[nagdu] NFB Canes

Wed Mar 31 11:38:21 UTC 2010

Tami,

Try the aluminum lawn chair cap thingys.  They fit perfectly over the end of 
the telescopic canes, actually better than the original caps.  They are only 
like a dollar two and available at a hardware store.

I don't think I have the box mine came in anymore, but next time I'm at the 
hardware store I'll find out what exactly their called.

Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB Canes

> Marion,
>
> Dunno, although I would love to repair mine, too.  The problem is that 
> with
> that one join sticking, I keep almost poking an eye out trying to get it 
> to
> collaspe so I can try to figure out what's going on with it.  The loss of
> that top piece doesn't really affect anything so long as I don't collapse
> the cane, so I just declared it a straight cane and stopped worrying about
> it...  Somehow, everytime I'm ready to order a new one, something comes up
> that costs exactly the same amount, so I'm beginning to have existential
> issues about the whole subject.  /grin/
>
> DD, also Mr. Fixit, naturally, has examined the broken cap, frowned,
> fiddled, sighed, mutter things involving Home Depot, Lowe's, Bi-Mart...
> This is good entertainment, in my book, so at least I get something out of
> it.  He finally snorts and grunts and says in disgust, "Why do you need to
> collapse it when it works just fine the way it is?"
>
> So, that's the verdict over here.  I would say I would be planning to 
> order
> a new one, but I am tired of finding how many odd little budget whackers
> cost exactly the same amount as an NFB telescoping cane.  /grin/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Marion Gwizdala
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 3:55 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> 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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