[nagdu] NFB Canes

Wed Mar 31 04:41:43 UTC 2010

Julie,

Oh, that is just way too easy!  /lol/  I'll check it out, too.

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie J
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 6:32 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Canes

Marion,

My telescopic cane lost it's cap too.  And yes, I have a fix that is better 
than the original.  Get the plastic caps that go over the end of aluminum 
lawn furniture.   they are a rubbery sort of plastic.  They come in a few 
different colors, are packaged four to a box and cost something in the 
neighborhood of $2.  I found them at a hardware store.  If I can buy them 
here in the middle of nowhere you should  easily be able to find them in 
more civilized locations! *smile*

HTH
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Canes

> Julie,
>    I, too, had a telescopic cane that had the end piece come out after 
> about two years of regular use.
> Recently, though, I have not had the advantage of keeping one for that 
> long. The issue I have had is with the cap breaking, even when keeping a 
> hand on it while collapsing it. Does anyone know where to get something to

> repair the cap? My friendly Home depot & Lowes don't seem to have anything

> that size in their plumbing (PVC) departments. Everything is either too 
> large or too small! I'm going to try again now that I have found the 
> remaining piece, which consists only of the threaded ring!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> marion
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 4:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Canes
>
>
>> David,
>>
>> I wonder if you somehow got a defective telescopic cane?  I just can't 
>> imagine pulling it apart in the process of extending it.
>>
>> Their not perfect, but they win the prize in portability.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "David Baker" <david at bakerinet.com>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 12:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Canes
>>
>>
>>> Albert, I use graphite Advantage canes from Revolution Enterprises in 
>>> California
>>> which are available at advantagecanes.com.
>>>
>>> Both my rigid and my folding canes are Advantage canes.  I prefer the 
>>> rigid cane
>>> because of its sensitivity.  It weighs just over 8 oz.   I use a roller 
>>> tip on
>>> both of them.
>>>
>>> 'Lost one to a limo driver making a high speed left turn in NYC, but 
>>> have
>>> otherwise never damaged one.  My tips, using alternating rigid canes, 
>>> last
>>> about three or four years, depending on how wobbly I am willing to let 
>>> the
>>> roller tip get.   I am recovering them with reflective tape and 
>>> replacing the
>>> grips after more than ten years of service.  They have been all over the

>>> world
>>> with me.  I got my first Advantage cane at Lighthouse in San Francisco 
>>> sometime
>>> in the 90's.  I never did like the Ambutech folding cane and I bent a 
>>> rigid
>>> aluminum one.  The telescoping NFB cane is nifty for packing and for 
>>> meetings,
>>> but since it pulls apart before it has enough tension to hold together, 
>>> it
>>> doesn't have much practical use for me as a mobility tool.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>>> Behalf Of
>>> Albert J Rizzi
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:17 AM
>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Canes
>>>
>>> David, tell me about the revolution cane you speak of. I am hoping to 
>>> secure
>>> some new canes to come to terms with the one which suits me best. My
>>> introduction to the cane I now use came from my mobility instructor. I 
>>> ordered
>>> one of the free canes from the nfb and I really am not a fan of the 
>>> solid one at
>>> all. So, please do tel.
>>>
>>>
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