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(More customer reviews)Tha adjustability and anti-shock capability of these poles at this price ($20/set) is a great deal. However the quality of the compass and light heads is very poor. I got a set of these for a Christmas present purchased from Target--the compass didn't work (very cheap compass) and the battery channel in the light head was broken. I took them back to Target to replace them. They had 4 left and all the heads were broke in a various ways. I got a refund from Target and ordered a set from PFT Supply via Amazon.com here. They arrived on time (2-day Prime) but the compass doesn't work at all and the plastic pin that holds the head-hinge down is broke off so the head flops open and closed (not supposed to open at all on the compass head). I considered exchanging them but have come to the conclusion that it's just a poor design issue and that even if I got one that was not broke it wouldn't be long before it was. As such I'm keeping them. They're going to be used for casual hiking as very basic poles. They'll work fine for that. As I said the functioning of the poles themselves works just fine. Adjustability is easy and they seem to stay where they're adjusted to--at least when they're new. It's just a problem with the light and compass features of the head. I carry a real compass (and a Garmin Rino GPS/radio) along with me as well as a real flashlight so I won't rely on these gimmicky features anyway. For the price of $10 per pole + free shipping (Prime) they're a good buy if you want just basic collapsible anti-shock poles. Eddie Bauer of today is nowhere near the quality it used to be.
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