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My mother used to use a wooden support cane. She's a little under four
foot eleven and what she needed was more like a Leprechaun's cane. Best
thing was just to buy a longer cane, remove the rubber tip, cut cane to
length with a saw and replace the tip.
73, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colleen Roth" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: OT folding canes
> Hi all,
> I apologize for being off topic. I am looking for a wood cane 33 inch. I
> need this length in a support cane.
> The 35 or 36 inch are too long. As I said I need a support cane.
> The folding cane I got from Ambutec keeps coming apart and will come
> unscrewed at the most inopportune times.
> Colleen Roth, N8TNV;
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: That Behler <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: 2009/05/25 20:57:57
> Subject: Re: OT FOLDING CANES
>
>>
>>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> I just have to respond to the cane topic here.
>>
>> Call me old fashioned, I guess, but I still like the old aluminum folding
>> canes with the double elastic inside the aluminum pieces.
>>
>> I am not an extremely heavy-duty cane traveler, but bought a few of them
>> from either A From But or Independent Living probably about 10 years ago,
>> and
>> keep on using them.
>>
>> I think the brand name was something like Hy-core, but don't laugh if I
>> screwed that one up badly.
>>
>> Does anyone use those any more?
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Terri Pannett" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 4:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: OT FOLDING CANES
>>
>>
>> I have two folding canes which I hardly use. One is too long for me. I
>> bought it from Braille Institute L. A. many years ago. When I ordered it
>> over the phone, the man predicted I'd probably order one that was too
>> long
>> and I would have to send it back. His prediction was right, but I didn't
>> think it was worth sending back.
>>
>> Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
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