Yeah, it stinks (I'm 27) but my knee lost an argument w. an Atlas stone in 03/06, and it gets too stiff to bend every now and then. So, I need one for rare use -- I needed one for a couple days 8 months ago, and it's starting to stiffen up again, so I need advice on them. I've been thinking about getting one of those RSA sword canes, but I'd need to have a dummy one made up to carry in TX (I can carry a pistol, but not a sword cane...)