Use of clubs in the wilderness

[Noshtero]

My hiking stick has a curved knob on the top of it, very similar to an Irish Shillelagh. A good whack from that stick would end a confrontation with most animals, 2 or 4-legged.

 

[Deep Thinker]

A quarterstaff
Seriously I must agree with the walking stick opinion of most here, you just feel more secure carrying something that could possibly crack a skull...

 

[bltjr1951]

protection from attacking indians or bigfoot maybe.
ryan

Maybe if you stayed off their rez, they would leave you alone.
But, please, do play at our casinos.

 

[dipbait]

A forked end on a stick is extremely handy. I have a piece of Osage orange with a fork on it. Very thin and strong. The fork pushes barbwire and thorny vines, pins snakes, and doesnt penetrate soft ground. You can thrust the other end into the ground and use the fork to hang binoculars, jackets... It gives much better support when climbing over logs, rocks... than a single pole.The tines are only about 1.5 inches long.

 

[Brian Jones]

I always carry my "whacking stick".

This statement is way too ambiguous, especially coming from a guy named "Horn Dog."