There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
I got my 3 segments from MD originally, but would be interested to know if the 4 segments suffer any issues with snapping, because I would totally take a 10g hit for greater stowage potential.
The backpack I'm heading towards for day trips has no pole holder's so internal storage is necessary.
http://hikinjim.blogspot.com/2017/06/massdrop-x-fizan-7100-lightweight.html
HJ
http://hikinjim.blogspot.com/2017/06/massdrop-x-fizan-7100-lightweight.html
HJ
I don't know if you took the strap wedge out. I'm not sure a softer one would work as the straps are currently set up. The wedge has some plastic spikes that stick up from the top and, I assume, stab the strap to keep it stationary. I did not notice any slipping, but I played with the straps extensively before I took the poles out for a hike.
Maybe the advice needs to be: push the wedge in and pull on the strap after every adjustment to avoid strap slippage.
"Summer" - 6 g "Three Season" - 12 g "Winter" - 30 g
What is your scale showing?
HJ
Unit weights do vary unit to unit, so that may also be at play. Interesting that they're off by 2 grams though. I would have been less surprised by a difference of 1 g.
HJ