Probasics Heavy Duty Aluminum Bariatric Rollator with 8-inch Wheels, 400 Pound Weight Capacity, Blue
S**P
SO FAR, SO GOOD!
This model is much better than the flimsy model sent to be by the DME company under my insurance; so I sent that back and opted to pay full price out of pocket for a proper rollator. It's so much easier getting around. My posture has improved. Walking is easier. Oh - and the under-seat storage pouch makes carring small items so convenient. I've used this now for a month and hope it continues to hold up as well as it has started. PS: ASSEMBLY was relatively easy - slide the handles into the slots and tighten with the lug nut sets. Then snap on the back rest.
S**.
Wide rolling walker
This is a wide rolling walker for people who need a wider seat. I bought this over a year ago, but had to return it after assembling it and trying it out. Although I need a wider seat, due to weight issues, I am a little on the short side, so the seat of this walker was too high up for me. I do think it's a good walker tho. It was easy to assemble, moves easily, and has a cargo carrier under the seat. The handle height is adjustable, and it has hand breaks. They can be locked, like a parking break, or temporary squeeze breaks, like the foot break in a car. If the seat were lower, or I were taller, I would have kept this walker, as it was very nice. After I returned it, I did some more research and bought a widfe model with a lower seat. Unfortunately, there aren't many wide models with lover seats, so companies that make them charge a lot more. I had to pay a lot more to get the second one, but it has all the features this model has, except that the seat is lower. The model I chose instead is the Nova Mini Mac rolling walker. It comes in dark red, and in what looks like a slate blue in the pix I've seen. i go the red one, and the seat works better for me on that model. It's been helping me get around ever since. Both models have a tight turn radius, which helps in making tunrs, but both models may be hard to get thru narrow doorways. I have a handicapped accessible apartment, so all the doorways here are a little wider than normal, so I don't have a problem getting thru them with my walker. Both models are foldable for storing or taking in the car, but they weigh around 20 pounds, so if you can't handle lifting that much weight into and out of a car, you should travel with someone who can help you do that.I think all rolling walkers are a big help. My mother had one many years ago, before she passed away, and we put her portable oxygen tank in the under seat basket with the seat flipped up when I would take her shopping.When picking a rolling walker you just need to figure out your best seat height, width between handles, and height of handles. You also need to make sure that you fit between the legs of the walker when you are walking, so you won't have to lean forward to reach and keep a grip on the handles. If you can't fit between the walker legs while walking, then you have to bend over and stratch to keep a grip on the handles, which puts a strain on your body. It also puts you at riske of loosing your grip on the walker, and even falling. When you do fit between the legs of the walker while walking, you maintain better control of the walker, a better body position, and more support from the walker. It's not going to give you any real support if you have to lean way over to keep a grip on the handles, so make sure you fit between the legs when walking. Too many people overlook this point when shopping for a walker.
K**R
Making life easier
My husband used one of these in rehab for several weeks and couldn't say enough about how safe and secure he felt with it. He has the old fashion walker with front wheels that you must lift to move and there are not brakes to stop it from rolling when he is getting up from a chair. He even feels a difference in his back and legs. Good product!
J**R
Made well. Quality product
Had to fix one of the brackets that holds the back rest in place, but it wasn't a big dead.
F**H
Very large Rollator
The Rollator was larger than I expected and even though I measured prior to purchasing, the unit will not fit through some of my doorways and is a tight fit in my hallways. I will use this outside my home.
D**S
Beware! Not a heavy duty / bariatric even though it says it is.
This walker is not as strong as stated. This walker will not support 350 + pounds more than once or twice. I have bought 2 because of price, they both broke at the front wheel assembly. The fork holdings front wheel is made from plastice, it seems thick and strong. But not strong enough to sit in walker for me and I weigh 390 lbs. 1st one lasted 60 days and 2nd one lasted 13 days before it broke.Buyer beware if using for anyone over 325 lbs and they need to sit and be pushed or pulled.I have been using Heavy Duty wheeled walker's for 20 years, and this is the only one out 5 different brands that broken.
P**E
Great wheels! Truly large enough for people with large hips.
The wheels are the best I have ever had. They roll well over every type of surface - including ice and snow! The under the seat storage could be deeper though.
S**N
Comfortable Walker
I use this product to help with my walking. It holds my weight of 200 pounds to allow someone to push me around while I'm seated. It also has a place under the seat for me to place 2 oxygen bottles and a small bag of medications or other items needed while using walker. Also has adjustable handles.
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