Rubber Tech Tips | Quiet, Non-Marking Tips | Durable Protection | Replacement Tips for Trekking Poles

I have just bought my third pair of these tips. I use them with the Black Diamond z-pole. The tips are a very hard rubber, they almost feel like a plastic. I was concerned about the longevity of these tips since they are so incredibly small. However, you will be surprised at how much walking or hiking you can do with these tips. I did a very long pilgrimage (600miles), and I used the poles with these tips for the whole trip. The tips were brand new when I started. I walked about 300 miles with the first set, before I changed them. I probably needed to change them 15 or 20 miles before that point, but due to no store access, I couldn't. I used the tips on mixed terrain, cobble stone roads, regular road ways, dirt trails, rocky trails, mud, etc. I did hurt my knee on the first day of walking, so I put a lot of weight and used these to "carry" me quite a bit. Again, they lasted me just about 300 miles with no problems. The tips for the last 15 miles were wore all the way down to the metal. It was peeking through on just one side of the tip, but the other side was fully covered. I then changed tips and continued walking for another 300 miles on the new set of tips. This second stint I did not have any access to any new tips, so I was forced to use them to nubs. I did wear through the rubber all around the metal insides. I even wore down the metal a bit as well. I believe I walked about 5 days (100 miles) with them needing to be changed. I had no options, so I just dealt with it. It honestly wasn't a big deal, but the metal made a lot of noise on regular sidewalks and roads. Overall these last quite a while for how small they are. I used them instead of the carbide tips, because I was walking a lot on cobblestone roadways and I didn't want to listen to the click clack the metal produces. The rubber did dampen the sound greatly, though they were not completely silent. They are easy to take off, if you have some pliers. If you wear them pretty far down like I did, use a needle nose. I had no issues with them becoming loose over time, as they have the weird squiggly design that locks it in where the rubber meets the pole.

You can't expect them to last like carbide. But i have found them to be tough for a weekend hiker. I think if i were to be long distance through hiker and may want to have a spare available. once the rubber does wear away there's still metal grippy tip. Nice and quite when approaching wildlife.

As a benchmark, consider that carbide tips grip well on even smooth rock and plant well in tight spots and in mud. It turns out these rubber tips perform well: they also plant well in tight spots, and they had few instances of slipping relative to carbide. The test was 20 miles of PA AT and 30 miles of Smoky Mountains trails, all with significant elevation change on dry to wet rock. They will slip more often on hard, slippery, clay-like surfaces if the grade is significant--something not often encountered by me. They are indeed quiet. They will probably wear out in a year. For PA rocks and Appalachian trail day hikes of 10-15 miles with 2-4k feet elevation change, these will stay on my Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork poles as my standard tips. I have the slip-on rubber tips but will not use them--probably too bulky for precise placement in tight spots.

Spent $10 for "slip on" off brands that Slipped Off the first muddy spot, Gone.. Anyway should have just bought these to begin with. Not thrilled about the change requirements wearing the locking teeth of the poles and tips; but I don't plant on changing them back so fine for my use.

They work well. They fit. easy to change.

These are of good quality and look nice on the poles but I prefer using the ones that slip on over the carbide tip. They are less expensive and less likely to become lodged in a crack since they are larger and they are softer and don't slip as easily. You can also switch from rubber to carbide more quickly. The advantage to these rubber tech tips are that they screw on and won't fall off. If you never use the carbide tips then these may be a good choice. Be aware that they are quite small. UPDATE: If you have Black Diamond z poles then this is probably your best choice. The big slip on Black Diamond rubber tips don't fit as tight and slip off. I have the FLZ carbon poles. The big rubber slip on tips worked great on my old poles but not these. Happy trekking!

I love these tips. I use the default metal pole tips in the winter, but the rest of the year, I much prefer these tips. I hike a lot of very rocky trails and these tips prevent my poles from scraping the rocks (making an annoying sound and leaving scrap marks on the trail) and also provide more grip on the the large smooth/weathered rock.

Excellent product! Easy to attach to the hiking poles and very durable so far.

I recently bought a pair of Black Diamond Trail poles, which came without tips. Did some research and found these. They screw in easily though you will need two pairs of pliers to tighten them up. Transformed the walking. I do 21-25 mile day walks and multiday treks with 11kg+ backpacks and the poles themselves make a huge difference to my feet, legs, joints, traction & stability. The technical tips finish the job off - I really can't understand why they don't come fitted as standard. They seem strong and prevent the clank of metal on stone. Good service - came next day.

I use these for both rocky trails as well as walking distances on hard surfaces - no annoying "click clack" of the carbide tips, plus better traction. One set lasted me over 1,000km so I'm OK with that.

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