Drive Medical Dual Pad Steerable Knee Walker with Basket, Alternative to Crutches

Well made sturdy and easy to travel with. We just put a piece of memory foam on the seat as a pad.

Es justo lo que esperaba

This walker is great! The assembly took about 10 minutes (I was doing it on one leg, on my front porch, in 20 degree weather, so that was probably slow :-)). I don't have a paved sidewalk or driveway, but it seemed to work well on the short grass.I bought it primarily to use outside my home - I live in an old two story duplex, with somewhat cramped space and a set of stairs, so it doesn't work for me there. So I folded down the steering column and loaded it in the back of my Santa Fe Sport. If you turn the steering slightly to one side to get the shaft around the seat for the most height reduction, it fits in easily. Remembering to lock the handbrake helps keep it from moving around in the back too much as you drive. Get to where you're going, pull it out of the back, flip the steering column up and lock it in place, and you're off.This walker shines on both short commercial carpet and tile floors. It's extremely quiet, can be moved easily with little effort, and is adjustable to be totally comfortable to use. My parking spot is about 400 yards away from the elevators, and it seems like it takes no time to travel the distance. The walker has a limited turning radius (with a rider on top, it's pretty top heavy, and they've taken that into consideration in the design), but once you get used to it you can maneuver it pretty easily even in somewhat tight spaces; I can glide into an empty elevator car, push the button to go down one floor, and be turned around facing the doors before they open.A couple of tips that took a day or so to figure out - hopefully they can save someone some time:1. Make sure to adjust the lock mechanism that keeps the steering column upright. From the box, it didn't want to stay in place, and the column wobbled around in an uncomfortable way. Lock the column into place, but don't clamp it down. Put the locking clamp in place, extended directly upright, and turn it clockwise to tighten it down until the bottom makes contact lightly with the base. Then push the end sideways to lock it. You should find a little resistance as the spring compresses. You can fine-tune this a little more until the wobble in the steering column itself is pretty much eliminated.2. After adjusting the height of the steering bar, make sure you tighten the holding screw as tightly as possible until the sideways wobble of the bars is reduced as much as you can. It makes the ride feel much more stable and secure.3. After positioning the seat height, make sure to adjust the locking clamp in the same fashion as the steering column lock. Again, getting rid of the wobble in the seat makes it feel very stable.4. Don't laugh at the idea that it has a brake. You'll find it not only very necessary when on any kind of a downhill surface, but when needing to stabilize the walker getting on and off, or doing things (like visiting the water cooler or coffee machine) when that extra stability feels much more secure. But the lock isn't absolute - you can move the walker fairly easily with it set, so don't forget to release it when you're ready to move around again.I would recommend this walker very highly - it's a fantastic value for a very reasonable price for what you get.

Excelente producto, por su calidad y facilidad de armar. Llegó mucho antes de la fecha estimada.

I bought this for the value and the one day shipping. Originally, I was given a prescription from my orthopedic surgeon, but then found out that I was going to have to go shopping for one via the various medical supply stores in my area. I was in a lot of pain and didn't want to deal with the hassle of shopping. So, I went home, kicked back my broken foot, and found this one online.BTW, a little about myself. I'm a healthy 43 year old that broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot. When healthy, I work Fridays through Sundays while my wife works Mondays through Fridays. We have two kids--our youngest being two and a half. With exception to my surgery and doctors appointments, I still take care of him. So, imagining toys strewn everywhere, it was next to impossible to get those toys out of the way when I was on crutches. Well, this scooter has enabled me to clear out paths and put the small toys into the basket and put them away.Maneuverability of this isn't the best. It allows you to do 45 degree turns. So, if you have tight spaces less than 36 inches in width in your house or apartment, you may have to do a lot of three point turns to get turned around or just to turn left or right.I also took this outside for a spin. It works fine on asphalt driveways like my own. I was able to get the mail and was also able to tow my garbage can behind me (on separate trips). If you take this off smooth surfaces like into a yard in between a porch and driveway, you might want to get one with wider tires. I didn't but I was able to get by for my age and activity level.I would strongly advise watching your balance as I did fall from this a couple of times due to the changing nature of the toddler obstacle course in my home. If you have unavoidable obstacles on the floor that you would normally remove yourself if you weren't disabled, I would strongly advise using your best judgement and not take any chances. If you need help getting something out of the way, I would advise on asking for help rather than trying to pop a wheelie (and possibly fall on the floor like I did a couple of times).Assembly of this is easy and requires no tools. It looks like I can fold it away and take it with me shopping, but I don't think I'll do that very often but go out on crutches instead. The motorized shopping scooters at the grocery stores and other big size stores still have a much larger basket to put things in.I have taken this to my doctor's appointments, though, and it's real easy for me to put in the back of my small SUV (I drive a 2009 Toyota RAV4). For my situation, I use the top setting on the handlebars and have to lower it three places to get it inside. For a minivan like a Toyota Sienna or Honda Odyssey, you should be able to put it in there on the tallest handlebar setting. Either way, it's not that huge of an inconvenience to me.Also, if you are planning to go to Disney World, I would not advise using this in the park. When healthy, I walk a good ten miles per day in the park, or 40 miles on a four day pass. Just spend the extra money to rent an electric scooter instead. This knee scooter is not meant for long distance usage and can get uncomfortable, even with the padding, at times.While this isn't the perfect knee scooter, it has been a very good value for my short term needs (I'm currently on week two of five on this thing). I highly recommend this for the value and the sheer fact it's far better than being on crutches.UPDATE: We had our first rain at my house in roughly 3-4 weeks (I live in Tennessee). Be sure if you take this outside after a rain that you have paper towels at the ready to clean off the wheels before re-entering the house. Also, be sure to go at walking speed. Those brakes don't stop very well above that speed on wet surfaces!UPDATE #2: Nice little hack if you're outdoors afrer dusk. If you have a smartphone in a shockproof/shatterproof case (i.e.: OtterBox, Supcase, etc.) and a belt clip, you can use it as a headlight by clipping it to the top of the basket.