Wheelchair AND crutches

Everyday living
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Does anyone use both a wheelchair and crutches and need to have both with you at the same time?

it may sound like a daft question, but I sometimes need both, i.e. The wheelchair to get me somewhere and then once I’m where I need to be I ditch the wheelchair and use the crutches instead.

If anyone else does this, can I ask how you transport your crutches when you’re own your own and in the wheelchair?

A couple of years ago, we had workmen doing work at the house and one of the guys cut a circle out of each of the footplates and glued in a circular cup thing that holds the bottom of the crutch. The top of the crutches then rest against my chest and up and over my shoulders.

I’m getting a new chair in a month or so and the wheelchair services guys looked bemused when I asked them about this.

Any thoughts?

derek

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Can you track down the original workman and ask him to do the same again?

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Crutch Holder £4.40 [link removed by moderator]

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hiya

local workman? handyvan scheme? local college?

it was a local joiner that adapted my chair to my needs/wants.

worth asking ‘out the box’ so to speak!

ellie

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what about a cup holder, .like you get in cars.

a nice cup of coffee on a cold day!

it’s not all about booze!

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Do a search on “crutch holders for wheelchairs” and you will see quite a few options.

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I did a google search last week and saw quite a few things but nothing that I was blown away with. Still a few weeks until I get the new chair. Thanks for the replies.

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What about two gutter pipes on the back of your chair that can be held on with gutter brackets, then your crutches stand in them.

Pam x

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I had a bag which strapped onto the back of the wheelchair. The bag had 2 pockets on the side which held the crutches. There are several examples on Amazon.

Neil

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Try Remap- “we solve problems for disabled ppl”. Google them and make contact and explain the sitution, they have engineers and workmen who figure this stuff out.