Military Canes

For the military man or woman in your family, these canes might be a perfect gift. Whether he was in the Air Force, the Navy, the Army, or the Coast Guard, honor your veteran with a military walking cane.

Cane collectors will be proud to honor the United States Military with these canes.

The grip on the walking cane is an antique style. The handle is made from solid brass and is very comfortable to hold. The handle style is antique, door handle style grips were very popular the past. It is very strong, and will resist being scratched or broken. The military walking sticks have a aluminum alloy shaft that tapers down to the bottom. It is lightweight, extremely strong and can support more weight than many of the walking canes we have in stock at Fashionable Canes. Because the shaft is aluminum alloy and not a wood shaft, it is more scratch resistant and stronger.

The tip of the military walking canes come with a replaceable rubber tip for added safety to prevent slipping as well as an attractive copper ferrule. All the Military Canes are made in the USA.

The Navy walking cane displays the Navy emblem at the top of the door handle grip. is walking stick makes a great gift or collector piece for any hero who has served in the Navy or anyone who has a family member who has served in the Navy.

The Army walking cane shows the Army emblem at the top of the same door handle grip.
It says, Department of the Army, United States of America. The Army walking cane would be a wonderful present for a US Army Veteran.

The Military walking canes come in many styles, including Air Force, POW-MIA, National Reserves, and Veterans.

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Ultimate Quest Series Canes

New in our stocks is a premium walking cane with a shock absorbing system and a pivoting tip. This cane offers comfort, shock absorption, safety, and durability. Move with more confidence than before with this great cane.

The shock absorption system is new and unique, using a solid core polymer shock system that reduces strain to joints and alleviates pain. The hand grip on the Ultimate Quest cane is ergonomically shaped and is rubber coated, which makes the cane easy to grip, reducing the chance of your hand slipping and the cane falling. The rubber coating the cane grip is the same kind of rubber found on quality writing pens.

But all these features pale in comparison to the next feature that truly makes this cane the ultimate. The tip on this walking cane pivots, and is one for the most advanced rubber cane tips available. The pivot ring can pivot 30 degrees to hold to the ground like no other cane tip can. There are other pivot tip canes out there, but this one is the king of them all.

The cane weighs in a little under 1 lb, at 0.80 lbs. and can be adjusted from 30.5” to 36.5”. Available for purchase are extra pivoting tip bases, as well as a non-marking pivoting tip, along with wrist straps and cane holders to accessorize your new cane.

Like other canes, make sure you know how to properly use a walking cane before walking with the Ultimate Quest Series canes.

So if you are looking for the cutting edge in walking canes, check out the Ultimate Quest Series.

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More walking cane accessories

Continuing our article about the most popular cane accessories, we move on to ice grips, wrist straps and carrying cases.

Ice Grip
An ice grip for your walking cane is a handy walking cane accessory. It attaches to the bottom of the cane with metal prongs. Its retractable holder can be attached easily to your walking cane when needed. It is used to prevent you from slipping on an icy surface. Ice grips for your walking cane give an added bit of security when the weather is treacherous. It can be as important as any life saving accessory. The prongs at the bottom of the cane provide extra traction on snow as well as icy grounds.

The ice grip can be screwed on and off easily. This makes easy for you to use it anywhere, outdoor or indoor settings. You don’t need to remove it from the walking cane every time because the traction prongs are retractable and will not damage floors.

The ice grip accessory is really a must have if you live anywhere where the weather gets icy and snowy in the winter months. When the ground is slippery, think of this accessory first and foremost!

Wrist Strap
If you wear a cane on a regular basis you will know that a cane will frequently loose itself from your grasp and clatter to the floor. The wrist strap is the best accessory to prevent a walking cane from falling from your hands. Even if you do loose your grip on the cane, the strap catches the cane and eliminates the need to pick up the walking cane every time it falls on the ground.

Usually, the wrist strap has a band that can be attached easily to wooden as well as aluminum canes’ shaft. It can be fitted to a desired position on the tip of the cane and the strap can be worn around your wrist when you use the walking cane.

A wrist stap for your cane is a must have accessory for any walking cane user.

Folding Cane Carry Bags
Sometimes you feel tired and wish that you’d remembered to bring your walking cane. If you have a folding walking cane, this is possible. Just pop the cane out of your handy dandy carrying case and unfold it! You’re ready to go. Carrying cases for folding canes come in a variety of sizes and colors.

Folding cane carrying bags are also called walking cane pouch bags. As name explains itself, these bags are used for folding walking canes. Normally, folding canes are lightweight and can be easily stowed away and carried during travel. The folding cane carry bags are made from tough fabric so they are durable and long lasting.

Accessories for walking canes are a good gift idea and some of them can really prevent accidents and falls.

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Walking Cane Accessories

There are many accessories available for your walking cane. Walking canes accessories are designed to enhance your walking cane and keep you safe. Today we’ll be discussing a few walking cane accessories like rubber cane tips, cane holders, ice grips, wrist straps, and folding cane carrying bags. This will be a two part article.

Rubber Cane Tip
A worn out rubber cane tip can be very dangerous. It’s sort of like a car with bald tires. The rubber tips on your cane prevents you from slipping on slippery surfaces. You can avoid an accident by replacing your walking cane's rubber tip frequently. Always keep replacement rubber cane tips on hand so if you check your cane and see that the tips need replacing, you can do it right away. Rubber cane tips are one of the most important cane accessories to have. In fact, their hardly an accessory, more like a required part of having a walking cane.

Note that some canes do not come with a rubber tip and these canes should be avoided if you use a cane for balance or stability. Brass tipped canes, for example, may look very nice, but will not do much to protect you from a fall.

Cane holders
Walking cane holders lets you keep your walking cane safe and upright. A cane holder balances your walking cane on any flat surface like a table, desk or counter. This protects the walking cane from falling on the floor, being stepped on, or broken. It also makes it easier to pick back up when you next need to use it, rather than it being on the floor, it will be easily accessible right where you left it.

One added feature of many walking cane holders is that they come with reflectors. A reflector is an extra bit of security because when you walk at night, the reflector band on your walking cane holder will reflect the light off vehicle headlights making you more visible to nighttime drivers. This added security can let you walk without fear of being hit at night.

Most walking cane holders can be fitted to any size cane and is also easily removable. It can then be fitted to another walking cane in few seconds.

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Measuring a walking cane

Here are few tips for measuring your own walking cane in case you do not have a physical therapist. However it is always best to see a healthcare professional to get a cane properly measured.

For most people the height of their cane is around half their height. But the following method for finding the ideal height of a walking cane is better than that rough guesstimate.

Take away the rubberized tip from the walking cane. Remember not to twist the handle. To remove the tight rubber tip, use a solution of a liquid soap and warm water. Spray the solution between the tip and the shaft. Do not pull the tip but slowly twist it.

The proper height for a person's walking cane can be determined correctly by two people. The person who is going to use the walking cane should wear his/her walking shoes and should stand as upright as they can. Their posture should be normal and the hand that will normally hold the walking cane should hang down to the side, bending the elbow as usual. They should kook straight ahead, and not look down.

The cane then can be placed on the ground, by holding the handle, at the side where they will normally wear the walking cane. Note that walking canes are usually held on the side opposite of the weakness or injury. If a person is going to be using the cane for balance it can be worn on either side of the body. Measure the distance from the ground to the bottom crease of your wrist (where you normally bend your wrist inwards). That is where your cane should fall, no shorter no less. At this length, you will gain the greatest amount of control over maintaining your weight on the walking cane. This length offers the best security.

After finding the ideal height, the cane should be cut at right angles with a fine and sharp saw blade. Always recall that you can make the cane shorter, but NEVER longer! You should be careful when cutting a cane so you don’t have to go out and buy another one due to a miscalculation.

Consider adding an accessory to your cane, such as a wrist strip, ice-grip or other accessory as per your need, convenience and safety.

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How to use a walking cane

To start using a cane, you cannot just hold the cane in your hand and start walking with it. There are some points which must be in the mind while walking with a cane so as to get the best utilization of the cane.

Most people use their walking cane on the opposite side of their injury or weakness, regardless of which hand you write with. To take a step with your walking cane, place all your weight on your unaffected leg, then step with the cane and your affected leg at the same time. Only step a comfortable distance forward, because if you place your cane too far ahead of you it could slip and you could fall. With your weight supported on both your cane and your affected leg, step through with your unaffected leg. Avoid using revolving doors and escalators.

To go up stairs using a cane, take the first step up using your stronger leg. Then move the cane and your affected leg to that same step. Reverse this to go down stairs. Take the first step down with the cane and the "bad" leg. Then, lower your stronger leg to that step.

If you are using a cane to improve your balance when walking, place and plant your cane firmly on the ground before you take a step. Then repeat as you walk. ALways keep fresh and treaded nonskid rubber cane tips on your cane to help keep you from slipping. Rubber tips of canes can be changed often to keep them fresh.

To further improve stability and balance, you should wear sturdy low heel shoes with nonskid soles. Keep an eye out for wet floors and sidewalks because they may be slippery. Above all, slow down your pace and take your time!


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Cane Tips

In simple words a walking cane is an aid that helps a person when walking, making travel easier. A walking cane is a stick made up of various parts that provides proper support and an added amount of stability while walking. Canes can be made of many various materials, aluminum, titanium, wood like maple or ash, plastic.

When you hear the word cane, the first question one might ask is why one should use a cane? Those who need to use a cane benefit from them enormously. Those who suffer from a broad variety of ailments can become more independent and mobile by using a cane. If you have trouble walking, consider talking to your doctor about using a cane, because walking or balancing doesn't have to be a big task.

Using a cane in the proper fashion will increase your overall stability and balance while walking or standing.

Here are some tips you can keep in mind when using walking canes:

• Consult physical therapist before using any kind of cane so that they can help in choosing the walking cane best suited to the age and the problems affecting you.
• If you are using a walking cane for the first time you should probably purchase a low cost cane so that you can get used to the cane before a sizable investment is made.
• Select the appropriate cane: There are number of canes available in the market, so you should choose a cane best suited to your needs.
• The cane should be straight and comfortable to walk with.
• The cane should be the right height for the user, or be adjustable according to the person’s height. Most people’s ideal height for a cane will be within one inch of half their height. This is just a rough estimate.
• When adjusting a cane, remember you can always make it shorter but not longer!
• A good walking cane should have nonskid rubber tips so as to avoid the chance of slipping.
• The walking cane should have very comfortable handle to make gripping the cane easy when in use.
• The cane should be very strong and have good balancing power.
• The cane should be light-weight so that it is easily portable.
• A folding cane is sometimes better to use because when there is no need of the cane it can be easily folded and can be tucked away.
• In case of any body injury, choose a cane that can hold the weight of your body and provide a very easy and comfortable walk.
• Replace rubber tips frequently because a flat tip on cane can be dangerous while walking on wet or slippery surface.
• While leaning the cane on a wall, the handle of the cane should be placed on the floor and the rubber tip adjacent to the wall so the cane will not fall over.
• The most important tip while walking with a cane is that the cane should be held on the opposite side from the ailment.

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Review and Preview of Walking Canes

This post is a review of the walking canes articles posted last week. In the coming week we will be posting more article about canes of all types, including some new canes that have just been added to the FashionableCanes.com inventory. Stay tuned!


On Tuesday May 23rd an article was posted to the blog about Valparaiso University's Cane Walk, an annual tradition at Valparaiso that dates back to 1902. Graduating law students walk from Wesemann Hall to the town square of Valparaiso where the county courthouse used to reside. FashionableCanes.com was happy to be able to supply the school with the canes for this wonderful and unique tradition.


On Wednesday May 24th an overview of walking canes and walking sticks was posted. It detailed what the parts of a cane are, what they are made of, and some of the important characteristics of walking canes and sticks. The most important one's are that the cane should be comfortable to grip, and the grip at the bottom of the cane should provide a stable base to aid in walking.


The next day we continued the overview of canes and walking sticks. We mentioned the difference between a walking stick and a walking cane is that walking sticks are used more by hikers to provide stability on rough terrain, often making use of the ferrule, which is the metal tip on a walking stick. There are many reasons someone might want a cane, be it for mobility assistance, for collecting, for protection, and so on.


The next article posted was the first in a two part article about the history of walking canes. In this introduction the cane's history from ancient times to around the 16th century was discussed. The walking cane's history is as long as humans. It was used by shepherds and travellers in ancient times, and progressed to sceptors and staffs of emperors and church officials in the Middle Ages. The type of cane a gentleman wore would signify his place in society.


The 27th of May we concluded our discussion on the blog about the history of walking canes. Since the last article discussed the history of walking sticks and canes in ancient times to the 16th century we started from there and progressed to the 18th century and modern times. In the 17th century, canes got shorter and people wore a lot of ribbons on them. Dandies wore longer canes with tons of ribbons. The cane started to replace the sword as the necessary fashion accessory for men. After the cane came the umbrella as the most common fashion accessory and canes were reduced to accessories for special occassions, like commencements, weddings, proms, and homecomings. As always, canes remain the most popular aid for mobility, but they are not a required fashion accessory these days.




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