I walk a lot on uneven ground. My walking staff is too long to take into a restaurant or bar. The stick is stick is great for those purposes. I had to modify the stick by drilling a hole near the top so as to allow a piece of Paracord that could be tied allowing the stick to hang on a coat hanger, especially in the pub. May not be traditional, but certainly is functional I have had many comments on the uniqueness of such a thing. I also friction fitted a rubber end because I found the wet stick slippery on some surfaces.