Gooserider
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BrotherBart said:It took a while, and lots of bucks, but we have found that the KISS principle applies to wheelchairs too.
True, and I'm keeping that in mind, but a lot of the stuff I've been reading and looking at also points out that there is a great deal of difference in what is needed depending not only on the level / type of handicap being dealt with, but the way the chair will be used as well... A lot less sophistication is needed in a chair that is only used for a short period of time for transport between places, and one that is getting sat in for 12-18 hours a day, every day as where one "lives" when not in bed...
The chair that is good for one purpose, would be either overkill, or likely to cause it's own form of damage, and so on depending on which way one was erring... At least right now, I'm going to be looking for the "live in" style chair, which I will be doing most of the pushing on, (I'm not sure I'll even get push handles on it) which makes for a much more stringent set of requirements
Gooserider