Loving the new chair. It isn't 100% perfect but 100x better than his old Quickie Zippie chair for both of us!
We had to add alot of accessories to make this chair work for him and YES insurance paid for it 100% without us having to fight for any of it. (He has CMS - Florida) It only took us about 2 weeks to get approval once everything was submitted. The entire process from the initial measuring and ordering with the PT and DME sales person was 3 months.
He has hard laterals on the side that curve a little contouring to him to prevent some of the leaning that we had constantly in his old chair even with the laterals.
He has an thick padded anti thrust cushion with a hard bottom to help with his extention.
There is a leg piece to stop his legs from hanging over the side of the chair or it can be used to help prevent scissoring.
There is a contoured cusion for his head and straps for his feet when needed.
He also has a padded tray and it is the transit model that he can use on the bus or in a van.
I think some of the fabric was extra options to like between the seat and his legs and the extra straps on the side to stop his arms from falling back.
From website:
Rodeo Tilt Standard Features:
- 5-45ยบ of Adjustable Tilt
- Stylish Padded Upholstery
- Adjustable One-Piece Push Handle
- 2-Point Positioning Belt
- 7.5" x 2.5" Front, 11.5" x 2.5" Rear Solid Tires
- Quick Release Rear Wheels
- Elevating Legrest with One-Piece, Angle Adjustable Footplate
- Seat Depth Growth of 5"
- Silver Powder Coated Frame
- Closure Strap
- Wheel Locks
- Made in the USA p
We have had it for abiut 2 weeks and have taken it everywhere with us. Usually he sits in his Advanced Mobility Liberty Stroller because we never took his old wheelchair with us. I really hated that chair.
This chair folds down with 1 movement and it is small enough to fit in the back of our van with some space to spare! His old wheelchair which barely fit in the van fully assembled was 75lbs. It would easily take 10 minutes to take apart and put back together if I had to. I'd say this chair is between between 40 and 50lbs.
Also what it doesn't say in the above specs it has a 0-20° back rest adjustment without the tilt.
Today we are at a specials needs dentist and I have had atleast 5 people comment "oh wow that is a nice wheelchair".
*nearly 6 months later*
I started writing this post back in November. I still like this chair. The fabric started to stretch a little on the back rest causing his back to curve in a little. I was able to lower the strap down that holds the fabric to the frame to fix this. Convaid also sent extra velcro strap to reinforce the back. We tried to get a firm back for the chair. Unfortunately they don't make 1 for this model. I learned after weach bought this Convaid Trekker has a foldable frame with a hard back seat that comes off. If I had the choice to rebuy this chair I would probably look into the Trekker 1st. (I have no idea on sizing for it etc) other than that I would choose this chair again with a better harness. He has the standard harness on his chair. He has a lot of extention and pushes on it so much he manages to get the straps loose some which then causes him to get his shoulders out and he starts his leaning. The straps that keep his pelvis down are kinda like backpack straps on each side. I have to retighten them everyday but it only takes a few seconds. We barely use our other stroller anymore. We used this chair almost always. I would give it 4 out of 5 stars..with a better harness I'd say 4.5 stars because nothing is perfect. We tool the extra head rest off a few months ago. We decided his head drops forward less without it. He also ended up needing a neck support collar, but that is more due to his spasticity than his chair. Nothing stopped his head from dropping. Laying flat he could try to tuck his chin into his chest. I lover that I can fold the wheelchair down. Takes about a minute and pick it up to put in the trunk of my van. I'd say it is about 40ish lbs still but better than the 75lb chair he had before.
