- Patented Absorbalite shock absorbing gel core
- Made in USA
- Over 1 million Tornado Tips sold over the last 30 years
- Extremely durable, wears 3-5 times longer than ordinary tips
- Shock absorbing gel filled center protects hands, arms and shoulders
- Aggressive traction: tread flexes and conforms to angled surfaces
- 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.
Thomas Fetterman Tornado Gel Crutch Tips, Fits Crutch Shafts of 3/4 to 1 Inch, Black, Pair: Thomas Fetterman Tornado Gel Crutch Tips give you a very comfortable shock absorbing ride that reduces fatigue. They are made with high quality rubber for superior flexibility, better ground contact and longer wear. My patented Tornado Gel Crutch Tips have a thick shock absorbing Absorbalite gel core that absorbs up to 80% of the negative ground impact forces passed up through your crutches into your hands, arms and shoulders with each step we take. Tornado Gel Tips are hand assembled in a 12 step process using #1 quality natural rubber. Our proprietary formula has only 10% clay filler mixed-in versus 40-60% filler with other major brands. We add micronized silica for durability. Two coats of bonding agent are painted onto the large 1-1/4″ diameter steel disk before being molded inside each tip so it stays centered and can’t be pushed through the side wall. Tornado Gel Crutch Tip’s engineered pivoting action enables more of the bottom to engage the ground for amazing traction, even at very steep crutch angles. Tornado GT tips have a 2″ base diameter and weigh 4.4 ounces each. Tornado Gel Tips tips will out-wear ordinary tips 3-5 times over. 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 1,000,000 products sold, customers agree that we manufacture the most technically advanced, handsome, and durable products available.