[nfb-talk] thoughts on the new telescopic carbon fiber cane

BMW lynnwhite51 at sbcglobal.net
Fri Apr 8 01:50:49 UTC 2011 

Yep.  I'm getting ready to retire my guide dog and I'm going to buy one 
based on your recommendation.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] thoughts on the new telescopic carbon fiber cane


> you know, you might  just be on to something there.
>
> HMM.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
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> On Apr 7, 2011, at 5:00 PM, Anjelina wrote:
>
>> Ray, You should go into sales. :)
>> I'm going to give this cane a gry; I need a backup and your description 
>> is exactly what I've been looking for in a telescoping cane.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Ray Foret Jr
>> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 4:33 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] thoughts on the new telescopic carbon fiber cane
>>
>> Heck Mike, how come not three or four?  You'll just love the thing.  I 
>> promise!!!
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>
>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>> Skype name:
>> barefootedray
>>
>> Facebook:
>> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
>>
>> On Apr 7, 2011, at 10:20 AM, Mike Freeman wrote:
>>
>>> I'm gonna get two!
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike Freeman
>>> sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 7, 2011, at 2:54, "Michael D. Barber" <michael.nfbi at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks, Ray for this review.  I am in the market for a new telescoping 
>>>> cane,
>>>> and your review has just about convinced me to get one or two.
>>>>
>>>> Michael Barber
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of John Heim
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 12:57 PM
>>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] thoughts on the new telescopic carbon fiber 
>>>> cane
>>>>
>>>> I am only speculating but the case might be for the purpose of allowing 
>>>> you
>>>> to attach the cane to your belt or fanny pack.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
>>>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 4:55 PM
>>>> Subject: [nfb-talk] thoughts on the new telescopic carbon fiber cane
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I just thought I'd pop in here and give my first impressions of the 
>>>>> new
>>>>> carbon fiber telescopic cane which I have just purchased.
>>>>>
>>>>> First, the cane comes in a nice zipper case.  IF you care for such
>>>>> details, this is nice I suppose; but, frankly, for me, this seems
>>>>> overkill.  Now for the cane itself.
>>>>>
>>>>> the top of the cane is equipped with a string which is itself attached 
>>>>> to
>>>>> a thinner string.  This thinner string is attached to a metal cap. 
>>>>> This
>>>>> cap screws on and off the top most element of the cane.  The only 
>>>>> thing
>>>>> about the string attachment is that to look at it, it almost seems as
>>>>> though it wants to come off at the merest touch; however, it does not.
>>>>> Having the screw on metal cap is a plus just on the chance that 
>>>>> something
>>>>> should happen to the string.
>>>>>
>>>>> the next quite noticeable difference is the cane tip.  this tip; 
>>>>> (which is
>>>>
>>>>> so made that it will fit the standard straight cane), also serves as 
>>>>> the
>>>>> stopper.  This totally illuminates the necessity for the separate 
>>>>> stopper
>>>>> as in canes past.  The fit for the stopper tip is quite a tight one; 
>>>>> but,
>>>>> better to have it almost too tight then not tight enough.
>>>>>
>>>>> At first appearance, it may seem that these differences really don't
>>>>> amount to much; and, were these the only differences, perhaps maybe 
>>>>> they
>>>>> would not.  However, there is another quite substantial difference. 
>>>>> This
>>>>> difference does not really show itself until you actually take the 
>>>>> cane
>>>>> out on to the street and start really using it seriously.  Actually, 
>>>>> there
>>>>
>>>>> are two differences which require serious use to show themselves.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1.  The carbon fiber which comprises the new cane must have been 
>>>>> modified
>>>>> in a fairly substantive way because it feels and handles much lighter 
>>>>> than
>>>>
>>>>> did the previous telescopic cane.  In fact, it feels so very much 
>>>>> lighter
>>>>> that you almost feel you have to make a slight effort to keep it's tip 
>>>>> on
>>>>> the ground.  Whether you just tap it using the usual ark or slide the 
>>>>> tip,
>>>>
>>>>> the lighter feel is instantly evident.  If you are in the habit of 
>>>>> sliding
>>>>
>>>>> your tip; (as I am) you will note that rough street surfaces are not 
>>>>> as
>>>>> hard on the new tip at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2.  The next quite substantive difference is this.  The cane actually
>>>>> stays extended.  That's right.  You did not misread what i said.  the 
>>>>> cane
>>>>
>>>>> actually remains extended and thus is more appropriate for serious 
>>>>> cane
>>>>> users who might have stayed away from telescopic canes of the previous
>>>>> generation;  owing to the tendency of the previous generation of
>>>>> telescopic cane to colaps even if extended as much as possible.  Even 
>>>>> if
>>>>> the elements of the new telescopic cane are not extended firmly, the
>>>>> elements of the cane still stay extended.  Even rough street surfaces 
>>>>> seem
>>>>
>>>>> not to cause problems in this area.
>>>>>
>>>>> As for manually colapsing  the cane, it seems that with the new model,
>>>>> this is also easier.  No more need to bang the cane on the ground just 
>>>>> to
>>>>> get all the elements callused;  well, much less need anyhow.  I have 
>>>>> found
>>>>
>>>>> it necessary only one time; and, were my hands not wet at the time, 
>>>>> I'm
>>>>> not even sure that time would have been necessary.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, the new telescopic cane is a very appropriate choice for when the
>>>>> time comes to replace your cane.  IF you've always tended to avoid
>>>>> telescopic canes before; owing to elements that don't stay extended on
>>>>> rough roads and so forth, I believe I can firmly assert that you can 
>>>>> buy
>>>>> and use this new telescopic model with the utmost confidence.  Just 
>>>>> one
>>>>> more observation.  When you are shore-lining a fence, the new tip is 
>>>>> not
>>>>> prone to getting stuck in the links of the fence as you move along; 
>>>>> unlike
>>>>
>>>>> the standard old tip.
>>>>>
>>>>> On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, I'd say the new 
>>>>> model of
>>>>
>>>>> telescopic carbon fiber cane rates a 10.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>>>> Skype name:
>>>>> barefootedray
>>>>>
>>>>> Facebook:
>>>>> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
>>>>>
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