[nabs-l] Telescopic cane question

Sat Mar 30 03:45:29 UTC 2013

I'm still a bit confused. Which model is the one listed on the site
now? Is the Chris Parks model now "old" and is there a newer model out
now? You and I both must Have bought his model last year. Have they
replaced it with something different? Even better?

On Mar 29, 2013, at 10:55 PM, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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