I’ve had this for a few months and love it. It’s indestructible and utile.

I have owned two of these aluminum shaft canes, and they are SO POPULAR that people have stolen both of them out of my shopping cart at major grocery stores. While I wait for availability of the canes to return at Cold Steel, I am working on a method of attaching my new cane to my belt so it is NOT LOST AGAIN!. The weight and heft of this cane is ideal and provides a much better defensive opportunity than the wooden canes I have used in the past! I now require a cane whenever I am 'out and about' after I underwent a bilateral lumbar laminectomy in December of 2022 and require one to provide additional balance support to counteract the leg dizziness I experience daily. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN THESE ARE AVAILABLE AGAIN!!!! Henry Goodman

Optically maybe the most unobtrusive cane by Cold Steel so far (apart from the moments when TSA checks if there's a sword in it). That's the good thing. But ... contrary to Cold Steel's other canes and walking sticks there's no proof video. I don't trust the stability of the thin aluminium shaft in an emergency situation yet, so I bought this cane only for my collection and for travelling via plane. I wish they would go old school and make the Heavy Duty Cane from polypropylene (or fiber reinforced nylon like the United Cutlery cane). The cane would be heavier but still light enough for good usability in every situation. I'd recommend the Heavy Duty Cane to everyone that searches for a walking aid if I could be sure it will work in an self-defence situation (then I would give the full 5 star rating without hesitation). See, people trust their live to your stuff, Cold Steel. Please show them that they're right.

As a walking aid it's ok if you don't have big hands. As a defensive weapon (and that's why we buy Cold Steel canes) I'm not sure ... I don't trust the rather thin aluminium shaft. If Cold Steel would injection mold this cane from one solid piece of Polypropylene, it would be perfect! And maybe even cheaper in production. So please could we get a heavy duty version of that - probably - not so heavy duty cane, StickMan?