{"id":41,"date":"2016-09-22T09:42:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T09:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/?p=41"},"modified":"2019-03-04T13:47:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T18:47:01","slug":"10-canes-you-didnt-know-you-could-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/10-canes-you-didnt-know-you-could-have.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Canes You Didn&#8217;t Know You Could Have"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From the antique compass cane to the modern GPS cane, here are ten canes that would be cool to own.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A cane that serves a dual or hidden purpose is called a system cane or gadget cane. These gadget canes are some of the coolest types of <a href=\"\/walking-aids\/canes\" target=\"_blank\">walking canes for sale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You probably heard of walking canes that also function as an umbrella (also known as an umbrella cane), but have you heard of these other dual-purpose canes and walking sticks?<\/p>\n<h3>1. Seat canes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;\">This <a href=\"\/tri-seat-cane\" target=\"_blank\">walking cane<\/a> doubles up as a handy seat for those times you just can\u2019t stand anymore &#8211; but have nowhere to sit. For instant relief, simply unfold and take a seat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"\/tri-seat-cane\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/avacaremedical.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/Walking_cane_with_seat.PNG\" alt=\"seat cane\" width=\"169\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2. Bag canes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;\">Life gets easier when you can keep your second hand free for other purposes. This innovative walking aid serves as a dual-purpose folding cane and handbag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/avacaremedical.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/Walking_cane_with_bag.PNG\" alt=\"bag cane\" width=\"161\" height=\"164\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>3. Sword canes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;\">These classic walking canes were used as self-defense in days gone by.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avacaremedical.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/Cane_with_hidden_sword.PNG\" alt=\"sword cane\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4. Light canes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;\">Light up the way with a cane that also functions as a flashlight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avacaremedical.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/Flashlight_cane.PNG\" alt=\"cane with light\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>5. Cigarette lighter canes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;\">&#8230;And here\u2019s another way to \u2018light up\u2019 using a cane!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avacaremedical.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/Cane_with_cigarette_lighter.PNG\" alt=\"cigarette lighter cane\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>6. GPS canes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;\">Most walking canes are used for support &#8211; and so is this one; yet it\u2019s also used to give directions, with a useful, built-in GPS system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avacaremedical.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/Cane_with_built-in_GPS.PNG\" alt=\"GPS cane\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>7. Compass canes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;\">Canes that show the way aren\u2019t a new thing; this antique compass cane was used to help its user stay on track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avacaremedical.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/Antique_walking_stick_with_compass.PNG\" alt=\"compass cane\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>8. Pen canes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;\">This is another collector\u2019s walking cane that offers the added benefit of having a pen at the ready all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avacaremedical.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/walking_stick_with_a_pen.jpg\" alt=\"pen cane\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>9. Fan canes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;\">This 1880 cane with a secret fold-out fan is a great way to stay cool on the go. Simply snap open the hidden fan and wave away the heat!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avacaremedical.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/Antique_walking_cane_with_fan.PNG\" alt=\"fan cane\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>10. Fishing pole canes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: medium;\">And last, but not least: the perfect retirement gift.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/avacaremedical.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/Fishing_Cane.PNG\" alt=\"cane for fishing\" \/><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"add-to-cart text-right bgbg\"><button class=\"button btn-cart\" title=\"Shop Canes\" type=\"submit\"><a href=\"\/walking-aids\/canes\">Shop Canes<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><i>Which of these walking canes are your favorite? Pick a number from one to ten and let us know in the comments below!<\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the antique compass cane to the modern GPS cane, here are ten canes that would be cool to own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cool-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":931,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions\/931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avacaremedical.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}