[Blindtlk] international cane travel

[Hyde, David W. (ESC)]

The other advantage of using a longer cane, is that you can always shorten up on it in a crowded area. You cannot, unless someone has developed a cane stretcher, do the opposite.


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From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of T. Joseph Carter
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 6:27 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] international cane travel

Depends on the cane.  Ambutech's rigid canes are tanks.  Their folding canes are pretty tough too.  NFB rigid canes are tougher than the Ambutech folders because they're rigid, but not as tough as Ambutech's rigid canes.

The trend in NFB canes is lighter and lighter, which means more like a fencing foil and less like a big caveman club.  This lets us use the very long canes many of us now prefer, without the muscle strain.

Joseph


On Wed, Oct 05, 2011 at 06:20:39PM -0500, Kelby Carlson wrote:
>A related cane question.  In people's experience, do NFB canes last 
>long than canes from companies like Ambutech? I just got a new cane and 
>rather prefer the folding canes with the golf grip, but they seem to 
>get beaten up awfully quickly no matter how careful I am.
>
>Kelby
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller at uiowa.edu
>To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org Date sent: Wed, 5 
>Oct 2011 19:04:50 -0400
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] international cane travel
>
>Hi John,
>
>I've traveled all over the world, including many developing countries, 
>using my NFB long white cane and have emerged relatively unscathed.  
>There are certainly challenges, A couple of things to consider --
>
>First, be sure you have a spare cane with you, even if it's a folding 
>or telescoping cane, so in case yours breaks, you aren't stuck.
>
>Secondly, be sure to bring extra cane tips, as you are likely to lose 
>one or two as you traverse uneven terrain, and you don't want to be 
>scarmbling around on the ground in chaotic situations looking for it.
>
>Just take your time, keep your cool, and you should be fine.  It can be 
>easy to get rattled by the noise, the crowds, the uncertainty, but you 
>can do it with some common sense and an even keel.
>
>Brian Miller
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John Davis
>Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 12:35 PM
>To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [Blindtlk] international cane travel
>
>Hi,
>
>I'm thinking of traveling abroad with some friends soon for a few 
>weeks.
>I've never left the country before, but our plan is to see parts of 
>Asia and Europe.
>
>First, I use an NFB cane with the standard metal tip for travel 
>everywhere I go.  I do use a combination of touch and slide technique 
>depending on the situation.  I had never thought to ask this question 
>until a friend who went to Africa over the summer told me that, being 
>in a developing country, the roads and sidewalks look completely 
>different from the suburbs and cities of the US! With that, I'm 
>wondering If I'll have any trouble using a cane in some foreign 
>countries? From what I've heard a lot of sidewalks can have huge holes 
>and cracks everywhere and the like which might make using a cane hard 
>abroad.  especially in more developing countries ...  apparently it's 
>quite chaotic and a total mess in some places even for people who can 
>see! I ask because the NFB metal tip can succumb to rough spots and 
>cracks and the like here on occasion, so I'm suddenly wondering If I'll 
>have trouble abroad.  I will be with a group of friends so maybe I 
>won't need to use my cane too much on my own, but I thought I'd ask 
>before I leave anyway.
>Apologies if these are silly or the wrong lists to ask these questions 
>on.
>
>Thank you
>
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