Helinox
Helinox Passport FL120 trekking poles (3-section, 80-120 cm)
- Weight: 8/10 How much the pair adds to your hands and pack.
- Packed size: 7/10 Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack.
Walkers who want a very light adjustable pole under 160 g each
- Weight (pair)
- 310 g
- Packed length
- 53.5 cm
- Adjusts
- 80 to 120 cm
- Lock
- Twist
- Shaft
- Aluminium
Where to buy
Helinox £119.95 In stock. Pair, colour Melon. Delivery from Helinox Europe by DPD, 2-3 days; the page banner says free shipping, but its Help Centre says free over €199 and gives no charge below.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 8/10How much the pair adds to your hands and pack. 8: Clearly better than most.
Helinox UK gives 155 g per piece and 310 g per pair: the 300-449 g band. Helinox Europe and Helinox Australia give the same 155 g and 310 g.
Packed size
From maker's figures 7/10Whether they fit inside or along a rucksack. 7: Better than most.
Helinox UK gives 53.5 cm collapsed: the 45-54.9 cm band.
In short
Good for
- Walkers who want a very light adjustable pole under 160 g each
- Walkers who want a 5-year warranty on the poles
- Fast hikers and travellers who want light poles that fold to 53.5 cm
Strengths
- Light: 155 g per pole, 310 g a pair, from DAC aluminium alloy
- Adjusts from 80 to 120 cm with a quarter-turn twist lock
- Folds to 53.5 cm in 3 sections linked by an internal cord
- Tungsten carbide tips, rubber tip covers and EVA foam grips with adjustable wrist straps supplied
- Helinox's 5-year warranty covers manufacturing defects
Weaknesses
- 120 cm maximum is short for tall walkers
- Twist lock (a quarter-turn on each joint) rather than a lever lock
- Folds to 53.5 cm, much longer than the 35 cm of folding poles such as the Passport TL
- Lock, grip and durability scores are blank: no independent review of the current pole found
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.