I found your video because I am in the process of making my own staff and wanted some extra ideas, awesome! A few things I am doing to mine that you didn't mention are to have a hook attachment, notches for measuring how deep water is and a y shaped attachment that can be used as a crutch or rifle test. Thanks for the ideas.

Good ideas, Darby. I have pretty well abandoned trekking poles in favor of a walking staff. it makes sense to adapt a staff for as many multiple uses as you can conjure. A hook attachment would be handy for pulling down dead limbs for dry firewood, retrieving stuff from water and so forth. Something to aid breaking dead limbs from trees is especially handy around campgrounds where campers have picked the ground clean of firewood.

You did a good job on it and it's usable if needed great job now I've got to make one for. Me and my Brother thanks.

Really like the new walking staff, I've actually considered making a camera mount for mine. Glad to see you back

Darby, that's awesome man. You really put a lot of thought into this my man. Great!!

Sweeet! Nice work . Thanks

Some good ideas......thanks for sharing.

I use a spiral wrap to make a great grip on the walking staffs and sticks that I make. It starts with a clove hitch and is a series of half hitches to make the grip pattern and it looks really sweet. Nice staff that you built, I like the attachment option, I thought about doing that a while back but instead I started by building one with a ferro-rod in the top capped by a dresser drawer handle to use as a tarp pole.

Nice update Darby. Great description on your staff. I plan to make similar attachments to my group staff gift. Excellent ideas. Feral Hogs and Mountain Lions are increasing in our area too. I just checked the swamp being our house a few minutes ago and saw hundreds of hog routing areas. Other people have told me that Mountain lions are nearby, but I haven't seen them. Mountain Lions are documented in the Sam Houston National Forest, about 40 miles northwest. ATB. Ken

Sorry to hear about your computer crash and loss of all your stuff. I like your new intro though...your old one was very cool but the new one is really well thought out and well done. Sometimes having to start over is just what we need. Your hiking staff is awesome! I can tell you put a lot of time and effort into it and the results are fantastic...very simple design yet very effective and should serve your purposes well. I have a staff that my dad made for me, I never actually hike with it because I find it way too heavy and I have just never used a staff or trekking poles or anything but as I get older I may have to consider making one of these myself. Great video, my friend, and glad to see you getting back into the KZfaq action.

great video, great music :-)

Brilliant ideas :) Thumbs up and Greetings from Ireland! :)

Great vid!

Kool

Hi mann greetings from Belize C . A . sorry for your loss i have seen most of your videos. Am inviting you to take a trip down here in Belize so we can go camping great jungle here to camp .

Great video ! Have you tried the wood Sheppard's Cane from Tractor Supply ? And cut the cane down to Walking Cane size... Also may drill a hole under the Rubber Foot to hold a twenty dollar bill or a couple "AA" batteries or a Button Compass. tjl

Nice walking staff! The threaded receiver is a very good idea! Thanks for sharing!

awesome staff!! now you got me interested in making one. glad to see you back in the woods again. always enjoy your videos!

hey darby im with you, had to get a new computer, editing software, hope to have something out by the end of the week, nice staff and glad to see you back brother

As a thought, drill and tap top of the staff for a broad head. Cover with PVC pipe/top to protect one's self. Peracord to camo the PVC. Sand down the staff for quick removal. A few pokes will generally slow down most aggregation.

Nice ideas on the staff, I have hiked with a staff for almost 45 years mostly because I tend to carry a heavy pack,and some trails/water crossings can be difficult.Also add many thongs through upper area of shaft and hang things/some even useful items. Dressing leather thongs with small personal keepsakes just for fun,,similarly like beads and trinkets. If in bear country could add a few jingle bells . Also add a heavy pointed stud on the tip to help reduce wear from the trail dirt and rocks. ...just needed to comment because I have always felt the extra support was a big help..Stay safe and God Bless...

Maybe put something on it to wrap around wrist so your hands are free to climb a tree..wouldnt do good to not be able to take it with you or be hard to climb without 2 free hands.. I dont know just a thought

Yes I've been treed by a bull before.. It was one of those hold my beer I can think I can do it moments. Yeah it didn't work out so good lol anyway. I like the new mod you did to your staff. I think it's ingenious in fact... Have you tried to hold it in a tree and see if it'll stick in yet? I bet it will. I know it's going to come in great for hunting and of course tightening that occasional screw that comes loose. Sorry couldn't resist. Thanks for sharing with us brother.

I like your staff with attachments

Brilliant

like your hiking staff.

very nice staff

love the screw on "bayonet" such a cool idea!

Nice video. Can you share where you got the parts and some info about dimensions/descriptions? Thanks

Excelent, I have subbed you. Alan..... Liverpool united kingdom

Nice staff Darby. I like your improvements. In your opinion is the stalk that grows in the center of a Sotol plant strong enough to serve as a staff? I like how light weight they are.

I like the beads to

did that piece of stainless come threaded or did you thread it? If so, can you recommend how to do that.

Good video. I have never used a walking stick but at my advancing age I need one. How heavy is it. I was thinking of one made of aluminum tubing like the one made for Ken.

I had a couple of run ins with wildlife when I was a young teen. Since then, I don't go anywhere without a gun. I'm not getting treed, and if I get into a fight, it's going to be a gunfight, and any wildlife better come armed appropriately. I do carry a walking stick because I have a bad knee, but I'm too old to climb trees, there may not be a tree close, and you may have two or three seconds, at most, reaction time before a cougar is on top of you. And that's if you know cougars, and constantly watch your back trail. Anyone who suggests you fight a cougar with a stick is not your friend. Where I live, as in most places, hogs are an enemy, and the DRN says shoot them every chance you get.

nice staff

Should do a close up revew with some accoustic country music but no lyrics aka vocals just the grate sound of the guitar

a socket in the floor... a latching socket on the door... that Walking Stick could do DBL DUTY as a DOORSTOP too.

I don't know what type of "Compass" you use but my compass will fit on to my Walking Staff, it sorta like yours is made similar anyway. My bolt is the same size as yours.

Interesting SUV approach to a walking staff. In my own experience, using it for its intended use, An aid to walking , Is far more important than tricking it out for eventualities. Your gait with the staff when walking is awkward, not smooth and rhythmic . A wrist strap is all you need on the shaft. A rubber foot is nice to reduce the noise and the jarring when you bring it down, hardware stores sell them in 4’s for chair legs. Cut the top end at a 45 and smooth it out for a good support going down steep hills. No metal, no whipping, all gets too far away from its real use. My thoughts...with respect.

Mike said put in anti virus for your computer so that it won't crash and a back up love the videos

make one a hook so you can pull down something. have something on the other end so it wont slip on rocks or ice and less damage to the bottom of your staff

HEAVY METAL.......walking stick

You should make a snake hook.

Great job on the staff my friend but I just have to say you can defend yourself with a spear if you want to but I think I will stick with my guns. And when its all said and done we can all have bacon....LOL.

Have your walking stick with a very sharp land point. Then like Masai and lion attacks. They plant the blunt end into the ground, kneel, full body weight on the "spear" and then point the sharpened spear point at the attacking animal's throat, chest cavity. The rushing animal will impale itself. Otherwise, you get to stab the animal, and give it a teachable moment. Same for getting treed by a cougar, mountain lion, puma, javelina, or the (German-Russian) Hog-zilla boars, and you can stab them in the neck, back, and rump.

No back up. When will people learn

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