[nagdu] First cane walk! (cane feedback)

[Mark J. Cadigan]

It is very subjective. There is no true way to objectively quantify the 
tactile feedback you are receiving from a particular mottle of cane. But in 
my experience when you add joints between the sections of a folding cane the 
crispness of the feedback is reduced. This doesn't pose a problem for me, 
and I prefer the roller marshmallow over the NFB tip so I will continue to 
use my trusty ambutec.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] First cane walk!


> Mark,
> I also use the Ambuteck cane. How does it give less feedback then the
> NFB model?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mark J. Cadigan
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 5:03 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] First cane walk!
>
> My personal preference of cane is the ambutec 5 part aluminum folding
> cane
> with a rolling marshmallow tip.  I find that it does a good job with not
>
> getting itself stuck in cracks in the sidewalk. The downside of such a
> cane
> is it gives you less feedback than the NFB variety.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gail" <deerskin at oct.net>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 3:14 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] First cane walk!
>
>
>> Hello all!
>>
>> I did it- sort of! Just went out with my long cane for the first time,
> for
>> a
>> walk up to the corner and back. I was wearing my Cocoon sunglasses,
> but
>> they
>> are just good sunglasses, not blocking like sleepshades. And I have to
> say
>> I
>> felt a lot safer, reaching out ahead of me like that, rather than
> creeping
>> along with both crutches, using the left to check out things as I have
> had
>> to do. The only thing I didnt like was that the cane has a flat metal
> tip
>> that scrapes, rattles and catches on everything, even the small line
> dents
>> they put on side walks for each square of concrete. So I would have
>> several
>> free steps then *BONK*, dead stop on one of those nothing cracks! Of
>> course
>> it showed me well the important cracks, dead bushes sticking out-took
> me a
>> few moments to figure out what had caught and tangled it, never had
> that
>> kind of thing stop me on a walk before with my dogs!- but once
> untangled,
>> I
>> was trundling merrily along again. Went up to the corner, and was
> trying
>> to
>> figure out what would show me I was AT the corner. It has a curb cut,
> and
>> is
>> straight in line with the line of travel, so I have to think of how to
>
>> know
>> its there, with other corners in town.
>>
>> But that was SO cool- instead of creeping, I was able to walk much
> faster
>> than I have been in a couple years!
>> Have a question- should I change to a rollerball tip? Does it give as
> much
>> information, without catching on things like normal sidewalk lines?
> And
>> what
>> size would fit the free canes that the NFB gives out? I've found good
>> prices
>> on tips on Amazon, but dont know what size to choose.
>>
>> Gail
>>
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