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A Grateful American |
 Walk softly, and carry a big stick... "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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I have a Hickory cane from Lehmans Hardware. Very sturdy and priced right. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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| The Ice Cream Man |
Fuzzy, and not giving legal advice, but I strongly prefer a walking stick with a solid brass head/might get one made with a tungsten head. I would not carry one filled with lead. | |||
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Since my previous Martial Arts training through the years I'm capable of using the 6' Staff, handbo, and cane so I've got the weapons training to use them. Fast forwards many years to today where my mobility has been compromised by stroke, I use many of the walking devices to include canes, walkers, and my Cadillac walker with wheels, hand brakes and a seat. On those days where my legs are strong enough for the task I use my Campbell Cane Walking Stick. The design and shape is one of the best for trekking around or trail walking. It's design helps aid me to standing up from a chair over the conventional quad canes because of it's handle design and it keeps my body more erect when walking forwards. It's the best cane I've purchased so far and by far gets the most use. Unfortunately I purchased it out of necessity for stability however, It's more than capable of being used as a self defense weapon if needed due to my past weapons training.  A short video on it and benefits for the less mobile crowd Regards, Will G. | |||
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Additionally, once you find the cane you like, here's a simple Martial Arts video on basic cane uses for self defense. In my school, the cane tactics were part of the required curriculum when working through the belt ranks, as 1 weapon proficiency per belt rank. Strikes, blocking, and takedowns were very effective. For your viewing pleasure...The technique at 1:50 in the video was one of our best tactics and extremely effective at takedown. Regards, Will G. | |||
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I have a nice aluminum one I got a few years ago (Sportsmans Warehouse, or maybe REI). They come in different lengths, The top (walnut knob) unscrews to reveal a 1/4"-20 threaded stud so you can use it as a camera monopod. I made myself a v-shaped piece of steel, lined it with cork, and drilled/tapped it 1/4"-20, for using as a rifle rest/monopod. At the other end is a rubber foot, which unscrews revealing a sharp steel point, which might be useful for walking in some terrains, or also for self defense. It also unscrews in the middle for breaking down to two pieces. When in doubt, mumble | |||
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  Solid brass head. It has some heft | |||
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Kingfisher Woodworks has several products made for this purpose. I have and use a short, straight hickory stick made there which has served me very well. They also make an unobtrusive mobility walking stick. https://kingfisherwoodworks.co...and-cut-short-sticks | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
[QUOTE]Originally posted by just1tym: Since my previous Martial Arts training through the years I'm capable of using the 6' Staff, handbo, and cane so I've got the weapons training to use them. Fast forwards many years to today where my mobility has been compromised by stroke, I use many of the walking devices to include canes, walkers, and my Cadillac walker with wheels, hand brakes and a seat. On those days where my legs are strong enough for the task I use my Campbell Cane Walking Stick. The design and shape is one of the best for trekking around or trail walking. It's design helps aid me to standing up from a chair over the conventional quad canes because of it's handle design and it keeps my body more erect when walking forwards. It's the best cane I've purchased so far and by far gets the most use. Unfortunately I purchased it out of necessity for stability however, It's more than capable of being used as a self defense weapon if needed due to my past weapons training.[QUOTE] Thanks for posting this. It looks exactly like what I need so I ordered one through Amazon. It should be here tomorrow. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
OKCGene has the link to my earlier thread for canemasters. But now that cdavisgroup is selling hickory sticks at a lower price point, I would buy from them instead. I had bought from them before going to canmasters but cdavis was selling only crocus sticks at the time. "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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| Bunch of savages in this town  |
Kkina, I’m looking at a walking stick. I think a staff might stand out a little too much in public places. I’m seriously considering making my own, based on the Old Shillelagh type sticks. It looks like a fun endeavor, even adding the lead into the head of the stick. ----------------- I apologize now... | |||
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| More persistent than capable |
Check out Cold Steel the knifemaker under canes and walking sticks. Lick the lollipop of mediocrity once and you suck forever. | |||
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Hi Jim, after following up in this thread I do hope that you enjoy the Walking Stick as I do. I would however emphasize that my primary purpose for this particular cane is that I've purchased several and this one helped me in my condition the best, for mobility and helping me out of chairs. It was not purchased to be used primarily as a self defense weapon. Since I've previously had many years of training I could utilize it as a defense weapon inasmuch as a pencil or stick, or pen to be used as like a Yarwara stick. Just knowing what points to strike and how to use it effectively as a defensive weapon. The goal being getting away to safety, not as a strict fighting tool. If you're looking at strictly a fighting weapon some of the earlier suggestions would better suit the cause, stiff wood canes, hickory and/or some combinations of wood and metal. I posted appealing to the crowd who may need a good walking aid, and by far the CampbellWalking Stick is the best I've used. At one time over the Holidays I was sitting on my Sisters soft thick sofa and the only way I could get off it and stand up was to roll off on my side till my knees hit the floor and push off with my arms to stand erect. Using the Campbell cane the way it's designed I can now pull myself straight up because of the more vertical design of the handle. It looks like walking devices are going to be a permanent aid for my future so I really need to use the best I can find. Hope yours works for your particular needs. Regards, Will G. | |||
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crazy heart |
I went with a 37" one, lead-loaded (I'm under 6'). It is 1" plus dia, but I can't remember the weight. It's stout. For a heavier stick, that's what I would recommend. | |||
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Objectively Reasonable |
Right before the Middle Earth ass-kicking commences. I am watching this thread closely. Timely topic for those of us who like to a) occasionally injure ourselves doing things we USED to be able to do just fine and b) separately, are approaching the magic day when we'll retire and no longer be able to lwfully carry into certain areas. | |||
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| Too soon old, too late smart |
Well, here’s why I prefer a plain hickory cane over a straight walking stick. 1. You can hook a cane over your arm or pocket while doing any number of other things. 2. I’ve hooked items to fish them out from under furniture and such. 3. The hook of a cane can help in retaining it in a scuffle; learn a few retention techniques. 4. A cane fits nicely in a vertical position on those smaller shopping carts. 5. It has all the heft of a straight stick while looking a little more like a medical device than a cudgel. If you think carrying a cane makes you look like an easy target, practice twirling it or at least a couple of moves that indicate a bit of handling skill. Unless you really need a cane to walk, make sure you don’t leave it in the shopping cart when you leave the store parking lot. I suspect a plain looking hickory cane has a better chance of being turned in to lost and found than an expensive looking fashion statement. BTW, I’m 4 for 4 on the lost and found events. YMMV  | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
Get a set of trekking poles. They are great for balance (why I use them). Two is one... Carbide tips. Sharp carbide tips. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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I have the Walk About from Cold Steel. Really nice walking stick. "All warfare is based on deception" Sun Tzu, The art of War | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon |
Using it as a defensive option wasn't even on my radar. I'm having issues with balance and walking any distance can be difficult and this looked like it's worth trying. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
I have found that my gray hair (what's left of it  ) makes my cane invisible when I go into places where it is not legal for me to carry a "weapon."Police stations, the court house, post office, secure areas of airports, etc. The cane doesn't get a second glance. I absolutely agree with what Sportshooter said, a few posts prior to this one. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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