Hi , I am new to forum however have lived with MS since dx in 2001. I have managed my life with diet, supplements, exercise yoga and meditation. The last few years I have become progressive with ataxia balance issues walking ,tremors in left leg and gave up my mountain biking in 2019. I now am looking for help with ideas for me to walk safely like a buggy I could push ? I’d like to be able to get to the beach a mile away rather than my walking stick , only able to walk 6-700 m and I’d need to sit, as no one to hold onto. I have walking poles but again the issue is distance without a seat! I sold my car in 2022.
Thanks for your advice Anita
When you say ‘buggy’ do you mean a mobility scooter?
I have two small folding scooters : Moving Life ‘Atto’ and a Careco ‘Minimus’.
Would an electric bike or trike be of any use - you still have to pedal a bit
Hi Anita,
Welcome. I was also dx in 2001. My MS was relatively quiescent, albeit with occasional relapses, up until a few years ago when I had to start using the nordic poles.
This month however, I switched to using a rollator-walker and I found it a game changer: I don’t seem to have as much drop-foot and can walk further distances. The seat is also a bonus, for when I get tired.
JP
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If you type rollator into search box you will find many previous discussions.
Although not expensive as scooters treat it in the same way as buying a car with pros and cons. Some will be more suitable for rough tracks outdoors but a little awkward in close quarters. The cheapest ones transmit every bump in the path to your arms and are difficult to fold and transport. A good seat allows you to sit anywhere (in a queue). Try to try before you buy. Topro do a good range and their website is useful in illustrating what to look for.
Hope this helps and remember you do not have to use it all the time but have it as an option. Drawback is you are not exercising your ability to balance although you are still covering longer distances safely.
Thanks so much , this looks exactly like what I need 
something to help me walk a longer distance with support for balance.
Shall begin searching online for suppliers!
Thank you and sorry for not being clear in my post. Have exercised all my life badminton, squash and still do strength exercises daily , I was wondering if there was an item for me to hold onto and walk in open air places, to get out safely again. Your ideas are also something that I would consider in the future so thanks . The rollator walker mentioned by muchthesamemuchness may be perfect. Please excuse my lack of understanding how to respond including the persons name but I shall learn 
An electric bike would frighten me at the moment as my ataxia symptoms would make it harder to feel safe . When I look one way I tend to lean the other way . Thanks for your suggestion. 
Anita
Yes, Rollators are a good option and there are many different ones to look at. Lots have seats that can provide rest for a while and I think some also have the facility to hold a few things .
I tried an electric bike but my balance seems to have disappeared, gone AWOL, so I bought an electric trike which i am yet to fully try out ( might be a case of my ambition was greater than my abilities!).
In so far as these things go, that one looks kind of ‘cool’!
Just general chat really. Like you my days of walking much above 700-800 m have passed. I enjoy getting out in the countryside so I took the easy option and bought the two mobility scooters.
The CareCo Minimus folds up really small and is great for e.g buzzing around supermarkets or, as I did today, going around town and for a meal. When folded the scooter is small enough to be stored somewhere in the restaurant or even under the table. I have to say I’m always really touched/ heartened by how helpful people can be - there are a few steps up into one of the restaurants I go to and the staff always come out to help me get the scooter up the steps and similarly when leaving. It’s the same on trains . Some people are just naturally kind and helpful.
The other folding scooter is a little bigger, has good ground clearance and is pretty robust - I probably risk it a little too much but I’ve been down some fairly stony/ rocky valleys.
My ambitions are probably getting the better of me but I’m now looking to replace the slightly bigger of my two scooters with an ‘All terrain’ scooter to get up and down gentle hills and rough, slippery or slightly marshy tracks.
Hi Anita
I use 2 Rollators, one with solid wheels and the other which I prefer has Pneumatic tyres like a bike.I use that to go walking with dogs. Getting that was a game changer for me and has kept me walking everyday…
And, it will be so much easier going to a beach, soft terrain.
All the best, Martin.
Thanks for your response, it’s really helpful and positive for my new life. I have the problem living at the top of a pretty hilly road. The positive is I have stunning views of the North Devon coast, sea, beach ! Using the rollator downhill is a little dangerous however I have the options of the Tarka trail which is pretty flat, beach also flat. Problem at the moment is tourists 
dogs and children. I will happily book my taxi guy when schools return and hopefully walk for sometime on flatter ground. It’s all new, exciting times. Anita