DCHP-1 Online
resting pole 
a sturdy stick or pole used to take the weight of a pack off the bearer's shoulders and forehead while he is resting on the trail.
See also: rest-stick
- 1922 . . . it was not unusual to see the mother, with perhaps 150 pounds on her back, back up to one of the resting poles placed at frequent resting places, rest her pack against the pole, pull her baby down from the top and commence to nurse the child.
- 1922 . . . it was not unusual to see the mother, with perhaps 150 pounds on her back, back up to one of the resting poles placed at frequent resting places, rest her pack against the pole, pull her baby down from the top and commence to nurse the child.