[Blindtlk] new NFB canes

[Brice Smith]

Hi Darian and Jewel,

Thank you for the information. I don't understand why cane lengths are
so short everywhere. If the average male stands 69.2 inches tall
(according to the National Center for Health Statistics), you would
think a 61-inch tall cane would be inadequate for many people. Given
that the NFB in particular advocates cane lengths longer than other
organizations, I'm surprised that only a few of there models get into
the 67/69 inch range. Ambutech's models go to 64 which is decent, but
sort of uncommon as many carriers and models stop at around 60 at
most. We're not all tiny ...*grin*

On 7/24/11, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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