a third lol

[jamesvolunteer]

How did I come to watch a video on walking sticks, and end up reading a lively debate on firearms? Is there a growing gang culture amongst pensioners and hikers now? I love and hate the Internet in equal measure.

Thanks for the vid by the way.

P.S I chuckled at '3rd leg' and 'slippery and wet'. Sorry.

[truemonster1]

@chas4551 the moral of the story is that even though i carry a firearm i rarely have any reason to ven begin to think that i might have to use it. because the extra confidence of being prepared generally warns off any predators. im really not sure why im still arguing with you, youre just a stupid brit, with no real world education. im a the head of security at a biker bar. i know in england everything is pussified, but in the us you have to have confidence and ability to deal with them. f you.

[truemonster1]

@chas4551 thats ok, in the us we call anyone from england an asshole.

[chas4551]

TRUEMONSTER QUOTES: im not frightened to go out without a gun, i work security in a bar without my gun almost every night". i believe that while i carry my gun, not only do i assure my own safety, but everyones". Turns out he just reads novels!

In the UK we call these guys dickheads!

[chas4551]

@truemonster1 Looks like your novel rules more than your gun you claim saves the world then eh! You read it while you're on security duty? Where is that by the way an old folks home? You've been banging on how great guns are, how you assume everyone's safety when you carry one, how they revolutionised the world and blow me - the toughest thing you got we discover and the most violent part of your life - is a bloody novel. (On your own admission!) Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha!