[nabs-l] Telescopic cane question

Sat Mar 30 02:54:36 UTC 2013

Hi,

Yeah, they're well worth checking into, or at least I think so.

I found out why I wasn't seeing it in the search results; The NFB site
groups all types of canes together, but doesn't descriminate between
the models.  So, I was seeing pictures of the older canes because
that's the type the new one still fits under, (5 or 6 section
telescopic). The particular cane I got last time was made by Chris
Parks, and I just got it because it was what they had in stock.  They
don't show it on the site, but if you know the particular model you
want you can request it in the comments section when you check out.

On 3/29/13, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
> I want to look at the new ones.
> 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 11:21 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Telescopic cane question
>
> 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
>>
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