Poles Free sleeves

The Poles Free sleeves are trail tested on foot and bike to provide an innovative and lightweight solution for you to conquer your mountains. The sleeves provide a unique function of instantly strapping your hiking poles to your forearm to free your hands, maintaining range of motion of your arms, and delivering sun protection, compression, and sweat-wicking properties.

Where to go RUCKN

The RUCKN Poles Free sleeves have been tested and developed over thousands of miles of the most interesting and challenging terrain. See a few of the mountains and other obstacles conquered with the RUCKN Poles Free sleeves.

Advantages of RUCKN

RUCKN with the Poles Free sleeves allows you the freedom to rapidly transition between empty hands or hiking poles, as the terrain and circumstances require, while simultaneously providing sun protection, compression, and sweat-wicking properties to keep you comfortable while you conquer your mountains.

How to go RUCKN

The RUCKN Poles Free sleeves are designed for simple use, comfortable wear, and easy care. Review the following videos and information to put the Poles Free sleeves to their best use when you go RUCKN. See link for Use and Care Instructions and Size Guide.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

To avoid contact with a fellow traveler, fully reduce the length of your poles and use rubber caps for your pole tips when the poles are strapped up.

The Poles Free sleeves and RUCKN equipment are not orthotic devices and are not meant to protect a person in the event of a fall.

The Poles Free sleeves should be washed in cold water and air dried. The sleeves are made of a combination of polyester and spandex for compression and sweat-wicking attributes.

The Poles Free straps have a hook and loop system of connection. The hook and loop should always remain connected when the poles are not being actively strapped or unstrapped so that the hook does not degrade the sleeve material.

*Hawke AL, Jensen RL. Are Trekking Poles Helping or Hindering Your Hiking Experience? A Review. Wilderness Environ Med. 2020 Dec;31(4):482-488. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2020.06.009. Epub 2020 Sep 24. PMID: 32980249.

The Poles Free sleeves were designed and developed with the assistance of workers and companies and testing in the U.S. and overseas.

*Bohne M, Abendroth-Smith J. Effects of hiking downhill using trekking poles while carrying external loads. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007 Jan;39(1):177-83. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000240328.31276.fc. PMID: 17218900.

*Schwameder H, Roithner R, Müller E, Niessen W, Raschner C. Knee joint forces during downhill walking with hiking poles. J Sports Sci. 1999 Dec;17(12):969-78. doi: 10.1080/026404199365362. PMID: 10622357.

*Saller M, Nagengast N, Frisch M, Fuss FK. A Review of Biomechanical and Physiological Effects of Using Poles in Sports. Bioengineering (Basel). 2023 Apr 21;10(4):497. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering10040497. PMID: 37106684; PMCID: PMC10135831.

Need more information?

Review the links from this page for Use and Care Instructions, Size Guide, as well as how to go, where to go, and the advantages of going RUCKN Poles Free.