[Blindtlk] new NFB canes

[Darian Smith]

Hello All,
  Brice, I believe that the folding cane only goes up to  61 inches at
the present time. They also have a new straight cane, though I do not
know much about it.

  Best,
  Darian

On 7/24/11, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Brice,
> I have a new telescoping cane and so far I have not had much trouble
> with it. It collapses sometimes, but I think that's more due to me not
> tightening it properly than the cane not being reliable. I love it so
> far all in all.
>
> You heard right that there is a new folding cane. I saw it, but have
> not tried it personally.
>
> !Jewel
>
> On 7/24/11, Brice Smith <brsmith2424 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've heard that the NFB just introduced a new type of carbon fiber
>> folding cane at the convention in Orlando. Their online store doesn't
>> yet list them, however, and I'm wondering if I heard correctly. Has
>> anyone tried this new cane, and if so, what did you think? Also, how
>> does it compare to the new telescoping canes I heard they recently
>> came out with earlier this year? I've previously read on this list
>> that the new telescoping canes are better built and designed to stand
>> more wear and tear than the old ones which were fairly unreliable.
>>
>> -Thanks
>>
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