Hexhog - The unique 6x6 by Ryan Dubickas - Pearson
This six wheeled monster looks like a cross between a quad and a buggy. This monster of a machine will be able to get you to places you could not access before. I present to you the Hexhog.
We here at bespoken have brought you previous articles about the great outdoors and what vehicles can help get you through the rough terrain. But nothing will ever compare with this new innovation from Da Vinci mobility. This concept was originally a university project designed by Sion Pierce. The Hexhog will inspire confidence and safety for people with physical restrictions who want to access the outdoors. The Hexhog has a flexible chassis which is amazingly very stable when driving over very rough terrain.
Some of Hexhog’s amazing features are–
Joystick Controlled – The joystick is the same as an electric wheelchair so you would be familiar on how to steer the Hexhog.
Innovative powered seat transfer mechanism – Allowing independent pivot or slide board transfer from a wheelchair
Electric – Runs on lithium-ion batteries
Independent suspension – There is suspension in all six wheels which makes driving a Hexhog a comfortable drive.
Quiet – The Hexhog may look like a monster truck but is surprisingly quiet while driving.
The Hexhog could help bring you that little bit of adventure that you crave and also help pursue some of your dreams. This vehicle is ideal for outdoor activity centres, farms and also any other open areas that you are allowed to travel through. Da Vinci see this product as an alternative to a quad bike and unique in its design.
Where would you go if you had a Hexhog?
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Permalink Reply by Ailsa June MacLean on
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What a great looking piece of kit! If I had one I doubt I would be home much. Just think, Snowdonia, Yorkshire, Derbyshire and the Lakes to name but a few of places to go. I used to hike, rock scramble and climb with my late husband whenever we got time off together. It is one of the things I miss most in my life now, along with my husband of course. Obviously the Hexhog will have its limitations such as distance travelled for each power up of its batteries but the fact that the batteries are lithium ion means that it should be able to travel a good long distance before it needs recharging but I imagine the rougher the terrain it goes over the quicker the batteries will drain as the vehicle is using more power to get over the rougher stuff. You would also need to check with the likes of the Forestry Commission or other environmental protection agencies that it is okay to take the Hexhog over their terrain because in some areas you cannot leave the footpaths as the flora will be destroyed and errosion will set in. Walking outwith the footpaths can cause damage that takes hundreds of years to rectify naturally so you can imagine what driving the Hexhog over it would do. I doubt permission would be given to drive on the footpaths either so although the Hexhog is a rough terrain vehicle you may find you are restricted to set areas only. Having said all that, there are more and more areas around the country that have specific sites for quad bike riding so I'm sure they would welcome the Hexhog. However you might have to sort out insurance before going to these places as they may not have adequate insurance to cover disabled people. The Hexhog certainly looks like the vehicle to get disabled people out in the countryside and allow them to experience and enjoy the thrill of rough terrain riding.
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Permalink Reply by bespoken Team on
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Hi June,
As it happens the people from Da Vinci mobility have agreed to help set up a trial for a bespoken member to review the Hexhog. We already have a volunteer but if you are interested we could inquire and find out if they'll give a second person a chance to try it too.
I should probably tell you though that you would have to either be near Liverpool or be willing to travel down for it.
We can't make any promises but are happy to look into it if you like.
Kind regards,
Paul
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Thank you so much for the offer Paul, but sadly I will have to turn you down I'm afraid. Funnily enough I used to live in Merseyside so it would have been easy for me to go to the trial of the Hexhog. However, I now live in Glasgow and this coupled with health issues is the reason why I didn't put myself forward as a volunteer. I look forward to reading how the volunteer got on trying out the Hexhog though and I hope he/she has a blast playing with it. I was just thinking how great it is that there are people willing to graft away in an effort to include disabled people as far as possible into things like extreme sports and out door activities. Without them we would be sitting indoors twiddling our thumbs and wishing we could join the human race I think.
I was really annoyed to see the news yesterday regarding the leaked papers from the Tory party, which among other things stated that if they remain in power it is their intention to reduce disability benefits even further and to tax the Disability Living Allowance. I totally agree that they need to stop fraudulent claims for disability benefits but this move isn't about catching out the fraudsters, this is about them reducing their welfare bill which stands at several billion pounds! It looks like apparatus like the Hexhog will be even further financially out of reach for most of us if the government has its way.
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