tracked wheelchair

hi can you design a tracked system that you can fit a wheelchair in to enable wheelchair users to access area's they can not at the moment, for an example i love fishing but i cant access the beach as my existing wheelchair gets stuck, it just digs in, its the same with my power-chair i would love to have a system i could wheel myself into which could be driven with either the controls of my power-chair or if using a manual chair it should have controls that are easy to use.

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Permalink Reply by bespoken Team on October 1, 2012 at 7:22

Hi David,

Would the Mountain Trike be any good for you?

http://www.bespoken.me/forum/topics/featured-innovation

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Permalink Reply by David George Pritchard on October 1, 2012 at 18:17

HI GONE THROUGH ALL THE OFF ROAD TYPES MADE AND AVAILABLE IN THE UK BUT NON ARE ANY GOOD ON BEACHES, SAND OR SHINGLE I HAVE SEEN A TRACKED AND 6 WHEEL CHAIR ON U TUBE BUT THEY ARE IN THE US

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Permalink Reply by DisabledGear.com on December 18, 2012 at 10:45

There is always a compromise between manually powered thin(ish) wheels and sand / snow / shingle / etc... There are quite a number of tracked wheelchair carrying gizmos out there. The problem is the price! They're usually mega money (for example: http://www.ottobock.com/cps/rde/xchg/ob_com_en/hs.xsl/42564.html) -- and this is definitely NOT an endorsement of Otto Bock, but just used for illustrative purposes as one of many I have seen about.

If you've had a compensation payout, these might be quite fun. Otherwise you're looking at the http://www.mountaintrike.co.uk/ or http://www.hippocampe.co.uk/ or http://spokz.co.uk/products/off-road-wheelchair-pack.asp as the best beach options.

Actually this is something I am looking at at the moment with my website http://disabledgear.com/.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Evans on January 28, 2013 at 11:02

Hi David

If you can't find what you're looking for then we might be able to help. We're a charity that designs, makes and modifies equipment for people with disabilities and we're always up for a challenge. You can find more details of what we do on www.demand.org.uk or you could always call our design team here in Hertfordshire (01923 681800) or West Yorkshire (01484 666261)