what do trecking poles weigh, and how long are they?
On Tue, 2 Sep 2008, Dan Rossi wrote: > Interesting viewpoints. > > Personally, I never use a folding cane when traveling independently. If I > am with sighted folks and am going sighted guide, I will use a folding > cane for short bits. However, when traveling to and from work I always > use a rigid cane. > > I have twice broken a folding cane at one of the joints and it is a mess > trying to get home with a flopping cane. > > Toward that end, I only use Aluminum rigid canes. I once had a cane get > run over. I bent it relatively straight and continued home where I could > affect more permanent repairs. > > When off roading, IE hiking, I use trekking poles that are a lot sturdier > than any cane. I use two of them and since I started using them, I have > stayed on my feet a lot better. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (412) 268-9081 >
