Drive Medical EXP19LTRD Lightweight Expedition Folding Transport Wheelchair with Hand Brakes, Ultra Lightweight Transport Chair for Seniors and Adults, Red

Overall: Very solid Transport lightweight wheelchair suitable for travel or transport.Pros: Competitive Price, lightweight but solidly made- holds up to daily use on trip, easy to use on various surfaces from sidewalls or cobblestones to dirt and gravel. Folds to compact size.Cons: Not comfortable for long durations of sitting without additional foam cushion.Tested for one month trip to France doing sightseeing with a Tour group and getting around small sometimes hilly town with old roads and paved areas. Held up very well and folded for storage into the Tour Bus or Taxis. Larger rear wheel good for rough surfaces but can't be used on loose gravel or sand. Added foam seat cushion for comfort. Plus was wide arm rests and safety belt. Good brakes. Folded up and put into shipping box and given to airlines as checked bag (does not count to checked bag limit). Used airport wheelchair assistance for getting to and from planes to next gate, customs, or baggage claim. Solid purchase- I did consider other transport chairs and this one is the winner.

This is perfect for my 92 year old dad. Very lightweight and folds for easy storage. Dad is about 5'8" and weighs about 150 pounds. Not sure how well it would work for someone who is larger than that, but great for him. I sat in it an moved myself around with my feet (please note, the back wheels are not meant for the rider to propel themselves) and it was very easy to push/pull myself and turn in circles. Almost no resistance. The back wheels have locks so no concerns about a run away wheelchair. All in all, money well spent.

This transport chair, at 19 pounds, is easy enough for me to lift and place in my trunk and pull out again. My mother likes the chair because it is comfortable for her and has foot rests included. I like that the handles that are attached to the back rest fold down, so the chair is even more compact when I load it into the car. The foot rests are simple to put on and take off, which again, makes loading and unloading a breeze. I have struggled with other wheelchairs and walkers, and this transport chair is my favorite by far. It is easy to push and turns on a dime. I literally rolled the transport chair out of the box and it was ready for my mom to use! No assembly required! The quality of the materials and the easy of folding and unfolding set this transport chair far ahead of the competition. I highly recommend it.

As a hospital volunteer I use & push wheelchairs frequently but I don’t have to lift them in & out of cars. I purchased this to take my 90 year old Mom in long term care to appointments and (post COVID) on outings.The good:-I gets the job done and is much lighter than a traditional wheelchair.-The height of the handles is higher than the wheelchair provided by the long term care facility making it easier to push, I don’t have to lean over to push it.-I like the hand brakes but, like brakes on any medical equipment, they should be monitored to make sure they are gripping tightly.Here are some issues people should be aware of:-The feet rests don’t stay folded up when my Mom gets in & out of the transport chair causing a trip hazard.-If the feet rests are folded beside the chair they don’t stay in that position, they swing around.-I generally put it in my car with the feet rests folded beside the chair and the feet rests almost always fall off of the chair.-It is somewhat difficult to get the feet rests to snap into position to be used.-There seems to be a trend here, the feet rests could be better.I also received a chair with a broken (plastic) hubcap. I contacted Drive via chat and it was a long chat before they agreed to send me a replacement hubcap, I had to find the serial number (the chair was in my car so I had to get it out of my car & bring it in the house to find the serial number) and send a photo of the broken hubcap. Initially the Drive representative had recommended I send the chair back to Amazon for a replacement chair which is just wasteful and didn’t fit the timeline of when I needed to use the chair.