--- product_id: 375662676 title: "Thomas Fetterman Tornado SB (Solid Body) Cane & Crutch Tips, Fits Shafts of 3/4 to 1 inch, Gray, Pair" brand: "thomas fetterman" price: "€ 65.28" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 category: "Thomas Fetterman" url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/375662676-thomas-fetterman-tornado-sb-solid-body-cane-and-crutch-tips store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Pivoting action for steep angles 2-3x longer durability Made in USA, premium rubber Thomas Fetterman Tornado SB (Solid Body) Cane & Crutch Tips, Fits Shafts of 3/4 to 1 inch, Gray, Pair **Brand:** thomas fetterman **Price:** € 65.28 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🦶 Step up your mobility game with tips that grip, flex, and endure like no other! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Thomas Fetterman Tornado SB (Solid Body) Cane & Crutch Tips, Fits Shafts of 3/4 to 1 inch, Gray, Pair by thomas fetterman - **How much does it cost?** € 65.28 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/375662676-thomas-fetterman-tornado-sb-solid-body-cane-and-crutch-tips) ## Best For - thomas fetterman enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted thomas fetterman brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Unmatched Durability:** Outlasts ordinary tips 2-3 times, saving you frequent replacements and money. - • **Adaptive Pivoting Grip:** Engages the ground even at steep angles for superior stability and confidence in every step. - • **Premium Natural Rubber:** Crafted with high-grade latex rubber and micronized silica for extreme toughness and flexibility. - • **Steel-Core Reinforcement:** Internal 1-1/4 inch steel disk bonded to rubber prevents premature failure and enhances safety. - • **Trusted American Craftsmanship:** Designed by Thomas Fetterman, a pioneer in mobility solutions, with a money-back guarantee. ## Overview Thomas Fetterman Tornado SB Cane & Crutch Tips are engineered with premium natural latex rubber and a steel core for exceptional durability and traction. Designed to fit shafts from 3/4 to 1 inch, these pivoting tips maintain ground contact even at steep angles, outlasting standard tips 2-3 times. Made in the USA by a trusted leader in mobility products, they offer a reliable, long-lasting solution for enhanced stability and safety. ## Description Thomas Fetterman Tornado SB (Solid Body) Crutch Tips, Fits Crutch Shafts of 3/4 to 1 inch, Gray, Pair: Thomas Fetterman Tornado SB (Solid Body) Tornado Solid Body Crutch Tips are made with high grade rubber for superior flexibility, better ground contact and extremely longer wear. These crutch tips are designed for crutch users who want a tip with great durability at a competitive price. We make them using number one grade natural latex rubber formulated with micronized silica for extreme toughness and wear. Our formula has only 10% clay filler mixed-in versus 40-60% filler with other major brands. Inside the Tornado SB there is a large 1-1/4 inch diameter steel disk that is chemically bonded on both sides to the surrounding rubber body. Because there is no Absorbalite gel inside, the Tornado SB will not protect your shoulders like its famous brother the Tornado GT. However, unlike ordinary tips, our steel disk can not be ejected through the side wall of the tip and cause premature failure. Our Tornado SB tips has a pivoting action that enables more of the bottom of these tips to engage the ground even at steep crutch angles. These tips out-wear ordinary tips 2-3 times over. Tornado SB tips have a 2 inch base diameter and weigh 4.4 ounces each. Made in the USA. Sold as a pair.About Us: Thomas Fetterman has been using crutches since he contracted polio in 1953. Thomas to set out to build a better solution. He created and patented a shock-absorbing crutch tip that absorbs 80% of negative ground impact force and lasts 3-5 times longer than ordinary tips. And that was just the start. Thirty years later, the company offers a full line of tips, forearm crutches, canes, and grips. All products are made in the USA using top quality components with over 1 million products sold worldwide. Review: I've been on forearm canes for 15 years now. I'm a big guy (6'2", 240lbs) and my canes take my full weight on most steps. I usually go through standard tips about every three months. I came across these Tornado Tips that made an awful lot of promises that seemed too good to be true. And for 4x the price of standard tips no less. So they would need to live up to their promises and survive at least four times as long as standard replacement tips or they wouldn't be worth the extra money. So, I was apprehensive and avoided them for a while. But one day, something convinced me to give them a try. I'm really glad I did. That was over two years ago, and not only am I still using my first Tornado Tips, but they hardly look to have suffered any wear or tear whatsoever. (Admittedly, with the covid lockodwns I did less walking than usual the last two years, but still: two years! I would have expected the rubber to have aged and cracked by now.) Also, I actually bought the tips almost two years before I first used them. They just sat on a shelf waiting for me to get around to installing them. So the rubber is actually at least four years old, and it shows no cracks or deterioration. The tips really do a fantastic job of "grabbing onto and gripping" the ground. Similar to a really soft rubber tip. Yet, as mentioned, they've shown hardly any wear at all, like a much harder tip. They bend and flex to fix your style/angle (I have a tendency to hold my canes far out to my sides, so they're more diagonally spreading out away from me. On normal tips that usually causes a lot of wear on only one side of the tips, or causes the rubber to rip in half, but not so far on these. They have since become my crutch tip of choice. And I have purchased more for my backup and special-use crutches. And last weekend, they performed beautifully as we spent the entire day on our feet at Disneyland (took my nephew for his first time there). Everything worked exactly as it should. I really could not be happier with them. Bottomline: I've found this to be one of the few products that actually lives up to the promises that it makes. The price is a little bit higher than I'dike it to be, but they really do deliver. And if we're talking about your ability to walk, then no expense really should be spared. If you're on the fence about spending the money to try them out, I say go for it. You can't put a price on your ability to get around on your own, nor your safety (they really do grip well). Give them a try and see what you think. So, in summation, I have been nothing but happy with these guys and will continue to use them into the future. I whole heartedly recommend them. If anything changes, I'll post more updates. And when the original pair finally wear out, I'll post it here. So if you don't see an update that means I'm still on my original pair. UPDATE: Still going strong, and they still look great. No excessive wear, no cracking, no complaints. And they are used everyday, four years going. I have backup tips (literally sitting in a drawer for years now, as I haven't needed them). So I'm still very, very happy with this product, and whole-heartedly recommend them. Review: Je recommande fortement. Je l'ai commander pour mon oncle et il avait besoin de s'acheter des ambouts de béquille à tous les 4 a 5 jours car il brisaient toujours car il est plustot Costaux. Mais avec celui là c'est parfait. Cela fait plusieurs mois qui les as et il sont en parfaite état. Au final, c'était dispendieux mais beaucoup moins que d'en acheter des moins chère a tous les 4 jours. ## Features - Made with high grade rubber - Great traction yet competitively priced - Pivoting action can engage the ground even at steep angles - Extremely durable; out-lasts ordinary tips 2-3 times over - From Thomas Fetterman – a leading US manufacturer of mobility products including crutches, tips, canes, and hand grips. All products feature a money-back satisfaction guarantee. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B004ZBBYW8 | | ASIN | B004ZBBYW8 | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (443) | | Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (443) | | Date First Available | 25 August 2016 | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 942SB | | Item weight | 0.18 Kilograms | | Manufacturer | Thomas Fetterman Inc. | | Manufacturer | Thomas Fetterman Inc. | | Material type free | Absorbalite gel Free | | Product Dimensions | 10.16 x 7.62 x 0.1 cm; 181 g | | Units | 2.00 Count | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Thomas Fetterman - **Colour:** Gray - **Grip size:** 3 inches - **Grip type:** Textured - **Product dimensions:** 10.2L x 7.6W centimeters ## Images ![Thomas Fetterman Tornado SB (Solid Body) Cane & Crutch Tips, Fits Shafts of 3/4 to 1 inch, Gray, Pair - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+d5vc46vL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: what is the size of bottom of tip** A: from top to bottom is 3 inches and the base is 2 inches. Only complaint about these tips is that their heavy! Otherwise grips well, even in wet weather, but you still have to be careful if your walking in water spills on floors. **Q: What color are these? One picture shows blue and one picture shows gray.** A: Mine are gray. I've never seen these tips in blue. They are great but a tad on the heavy side. **Q: What is the recommended body weight limit for these crutch tips ?** A: Not sure the weight limit as set by the manufacturer, but I can tell you these were used by someone who is 5' 8" and weighs 200lbs, and they were very sturdy. **Q: I have encountered 3/4" and 7/8" crutch tips. 7/8" tips are too large, fall offf. What does the diameter measure?** A: The diameter is the 'Length of a straight line through the center of an object;' but for fitting two objects together you measure the inner diameter of one (the crutch tips) and the outer diameter of the other (where crutch tip fits).So the Opening in the crutch tips is the diameter-size. Remember if 7/8" is to large that 3/4" is the next smallest size. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by G***S on 16 June 2022* I've been on forearm canes for 15 years now. I'm a big guy (6'2", 240lbs) and my canes take my full weight on most steps. I usually go through standard tips about every three months. I came across these Tornado Tips that made an awful lot of promises that seemed too good to be true. And for 4x the price of standard tips no less. So they would need to live up to their promises and survive at least four times as long as standard replacement tips or they wouldn't be worth the extra money. So, I was apprehensive and avoided them for a while. But one day, something convinced me to give them a try. I'm really glad I did. That was over two years ago, and not only am I still using my first Tornado Tips, but they hardly look to have suffered any wear or tear whatsoever. (Admittedly, with the covid lockodwns I did less walking than usual the last two years, but still: two years! I would have expected the rubber to have aged and cracked by now.) Also, I actually bought the tips almost two years before I first used them. They just sat on a shelf waiting for me to get around to installing them. So the rubber is actually at least four years old, and it shows no cracks or deterioration. The tips really do a fantastic job of "grabbing onto and gripping" the ground. Similar to a really soft rubber tip. Yet, as mentioned, they've shown hardly any wear at all, like a much harder tip. They bend and flex to fix your style/angle (I have a tendency to hold my canes far out to my sides, so they're more diagonally spreading out away from me. On normal tips that usually causes a lot of wear on only one side of the tips, or causes the rubber to rip in half, but not so far on these. They have since become my crutch tip of choice. And I have purchased more for my backup and special-use crutches. And last weekend, they performed beautifully as we spent the entire day on our feet at Disneyland (took my nephew for his first time there). Everything worked exactly as it should. I really could not be happier with them. Bottomline: I've found this to be one of the few products that actually lives up to the promises that it makes. The price is a little bit higher than I'dike it to be, but they really do deliver. And if we're talking about your ability to walk, then no expense really should be spared. If you're on the fence about spending the money to try them out, I say go for it. You can't put a price on your ability to get around on your own, nor your safety (they really do grip well). Give them a try and see what you think. So, in summation, I have been nothing but happy with these guys and will continue to use them into the future. I whole heartedly recommend them. If anything changes, I'll post more updates. And when the original pair finally wear out, I'll post it here. So if you don't see an update that means I'm still on my original pair. UPDATE: Still going strong, and they still look great. No excessive wear, no cracking, no complaints. And they are used everyday, four years going. I have backup tips (literally sitting in a drawer for years now, as I haven't needed them). So I'm still very, very happy with this product, and whole-heartedly recommend them. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by J***. on 5 May 2021* Je recommande fortement. Je l'ai commander pour mon oncle et il avait besoin de s'acheter des ambouts de béquille à tous les 4 a 5 jours car il brisaient toujours car il est plustot Costaux. Mais avec celui là c'est parfait. Cela fait plusieurs mois qui les as et il sont en parfaite état. Au final, c'était dispendieux mais beaucoup moins que d'en acheter des moins chère a tous les 4 jours. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by M***O on 25 October 2020* Ce sont de très bon embouts. Après un mois d’utilisation il présente peut ou pas de trace d’usure. Par contre il faut s’habituer a leur poids, car, ils sont plus lourds que des embouts réguliers achetés en pharmacie. La cheville de la l’embout diminue la tentions au niveau des épaule. ## Frequently Bought Together - Thomas Fetterman Tornado SB (Solid Body) Cane & Crutch Tips, Fits Shafts of 3/4 to 1 inch, Gray, Pair - Thomas Fetterman Tornado Gel Cane & Crutch Tips, Fits Shafts of 3/4 to 1 Inch, Black, Pair - Thomas Fetterman Ultralight Tornado AIR Cane & Crutch Tips with Peace Sign Imprint, Fits Canes or Crutches with 3/4 to 1 Inch Diameters, Black, 1 Pair --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/375662676-thomas-fetterman-tornado-sb-solid-body-cane-and-crutch-tips](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/375662676-thomas-fetterman-tornado-sb-solid-body-cane-and-crutch-tips) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*