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.
>