Travel Buggy - One year review of my motorized wheelchair - Ambulatory Wheelchair Users
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2022
- Travel Buggy - One year review of my motorized wheelchair - Ambulatory Wheelchair Users
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Great review. Lots of details!
Excellent overview--from a user's point of view rather than a technical review.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi there. I'm John from Ontario. I enjoyed you video. Nice to hear a real life review. Your awesome ❤
Thank you and thanks for watching!
This is very helpful. A lot of good information, clearly explained.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you :)
Great video. Users videos are so important.
Thanks for the detailed review. I will be looking into the travel buggy.
Glad it was helpful!
Beautiful drone shots!
Great video!!! Thank you!! ❤
Thanks for watching!
So glad you enjoy your chair. I have the same chair with a different name on it. One way to fix the chair from automatically opening while loading and unloading from your vehicle. While the chair is folded. I use a dog collar and loop it between the foot rest and the bar at the top of the backrest. If you use a strong enough collar you will also be able to lift the entire chair from the collar itself kind of like a suitcase. I also attend a lot of Comic-Con style conventions in my chair. Driving very slow The chair tends to be jerky. Dialing back the speed control on your joystick to only two bars will greatly improve driving abilities at very low speeds.
Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing! 💜
May I ask it your brand is any cheaper?
Thanks for this awesome review. I just ordered one yesterday here in Vancouver. It is apparently very popular so it’s on back order but I should have it by December 😊 I’m looking forward to having it.
Best Christmas present ever! I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me! Would love you thoughts once you receive it :)
Sorry some of my comment is missing. It should read, my husband bought me a the large wheeled wheelchair last week. I have a small wheelchair which I have owned for 5 years but it will not go over rough ground. So the quality of life for me will be emense now. I will be able to go almost every where. My friend and I will go visiting Statley homes in the UK now that my wheelchair will go over rough terrain.
I have a similar chair to yours in the British Isles. My hus g to visit which is 4 miles away is Shugborough Hall Staffordshire. It’s beautiful there and we will become members of the National Trust and be able to visit when I feel well enough.
Thank you!
Thank you for the video. I been looking for a power wheelchair for some time now. After looking at your video, which is excellent I’m planning to purchase the City 2 Plus
Glad I could help! Hope you love it as much as I love mine!
just had mine since May,as a birthday present from my family,so far so good
Great to hear!
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No battery's have ever explored on electric chairs. Mostly they bring up home made scooters and people putting in wrong size. Also need to be certified. It was the Hover boards that caught fire.
Great review we bought one today. Thanks
Hope you enjoy it!
@@slowrollwithsteph Keep you posted.On my wife's travel buggy
@@ricksmit2779 How's it been going so far?
The weight is one of the things that's an issue for me . But agree about the larger footprint. I also agree on the money spent on ourselves. I replacing a small scooter that broke so I'm trying this style in the uk
I know I couldn't lift this or use a ramp. I'd go back to the manufacture you shouldn't have these problems at a year. I'm going to an expo and will look at issues raised by yourself.
Nice review. I live in a hilly area and am looking to see, IRL how much of an inline it can do
It can handle quite a bit!
Thanks for the video! I saw you on grass at the end, but couldn’t see the landscape…how does it do in those bumps
Good question! It does very well honestly the only thing it has a harder time with is large amounts of thick snow
I bought this wheelchair February of 2023. My only complaint with it is the seat comfort. The bar that runs across the bottom/back of the seat causes my tailbone to really hurt. I have to put a pillow on the seat to keep this from happening. It needs a thicker cushion on it
Fair enough! I believe they sell different seat types that are replaceable which I do appreciate. You may also want to consider seat covers for wheelchair from Amazon. I know some people who have had success with those in the past.
May I suggest you purchase some inexpensive Pipe Insulation which can be fitted to the bar providing additional padding & comfort
I’m trying to decide which power chair to get….my only concern with this one is the lithium batteries….I know they can explode but this would be so convenient for me!
Mine have been through a lot and I’ve had no issues at all!
Great video! Very informative. It looks to be a bit on the wide side. Do you have any problems navigating around your house and through doorways?
I use it mostly out of the house as our house has been made quite assessable indoors and when I need additional support I bring in my walker. So I wouldn’t be able to speak to it to much, I do sometime get stuck in doorways if I don’t take them carefully in older buildings but that’s all I’ve noticed.
@@slowrollwithsteph thank you 😊
Hi I love your review of travel buggy. I am thinking of buying one but I weigh 370 and concerned about going up inclines. How does it work on inclines?
It’s very stable and have yet to find a mount I haven’t been able to go over on my own. Honestly I’ve found the chair can handle more then my nerves can lol. Hope this helps.
How do u like the 17" seat width though it seems small and you get the extra width with just the arm rests. There are bars at your hips that look like they are resting a bit into your hips Ty
Honestly, don’t notice it much. It is very comfortable, the new model has a slightly larger seat then mine so I’m sure that would be added comfort as well.
Regarding the footrest flopping: Have you tried tightening the bolts? It looks to me that is the issue. We are looking at one of these this week.
Good idea, had not looked at them
How well does it do on grass, gravel and packed dirt paths? Also do you know if they carry a caregiver remote? Thank you
James Wijnhamer, it does well on packed gravel and dirt but can get stuck if there is a section that isn’t packed down. As you can see in the photo I was on packed gravel and did not get stuck. I don’t think they have a caregiver remote but the remote can be move on the chair and can be held on the lap instead of on the chair. At any point the chair can be turn to manual and pushed by a caregiver. Hope this helps.
Looking into getting this shortly… how does it do ramps and up hills?
Honestly, it surprised how well it performed oh hills and ramps I haven’t had any issues.
We have the option to buy one of these used. This exact model actually. My Dad is quite tall. Is the foot rest on this model adjustable? Thanks so much!
Unfortunately it is not.
How are the brakes? Especially when getting to in? My mom is a heavy women so she slowly sits when getting in/out. When she gets in, does it move if she were to push backwards, which she does a lot mostly by mistake. Thank you great video
The brakes on the back wheels a steady. On bad days when I’m less steady and fall into my chair more then usual, we ensure to keep the chair off to ensure the brakes stay engaged. I personally have not had any issues with the chair moving back on me.
Perfect thank you 😀 that’s what I was hoping to hear, that’s a better way to put it she kinda falls into her chair. Good to hear seems steady. I went ahead and bought the City plus for her 👍 Thanks again for info.
Awesome! Hope she loves it as much as I love mine!
Thanx so much for this video! I'm 48 with 2 young Kiddos, & I've missed out on so much with them because of my disability. I've looked at sooooo many chairs, I'm feeling confused. I'm also a plus sized woman. I'm currently about 350 & moving down the scale. My issue is always "will I fit" into the chair comfortably. What's your take on that with this chair?
I’ll be honest, this is so hard to answer, everyone’s comfort level is so different and my chair is not the current chair either. They have changed a lot of little thing on the chair including making adjustments to extendable armrests. You should be good but I would check there return policy or see if there is a local rep in your so you can try it out before you buy. It’s a huge purchase and I fully understand the hesitation.
How i wish i can have 1 unit ...but it would be better if the manufacturer will provide signal lights ...for disabled person using the unit / an emergency signal.....available worldwide ...? In the philippines ?
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I'm considering this chair, but I'm a widow so I have no partner to lift it in and out. Would there be anyway to lever it into the back of my crossover SUV? I used to do that with my late husband's manual chair. I'd get the first two wheels in then lever the rest in using a movers blanket. Do you think that might work?
They have ramps that you can purchase to get the chair in and out of an SUV but I’m sure the process of use or who you would manage on your own. Their website does have many video I would check the video with ramps and see if that is something you could manage.
How is the turning in small spaces/hallways?
It’s amazing! It turns on a dime (maybe not exactly but close lol!)
Has anyone tried this in cold or wet winter conditions? Im trying to find something that will withstand Canadian winters to a certain extent ❤
Thick wet snow, it has a harder time but other then that it’s a beast in the snow, it has survived 2 manitoba winters, the cold and much snow!
Airhawk? Weight 40# without battery identical and flight approved. Yours probably.is.too.with lithium batteries. Folds and unfolds easily. Max weight is 265, and I don't have a lot of room to spare, but I'm ok. Problem, like you, I have a scooter too but can't take it apart and put it back together without exhausting myself so its not worth using. The ramps I have found online say don't use with an electric wheelchair which I assumed had to do with the wheels and the extra nontip wheels in the back not fitting into the tracks.
I need to look through your videos and see what you have for your adjustment emotionally to allow yourself to use the wheelchair that's where I'm at right now. I also like the fold and go. That would be my number one choice but I was able to get my airhawk at a medical closet for only $500, pretty new. Thanks. I'm trying to make my own ramp. Not easy at 68 tho I'm handy, I can't bend much like I used to. (I have CRPS from the waist down. This is my first video of yours. I will be watching more already subscribed.
Travel Buggy has specific ramps for cars and suvs I would recommend you look at those and their dedicated videos associated on their website. Might be a good fit :)
What is the difrence with this machine and an EAGLE HD
Unfortunately, I do not know.
Hi, I have been looking at this one, and the Fold & Go MagShock. Did you ever look at the Fold & Go, and if so, what made you go with this one?
Also have you ever brought this one in the rain?
Thank you for the video, very helpful!!
I did not know about the fold and go at the time so no comparison there for you unfortunately but from a water perspective I have been through quite a bit a water and had to travel through a rain storm ( a few blocks) and was fine.
@@slowrollwithsteph Thank you!! Glad to know it gets through rain alright!! I'm starting to lean more towards the Travel Buggy over Fold & Go because it looks a little more portable/easier to get up my steps but I'm still not sure
@@nameless1763 A follow up would be much appreciated.
@@UguysRnuts I ended up getting the Fold & Go and I am so glad I did!! The customer service has been really great and they've really designed the chair to be accessible to maintain/tune up yourself, and its a great chair that gets me everywhere i need to go 😊 handles rain and woodchips and inclines and all sorts of stuff! i'm ambulatory so i can step out and get it up curbs as needed and it does so pretty easily by just tilting it on the back wheels then the front/i dont ever have to lift it. overall super pleased with it!! does need to have all the bolts tightened every month; there are a few that if i dont stay on top of that, the chair is a little slippy, but as long as im maintaining it routinely it's great!
How much
I paid just shy of $5000 CND.
What is the price ?
Depends on the model but I spent just over 4000 CND
I saw that travel buggy and to be honest the front weel are not strong it those not look with qualite but cheep
Will agree to disagree on this one :)
And for the price its a RIPE OFF
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@@slowrollwithsteph Bingo. Maybe you can get a free wheelchair from Perfcare by telling everyone how wonderful IT is, but why would you need to if the Travel Buggy is soooo great?