[Blindtlk] new NFB canes

[Brice Smith]

Sure, Kelby, I don't disagree. Use whatever works for you. My point
here is that if you want a longer cane, for whatever reason, the
pickings are slim.

On 7/24/11, Kelby Carlson <kelbycarlson at gmail.com> wrote:
> I must be unusual on this list.  I have a longer 63 inch cane
> that I use (I'm around 5 10) but I really don't have a problem
> using my shorter collapsible cane.  There are advantages and
> disadvantages to each, and I get a little irritated when people
> imply that the long canes are the only good kind for us taller
> people.
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brice Smith <brsmith2424 at gmail.com
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:16:07 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] new NFB canes
>
> 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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>  Darian Smith
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