[nabs-l] Telescopic cane question

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi,

Joshua, I didn't say that you said anything, I was merely sharing my
experiences. I've heard from several people that those canes are thought to
be indestructible, so it seemed like it might have been a common
misconception.
That is what is so improved about this model of the telescopic cane, it
doesn't collapse near as much as the old oones. I rarely had to stop and
fix mine.

On Friday, March 29, 2013, Joshua Lester wrote:

> Hi Kaiti!
> I never said that the Ambutech canes were indestructable.
> I just wish that they'd make the telescopic canes more stirdy, so that
> they'll collapse, only when I want them to.
> Blessings, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>] on behalf of
> Kaiti Shelton [crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com <javascript:;>]
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 3:02 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Telescopic cane question
>
> *the beginning of that was supposed to say that I'm the opposite.
> Sorry for the weird cut off.
>
> On 3/29/13, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > posite; telescopic canes last much longer for me than the folding
> > ones, I think because of the weight and because of my pace.  That is
> > why I prefer the NFB canes and will most likely avoid the bulky
> > folding ones.
> >
> > The next time someone tells you an Ambutech cane, or an aluminum one,
> > is indestructable, don't necessarily buy it.  In the first week of
> > school this year I was going out to a campus event with some friends
> > and because I had issues with people stepping on and breaking my
> > telescopic canes in high school I chose to take my folding one from
> > ambutech.  It was so heavy for me that when I stepped off the curb it
> > went down into a drainage grate.  It must have gone right between the
> > bars because I didn't feel it hit anything or realize it wasn't on the
> > ground, but I kept walking and tripped when I felt that my cane wasn't
> > coming with me.  I dropped it and when a friend of mine grabbed it and
> > pulled it out of the grate the bottom shaft was sliced open where the
> > grate had dug into it and it was bent at a 45 degree angle from where
> > it should have been.  For a while I used a straight cane that was kind
> > of my old-faithful cane, (My O&M instructor and I made it when I was
> > in the 4th grade and I still had it as a college freshman).  It was a
> > little short for me, but I didn't grow much after making it so it
> > would have worked all right till I could order a new one over
> > Christmas break.  Then again, I was walking with friends, and the cane
> > got stuck in a really big crack in the sidewalk.  When we pulled it
> > out the tip was still wedged into the crack, but the bottom of the
> > shaft was dented all over to the point where I doubt another tip would
> > be able to stay on it.  (The kicker was that this all happened within
> > a month).  Then I started using the telescopic cane because I had no
> > other choice, and not only were people more conscious about avoiding
> > stepping on a white stick, but all my problems with grates and
> > sidewalk cracks magically went away.  (and my wrist liked it better
> > too).
> >
> > On 3/29/13, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
> >> Another thing I should mention, is that I found out that cane tips cost
> >> over
> >> $1.50, per tip!
> >> Good grief!
> >> Those tips are small, unlike the tips you find on VR canes!
> >> Why not just charge 50 cents a tip?
> >> Thanks, Joshua
> >> ________________________________________
> >> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Joshua Lester
> >> [JLester8462 at pccua.edu]
> >> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 2:21 AM
> >> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> >> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Telescopic cane question
> >>
> >> I bought an NFB folding cane, and a straight cane from them!
> >> I had issues with the tip coming off of the straight cane, and the
> >> folding
> >> cane broke after the first day, because they aren't stirdy enough!
> >> I had a telescoping cane as well, and it would collapse when I didn't
> >> want
> >> it to, and it wouldn't collapse when I did!
> >> Ambutech, (on the other hand,) is awesome!
> >> Their canes are stirdyer, and they may be bulky, but they get the job
> >> done!
> >> I can't imagine myself with a thinner cane, no matter what it is!
> >> My Ambutech cane has lasted longer than my VR canes, and those NFB canes
> >> combined!
> >> Blessings, Joshua
> >> ________________________________________
> >> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Kaiti Shelton
> >> [crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 2:10 AM
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/crazy4clarinet104%40gmail.com
>


-- 
Kaiti