Transporting people who cannot walk

[The Heretic]

Doctors told a Utah dad his daughter would never walk on her own. He built a way to get her on the trails.

A Cache Valley dad invented a hiking cart that makes the trails more accessible.

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[Knobgoblin]

It's cool, and a great idea.

Real world experience however; not for a grown adult.

My father in law is non-ambulatory. We've all helped him out at one time or another. Just simple stuff, and never involving much significant distance. He's shorter than me , and at a glance has a medium build. Not a little old man, but also not a big fella.
You'd think he was made of lead! That guy feels so heavy, it's almost surreal.
I couldn't imagine trying to overland the ol boy for more than a few blocks. We'd probably both just plain croak.

 

[P7M13]

Real world experience however; not for a grown adult.

I dunno - the kid in the brown shirt looks like he's easily a buck-ten. It is a cool idea. I wonder how hard it is on the hips.
Me, I read the thread title and thought, "trebuchet."
"Hold my beer, watch this...."

 

[Stomper]

I prefer to log roll my para/quadriplegic hiking buddies down the trails......









Just kidding!!

 

[Knobgoblin]

I dunno - the kid in the brown shirt looks like he's easily a buck-ten. It is a cool idea. I wonder how hard it is on the hips.
Me, I read the thread title and thought, "trebuchet."
"Hold my beer, watch this...."
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Average American adult male 199 lb
American adult female 171 lb

 

[Stomper]

Average American adult male 199 lb
American adult female 171 lb

Damned Cheesecake Factory!

 

[CamoDeafie]

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[The Heretic]

Average American adult male 199 lb
American adult female 171 lb

There is not an adult in my family (that I prep for) that weighs less than 200#. Two are diabetic (but changing their diet after a hospital visit). I weigh 280# - two of us are over 6' tall or very close to it (I am 6'6"). We are all currently ambulatory, but that can change. Diabetics often wind up with foot & weight problems.

I have a bad back and along with heart issues, I cannot walk very far without pain (if I don't collapse from my weak heart).

ETA: at times my back/hip/right side is bad enough that I require a cane to walk.

I do have a game cart that is rated for 750#.

Stuff happens. People get injured, become sick, and everybody gets old.

 

[Knobgoblin]

There is not an adult in my family (that I prep for) that weighs less than 200#. Two are diabetic (but changing their diet after a hospital visit). I weigh 280# - two of us are over 6' tall or very close to it (I am 6'6"). We are all currently ambulatory, but that can change. Diabetics often wind up with foot & weight problems.

I have a bad back and along with heart issues, I cannot walk very far without pain (if I don't collapse from my weak heart).

ETA: at times my back/hip/right side is bad enough that I require a cane to walk.

I do have a game cart that is rated for 750#.

Stuff happens. People get injured, become sick, and everybody gets old.

It's a topic worthy of conversation. Seems like a couple big dogs would be a good idea for towing power.

This might sound goofy, but I've always wanted a donkey. And this would be a great use for said donkey.

 

[CamoDeafie]

This might sound goofy, but I've always wanted a donkey. And this would be a great use for said donkey.

Name the donkey after your least favorite politician... And then say "this stubborn axx! "

 

[CamoDeafie]

On a more serious note, alpacas and llamas are very aggressive towards predators and people they don't like. That's why a lot of shepherds and ranchers have them in South America.



And seems the National Park services offers "all terrain wheelchairs" for people

 

[parallax]

a relative of mine, wants me to take them to the coast where they rent these tracked wheel chairs, and spend some time on the beach, planning on getting it done this spring.

 

[Will_White]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/ei_v2hUnEzc?si=UrtL8Y-vyj0QcSmz

 

[parallax]

There is not an adult in my family (that I prep for) that weighs less than 200#. Two are diabetic (but changing their diet after a hospital visit). I weigh 280# - two of us are over 6' tall or very close to it (I am 6'6"). We are all currently ambulatory, but that can change. Diabetics often wind up with foot & weight problems.

I have a bad back and along with heart issues, I cannot walk very far without pain (if I don't collapse from my weak heart).

ETA: at times my back/hip/right side is bad enough that I require a cane to walk.

I do have a game cart that is rated for 750#.

Stuff happens. People get injured, become sick, and everybody gets old.

I feel ya, i think about all my older relatives, and how they are really having a hard time getting around.. Today i met the ups truck at the end of my driveway,, a man with the arms and legs that resembled twigs was struggling to get my 100lb. package out of the truck. I grabbed it and threw it over my shoulder and started the trek back up the driveway... there will be a time in the not so distant future where i will not be able to continue to do that.

 

[rhollister71]

a relative of mine, wants me to take them to the coast where they rent these tracked wheel chairs, and spend some time on the beach, planning on getting it done this spring.

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these are awesome being paralyzed i want one of these, my buddie has used these in Tigard they have them for the park there too

 

[Knobgoblin]

Pretty dark , and it's a double lord o the rings joke too.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Doctors told a Utah dad his daughter would never walk on her own. He built a way to get her on the trails.

A Cache Valley dad invented a hiking cart that makes the trails more accessible.

www.sltrib.com

Reminds me of the top gear (grand tour?) mobility scooter episode. Complete failure trying to design mobility scooters so handicapped can enjoy outdoors.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I watched a movie where they used helium balloons to move a freaking house!
so do that