Cane Holder Need Solved

Why not get a stick with a 'hook' on it....I make sticks with built in
hooks shaped from the wood. People simply hang the stick on the edge
of a pocket.
www.kengar.com

On Jan 29, 9:28 am, [email protected] (J T) wrote:
> I carry a cane now, not because I need one about 99.9% of the time,
> but every once in awhile my knee gives me problems, and then I'm very
> happy the cane is along.
>
> Most of the time it's no bother, I either hold it, hook it on a
> counter, or over my left arm. But Sat I took a CC course and on the
> range the cane was PITA. I tried sticking it in the gravel, but it was
> gusty, and that only worked for a few seconds. I can get down to pick
> it up, but it's a bitch gtting back up - bad back. The guy nest to me
> picked it up for me, and I finally hooked it it over my lsft arm.
>
> This made me think about having a cane holder of some sort, for
> next time The best I could come up with was rings cut out of wood,
> jointed with wood strips, cane in the center, and the bottome riing
> have spikes thru it. I could hold it up on the cane with a little
> finger loop to walk, then let it down, push the spikes on the bottome
> ring in the ground withe my foot, and it'd hold the cane.
>
> Best I come up with, and it sucked, so started googling. Zip along
> those lines. Then got to thinking, and started surfing gun caddys.
> Plenty for rifles, nothing for pistols. Hmm. Then ran across this. http://shootmercantile.com/images/products/guncarts/4-guncartl.jpg
>
> Instant inspiration. I'd had to carry my magazines in my coat
> pocket, and had a couple of mis-feeds I had to work thru, so if I put a
> small, lipped, shelf, about 12"x12", at the top instead of a box, I
> could lay loaded magazines on it, some loose rounds, and the pistol.
> Possibly another shelf under, for just-in-case. Narrow the thing to
> about as wide as the shelf(s), box at the bottom, for extras, and to add
> stability. Wheels off a baby carriage or similar. Should be an easy
> carry if need be. Perfect. I'm gonna start one as soon as I find some
> suitable wheels. And, I can hang the cane on the edge of the shelf.
> Excellent. Problem solved thru creative woodworking.
>
> For inquiring minds, I had a few fliers, apparently mostly from
> first round double-action, which Id never shot before, but at least kept
> them all on the paper. The rest mostly pretty much destroyed the X
> rung. Good times where had by all. Got my certificate, no prob, will
> try to go next week to apply for the permit. Life is basically good.
>
> JOAT
> Bugrit. Millennium hand AND shrimp.

I have a 1" square piece of velcro (hooks) on the cane and the mating piece
(fuzz) on my belt and since the velcro, belt, and cane are all black it's
invisible. Whenever I don't want the cane, I attach it to my belt. (don't
put the hooks on your belt - you will become attached to many things).

This works only while you are standing in one general location, like at the
check-out. It's not good to carry the cane this way.
There are also folding canes - the ends of the pieces taper fit together
with a piece of bungee cord running through them. It's self assembling, like
some of the tent poles. You can fold it and wrap it with a velcro tie strap
to keep it folded, then attach it to the velcro on your belt. Problem
solved -and you have added less than 1 ounce to the carry weight.

Charley


<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Why not get a stick with a 'hook' on it....I make sticks with built in
> hooks shaped from the wood. People simply hang the stick on the edge
> of a pocket.
> www.kengar.com
>
> On Jan 29, 9:28 am, [email protected] (J T) wrote:
> > I carry a cane now, not because I need one about 99.9% of the time,
> > but every once in awhile my knee gives me problems, and then I'm very
> > happy the cane is along.
> >
> > Most of the time it's no bother, I either hold it, hook it on a
> > counter, or over my left arm. But Sat I took a CC course and on the
> > range the cane was PITA. I tried sticking it in the gravel, but it was
> > gusty, and that only worked for a few seconds. I can get down to pick
> > it up, but it's a bitch gtting back up - bad back. The guy nest to me
> > picked it up for me, and I finally hooked it it over my lsft arm.
> >
> > This made me think about having a cane holder of some sort, for
> > next time The best I could come up with was rings cut out of wood,
> > jointed with wood strips, cane in the center, and the bottome riing
> > have spikes thru it. I could hold it up on the cane with a little
> > finger loop to walk, then let it down, push the spikes on the bottome
> > ring in the ground withe my foot, and it'd hold the cane.
> >
> > Best I come up with, and it sucked, so started googling. Zip along
> > those lines. Then got to thinking, and started surfing gun caddys.
> > Plenty for rifles, nothing for pistols. Hmm. Then ran across this.
http://shootmercantile.com/images/products/guncarts/4-guncartl.jpg
> >
> > Instant inspiration. I'd had to carry my magazines in my coat
> > pocket, and had a couple of mis-feeds I had to work thru, so if I put a
> > small, lipped, shelf, about 12"x12", at the top instead of a box, I
> > could lay loaded magazines on it, some loose rounds, and the pistol.
> > Possibly another shelf under, for just-in-case. Narrow the thing to
> > about as wide as the shelf(s), box at the bottom, for extras, and to add
> > stability. Wheels off a baby carriage or similar. Should be an easy
> > carry if need be. Perfect. I'm gonna start one as soon as I find some
> > suitable wheels. And, I can hang the cane on the edge of the shelf.
> > Excellent. Problem solved thru creative woodworking.
> >
> > For inquiring minds, I had a few fliers, apparently mostly from
> > first round double-action, which Id never shot before, but at least kept
> > them all on the paper. The rest mostly pretty much destroyed the X
> > rung. Good times where had by all. Got my certificate, no prob, will
> > try to go next week to apply for the permit. Life is basically good.
> >
> > JOAT
> > Bugrit. Millennium hand AND shrimp.
>