swalker
Very helpful member
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2014
- Messages
- 1,576
- Reason
- DX MND
- Diagnosis
- 07/2014
- Country
- US
- State
- CO
- City
- Vail
My wheelchair should be arriving in January. Now I need to figure out what to do about a vehicle to transport the wheelchair and me. I am very curious to hear what others are doing.
For now, I am able to walk the length of the car and can still drive. So, loading the wheelchair into the back of our current SUV seems like it might work for a short while. I do wonder about the practicality of me or my wife loading the 350 pound wheelchair up ramps and into the SUV. I am thinking this could be a bad solution, even for the short term.
It is obvious that we are going to have to get a wheelchair accessible vehicle. I need a vehicle with good ground clearance and all wheel/4 wheel drive (it snows over 300 inch a year here). I also want one that can do moderate off road travel, as I really miss being able to hike in the great outdoors. I think transfer case is probably essential (so we have 4 wheel hi and lo).
I would also prefer a solution that lets me start out driving, but transition to being a passenger when the time comes. I recognize I might just have to purchase a different vehicle when the time comes to be a passenger.
I am curious what others are using. I have looked into modified vans, pickups, and SUVs. I am most drawn to a modified SUV or perhaps pickup.
I appreciate your thoughts.
Steve
For now, I am able to walk the length of the car and can still drive. So, loading the wheelchair into the back of our current SUV seems like it might work for a short while. I do wonder about the practicality of me or my wife loading the 350 pound wheelchair up ramps and into the SUV. I am thinking this could be a bad solution, even for the short term.
It is obvious that we are going to have to get a wheelchair accessible vehicle. I need a vehicle with good ground clearance and all wheel/4 wheel drive (it snows over 300 inch a year here). I also want one that can do moderate off road travel, as I really miss being able to hike in the great outdoors. I think transfer case is probably essential (so we have 4 wheel hi and lo).
I would also prefer a solution that lets me start out driving, but transition to being a passenger when the time comes. I recognize I might just have to purchase a different vehicle when the time comes to be a passenger.
I am curious what others are using. I have looked into modified vans, pickups, and SUVs. I am most drawn to a modified SUV or perhaps pickup.
I appreciate your thoughts.
Steve