[Blindtlk] Advantage Canes

[Peter Wolf]

Advantage (Revolutions) are great canes, and yes, lighter than ambutech.  They are slimmer.  They have finesse by comparison.  

Their number in the U.S. is 800-382-5132.

I.D. canes are much slimmer.  They aren’t durable like a regular cane.  An I.D. cane can break in uses that you’d otherwise “meet the landscape” with a regular one.  Otherwise, they are a slimmer similar format as a white cane.  I do, however, keep one permanently in my rollaboard suitcase for a backup.  I learned to do this in a hotel doorway in Arizona once, when I caught my cane and broke it while rolling the big hotel luggage dolly through. 

 The only place on the road trip home where we could find a cane had one that was too long and heavy.  And they were overpriced.  I wouldn’t have kept it, so I did the next two days without a cane.  That was fun.  I keep my advantage I.D. cane with a marshmallow roller tip.  Although this adds weight, it makes it usable in a pinch, without the shocks that catching cracks would do with a pencil tip.  I just have to keep in mind that it is somewhere between delicate and fragile.  I don’t think an I.D. cane would support a ball - too much mass for the slim shaft.  Hope this helps.  

Some of you have probably read my posts.  Sorry for the repeat if so: 
 
I have spatial as well as vision issues, so I do use ambutech - they are a battle-ax.  

 If you have a graphite ambutech, five or six section folding, that is a couple of years old, that’s the model I prefer.  I’d purchase a brand new currently improved model and have them ship it to you in trade, if you were willing.  Let me know if you are interested.  Size:  54, 56 or 58 inches.  Thanks friends.  One person has responded.  We’re working on it now.  I’d like to get one or two more for when I break or lose one again!

Best,
Peter



 
On Mar 6, 2017, at 12:52 PM, Danielle Ledet via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Would somebody give me the number to Revolution Enterprises? My darn
> computer won't switch to the webpage. And, what is the diff between
> the folding and ID models? Also, do you all recommend any other canes
> I haven't tried if this does not work for me? I had an Ambutech but
> got rid of it because it was just too heavy. It was a graphite, but
> you all have been saying Advantage ones are lighter although they are
> graphite as well. I needed a rollerball tip but I ordered the wrong
> thing with my AMbutech; the marshmallow tip.
> 
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