[Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?

Wed Mar 6 01:55:52 UTC 2013

I'm one of those people who sticks to the good old-fashioned NFB metal tip.
Seems to me that this tip is pretty good in all kinds of conditions.

Chris

Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
Public Relations Committee
Maryland Association of Blind Students
Phone: (443) 547-2409

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gloria
Whipple
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?

The cane tips I cannot stand to use are the nylon tips. They stick in to
cracks on sidewalks and are worthless in snow and grass.

Gloria Whipple

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kendra
Schaber
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 17:23
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?

I also forgot to point out that a roling tip doesn't ware out nearly as fast

as the other cane tips. I often have a tip out live my cane.
Kendra
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gloria Whipple" <glowhi at centurylink.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 5:14 PM
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> Hi Chris,
>
> I like the fact that the roller tip is a lot easier to use in the grass 
> and
> I guess the sound of it when used on walls and floors without carpet.
>
> Gloria Whipple
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris
> Nusbaum
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 17:05
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>
> Gloria,
>
> Just curious; what do you like about the rolling tip over the others? I 
> have
> never really liked it because it seems to add a lot of extra weight to the
> end of the cane.
>
> Chris
>
> Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
> Public Relations Committee
> Maryland Association of Blind Students
> Phone: (443) 547-2409
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gloria
> Whipple
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 7:12 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>
> I didn't like that cane either. I also like the folding cane with the 
> roller
> tip and the protection between the sections.
>
> This cane has never given me any trouble. I have had this cane for a 
> couple
> years or more. I don't remember.
>
> Gloria Whipple
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kendra
> Schaber
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 16:09
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>
> I'm glad that the kind of NFB cane that I talked about was discontinued! I
> think that it had too many problems for it to remain on the market. As for
> the kind of cane that I like, I will promptly agree to disagree with you 
> all
>
> who like other kinds of canes than I do. It's all a matter of apponyon. I
> don't mind giving feed back on my personal experiences with canes.
> Kendra
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Wick" <wickps at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 3:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>
>
>> Hi Kendra,
>>
>> Just FYI the type of NFB cane you bought has since been discontinued,
>> due to the problem you describe. However, as far as feedback goes
>> nothing beats an NFB cane IMHO.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> On 3/5/13, Kendra Schaber <Baltimore777 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> I personally like the folding canes that are made of graphite. I like
>>> the roling marshmellow tip and the pretecters that keep the joint
>>> edges from waring down. The graphite keeps the joints from sticking
>>> when you go to unfold or fold your cane. I don't like the NFB white
>>> canes because I tryed one out back in 2006 because my old cane broke.
>>> The cane was one that folds
>>>
>>> in half. Well anyway, I used it for a month but the strings inside of
>>> that cane broke shortly before the end of July of that year. I also
>>> did not like
>>>
>>> the tips because I would go through one tip a week. I quickly went
>>> back to the kind of cane that I use today after that. I like a cane
>>> that is stirty and durrable. I also like a cane that folds because I
>>> can keep it near me
>
>>> at
>>>
>>> all times at work so that I can use it at any time that I need
>>> without having to walk all the way to the house that I work out of
>>> just to use my cane. I don't often lay my cane down because it can
>>> get in the way while I'm
>>>
>>> pulling up weeds. I also don't have a good place to stick my cane up
>>> against
>>>
>>> whenever I am in the garden outside. I find that a durrable folding
>>> cane is
>>>
>>> the best cane for me.
>>> Kendra
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ceci martinezl" <cmlhe at hotmail.com>
>>> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 5:30 PM
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Getting a new cane?
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello!
>>>> So, I'm planning to get a new folding cane, just wondering, what
>>>> kind of cane would you recommend? and why?
>>>> I really don't want a telescopic cane, that's all.
>>>> Thanks!
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