[nabs-l] Telescopic cane question

Sat Mar 30 21:33:59 UTC 2013

Could someone send the URL for the Chris Park site? I would really
love to get a better-quality telescoping or folding cane than what
I've gotten from NFB. Their straight canes are wonderful, but I have
yet to be satisfied with any non-rigid cane from them.
Arielle

On 3/30/13, christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> You might also call the Independence Market at our national center.
> The number is (410) 659-9314, option 4 from the main menu.
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 30, 2013, at 3:45 PM, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> That is right, unless you clarify in the comment section the model you
>> want.  If you tell them you specifically want the Chris Park model in
>> the comments they won't ignore that and you'll get what you want for
>> your $35.  The clarification might be there for people who don't know
>> to do the comment thing, (which I'm assuming would be the majority of
>> people), but they don't make it impossible for you to get what you
>> want for your buck.  Actually, my ability to see the pictures probably
>> further complicated the issue; had I just gone off the cane type and
>> commented that I wanted the Chris Park model from the start I would
>> have saved myself some confusion, although I'm not sure many other
>> people would have known to do that either.
>>
>> Have you been able to purchase directly from Chris Park's site?  That
>> was where I looked after the NFB store was confusing me and before I
>> called, but I didn't see any links to the specific models or to
>> checkout/purchase anything.
>>
>> On 3/30/13, Brice Smith <brice.smith319 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Right. So if you just order a type 7 cane from the NFB store, there's
>>> no guarantee what you'll actually get when you spend your $35? You
>>> might get Chris Park's model, but you might also get the old (pre
>>> 2010) model that most people universally seem to dislike? The amusing
>>> thing here is that while Kaiti can check out the pictures, other users
>>> of the store ... can't. So the NFB's lack of clarification here makes
>>> perfect sense! Got it.
>>>
>>> Anyway, Chris Park has his own website.
>>>
>>> http://www.chrisparkdesign.com/sub_01_new.html
>>>
>>> Brice
>>>
>>> On 3/30/13, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Brice, I guess what they do is they just classify the canes by type.
>>>> E.G, all the 5 or 6 section telescopic canes are listed on the site as
>>>> type 7.  This type includes all the models that fit into that
>>>> category, so when you buy one you might get any model depending on
>>>> what they have in stock unless you specifically tell them you want a
>>>> specific type, E.G. the Chris Park.  That one is still the latest and
>>>> greatest thing out there, so I guess we were both lucky to get it when
>>>> we bought our canes.  What got me into trouble looking through the
>>>> search results was that I didn't remember the exact type, so I assumed
>>>> that the Chris Park would have it's own little category in the search
>>>> results, (I didn't buy my last cane either, so I wasn't familiar with
>>>> how to get to it from previous experience).  Looking at the picture
>>>> for the type 7, it shows two different models of NFB canes, but
>>>> neither of them were the Chris Park.  I was looking for that distinct
>>>> grip which is much bigger than a lot of the NFB models and didn't see
>>>> it.  Now we know.  :)
>>>>
>>>> I suppose every cane is different, Joshua, but I had significantly
>>>> more collapses with my NFB telescopic cane I bought in 2009 than I
>>>> have with the Chris Park model.  I don't think you had the newest one;
>>>> the collapse-resistant model just came out in December of 2011, so
>>>> anything before that would be more collapse-prone.  A lot of people,
>>>> including myself, seem to really like this newer one.  Different
>>>> strokes for different folks, but don't base an opinion of an entire
>>>> company over one cane from several years ago which has since been
>>>> improved upon.
>>>>
>>>> On 3/30/13, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
>>>>> Those Chris Parks canes are nothing but trouble!
>>>>> Those were the ones that collapse too much!
>>>>> His folding canes are awful too!
>>>>> I got the telescoping cane in 2010, and I didn't like it.
>>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>>> ________________________________________
>>>>> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Brice Smith
>>>>> [brice.smith319 at gmail.com]
>>>>> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 10:45 PM
>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Telescopic cane question
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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