letsroll Posted January 19, 2006 Posted January 19, 2006 Would like to fit the whippet handle to a regular ski pole for self-arrest on steep slops. Been looking on web but can't find it sold with out the entire pole. Thought a little extra measure of safety was a good idea. I would buy those poles but at $80 a pop they are a bit on the spendy sides, since I like to bend my poles in various ways (landing on them, getting them stuck in the snow in lord knows what). Quote
NYC007 Posted January 19, 2006 Posted January 19, 2006 might be easier to find the grivel version. THe whippets seems hard to come by Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted January 19, 2006 Posted January 19, 2006 might be easier to find the grivel version. THe whippets seems hard to come by  The Grivel version looks interesting because it's just a handle, has a knuckle shield, and a retractable pick. Never tried it though. Quote
cj001f Posted January 19, 2006 Posted January 19, 2006 When whippets were sold as uppers only people complained. Now that they are sold as a pair, people complain. Whippets aren't for daily use, well, unless you ski that shit daily which is impossible in Oregon, so they won't get as beatup as regular stuff. Quote
wfinley Posted January 19, 2006 Posted January 19, 2006 Yes - the whippets are hard to find.... but if you need one then nothing else will work (save a tool duct taped to a ski pole). They sell them as a whole piece now... which is best b/c eventually one loses or breaks a fliplock pole. Â Here's my $.02 on the grivel... it's a good concept but it needs some work. They sell it saying it can attach to any pole but the truth is you have to really tweak it to make it stick. My ski buddy has his clamped on with a pipe clamp. The rivet that holds the blade is, in my opinion, weak and would collpase or break in the event of a hard fall. It looks hip but feels like a plastic toy. The big up side is that the blade can fold in - thus saving you from the fate of the supposed dude who self impaled on a whippet. However... does anyone really know someone who has done this? And if you take a tumble capable of impaling wouldn't your Grivel blade be out anyways? Quote
letsroll Posted January 19, 2006 Author Posted January 19, 2006 Ya looked at the Grivel, and not impressed with it at all. Looks a bit gimicky. CJ good point, just use the whippet for the good stuff. Guess it is time to start looking for a pair. Quote
dbb Posted January 19, 2006 Posted January 19, 2006 or just buy one whippet. I've had really good results arresting with that setup. Quote
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