Naphtali - I'm sorry to hear about your falls and wish you the best. I went thru a succession of falls starting in 2011 - wound up with a hospital stay and lost two front teeth. A wee bit off-topic - and this sounds obvious - but I have eliminated my falls (for three years) by being uber-careful about surveying the road or sidewalk conditions in front of me. ALL of my falls were related to either unintentionally stepping off of a sidewalk or encountering a step-down (mostly) or a step-up that I didn't see. My wife always yells at me to hurry up when I get out of the car ... but I take my time to look at the planned walking route before I actually walk away. Back on-topic - I like the strips because they'll fit into a small carrier (Leatherman) so I can almost always have a reload - but not speed load - with me ...