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I took a pair of those on a recent trip to Spain. I really like the fact that they fold up and go in a bag and fit nicely into my luggage CMSGT USAF (Retired) Chief of Police (Retired) | |||
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They have collapsible carbon fiber sticks at Costco for a decent price ($30-ish vs $150 for branded versions at common retail hiking outlets). Just picked up a pair last month. Quick release instead of screw compression. But not sure how useful it would be to used defensively. "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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Aloha, Locally, CVS has made in China sticks for $13 Cheap enough for in case I need to keep my balance. | |||
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I have Drop foot so I sometimes carry a cane. I have an Ash Cane from Lehman's Hardware near me it is in an Amish community. They now sell one that would be serious in a fight they are made from Horse harness https://www.lehmans.com/produc...wn-horse-hame-canes/ _______________________________ 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but > because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton NRA Endowment Life member NRA Pistol instructor...and Range Safety instructor Women On Target Instructor. | |||
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I just bought a couple of canes from C Davis Group. Much less pricier than cane master and they have a similar model as their combat cane if you're so inclined. They also have it available in hickory. Fast shipping, too. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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Okay, I went and got one for myself. I like how it's light, discreet, and very functional. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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When I lived in the 'Springs I used to eat my lunch at an drive up overlook to GOTG. Either there or Cheyenne Mtn. Park. It is one beautiful place to live up there. | |||
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Here's my stick, in progress. Oil-finished, will probably add a topcoat of gunstock wax. Waiting on a "cane connector" so the two pieces can be screwed together.  | |||
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Looks nice-how much does the joint weaken the walking stick? | |||
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Love the Modern Arnis book. I studied Arnis for a few years under Duane Ranieri who studied under Remy Presas. Sifu Presas visited our school multiple times. I really enjoyed Arnis and since I am a lefty I always excelled on the offhand stuff over the other students.
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It feels like the strongest part of the stick. | |||
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Not a diss. That connector is similar to the extensions my dad used for painting with his paint roller. But the connectors were metal, the rods were made of wood. I should have kept them. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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I have this one. It has good weight and heft, looks fairly like a blackthorn, just a bit plasticky. I shave with Occam's razor | |||
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I have had one of those for quite awhile and rarely use it. When a stick is required I carry a Hickory cut-to-fit beauty tht is easier to manipulate because of the crook and is stout enough for serious work. The ball on the 'blackthorn' is cool looking but just wasn't my cup of Irish. _______________________ | |||
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I was just at my BILs fathers 92nd BD party. He'd had some balance issues and was carrying an original Blackthorn stick from Ireland that his grandmother brought to this country. It was beautiful. A work of art. I fondled it a lot. | |||
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I use one of these, https://www.amazon.com/HARVY-S...tick#customerReviews And it is allowed on airplanes. __________________________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. Richard M Nixon It's nice to be important, it's more important to be nice. Billy Joe Shaver NRA Life Member | |||
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I have, and have had for some time and used, a walking stick. They are aluminum, jointed, with a removable top for a camera thread, and a removable bottom for a pointed spear. But now, since I actually need something to lean on while I walk, it is a Canemasters cane, hickory. I need the crook to support my steps. It's a good sturdy stick and has improvements such as finger grooves and a pointed horn. And as noted, you can take it anywhere, jury duty, airplane, wherever. | |||
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Yes, but are YOU allowed on airplanes?   _______________________________________ Flammable, Inflammable, or Nonflammable....... Hell, either it Flams or it doesn't!! (George Carlin) | |||
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