DOBESTS Folding Walking Poles, 2 Pack, 110-130 cm

The DOBESTS Walking Poles 2 Pack is the ninth entry in our guide to walking poles: a folding pair in 7075 aluminium that collapses to 35 cm, extends to 110–130 cm and is aimed at walkers between 160 cm and 190 cm tall. It costs £25.54, holds 4.4 out of 5 from 341 ratings, and the listing currently sits 12th in Amazon's Trekking Poles category.

The number to look at here is weight. A bullet on the DOBESTS listing states each trekking pole weighs approx. 260 g. The Item Weight field in the same listing's spec table reads 770 g. Two poles at 260 g each would be 520 g, so the two figures are 250 g apart — the most likely reason is that 770 g is the packed weight, two poles plus the carry bag and the four tips, but the listing never says that, which is why we treat the low-weight claim as unconfirmed rather than repeat it as fact. The spec table's other fields are loose in the same way: Unit Count reads 1.0 count while Number of Items reads 2, and the Size field gives 36*6*5cm, which is a carton measurement rather than anything to do with a pole. The rating breakdown is otherwise steady — 70% five-star and 18% four-star — which is the shape you would expect from a mid-priced folding set. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing for this product, not from any test of our own.