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"Danny D." wrote:

Mike Marlow wrote, on Mon, 30 Mar 2015 18:19:22 -0400:

I'm a bit confused by what the phrase "doesn't last long" means. That
can mean a lot of things. How long do we each consider long? I would
personally expect a walker or a cane end to last for at least a couple
of years, but I'm not as old as Swingman, so what the hell do I really
know?

The cane will last forever; but the rubber tips last, oh, about a month
each.

Danny D.-

You may find a tip that lasts longer, but it may have a problem slipping.

How does the tip fail? Does the metal sleeve cut through? If so, look
at smoothing the bottom of the sleeve and putting a fiber washer under
it as a buffer.

At the handle end, would something like a bicycle handlebar grip work?
What about another rubber tip without the metal sleeve?

Fred