Hello, I bent my aluminum silver hiking stick just above the yoke assembly, and I would like to disassemble it to straightin the hiking stick.
But don't know how, requesting help.
Thanks.

ahh i did that yesterday, im going tto try and bend it back, i havnt looked at it close yet though.

Hey, I've tried three different aluminum sticks, made my own twice from paint extensions with wood dowel insert, one from part of pool cleaning extension. Bottom line #1 - when aluminum bends, almost impossible to get kink out of inner/outer tube so it rarely slides. Bottom line #2 - wood dowel inside the alum works great but weighs a ton. Bottom line #3 just fork out the $$ now and get an fiberglass Hotstick from Hobie, Murray's or Fogh. When you drop your stick at max speed, aluminum sticks just can't stand the pressure and bend. In trying to save money I've undoubtedly spent enough for 2 sticks already. Just buy one now, save yourself months (years) of aggravation then forget about your stick bending. Make sure you get one that extends to at least 8' long so you can hold it under your arm when doing other odd jobs. Cheers, Ron

yeah I was just thinking that about the aluminum. it's going to be impossible to bend it back to exactly how it was, so it probably wont slide. If you bent it too far it might also break when you try to bend it back.

Ya exactly. Seriously man, don't do what I did. Just go buy a Hotstick and save yourself a great deal of aggro.

At the risk of pointing out what should be obvious......
Rick and Mary run a great website here and we should be utilizing the on-line store to thank them....Check it out!
Greg

Gak!!! I'm new to the site and didn't realize the obvious blunder. Sorry Rick and Mary!!!! No harm intended. Didn't know you had a store/mail in. Will check it out!!!

Hope so. We have every product and more than any other catalog company all in one place. Check it out at
www.onlinemarinestore.com
thanks for tipping folks off.
Rick

Sorry Rick...(sinking feeling like I've just insulted God)....
I checked it out and you/they're right. Great site. Thanks for the tip and a heartfelt apology for the embarassing gaff....

No Problem! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Rick