What is the best way to put the walker in a car? Does one need any straps to hold it together while transporting? It kept unfolding on me.
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Jeremy you are right. It needs some way to lock it closed when wrestling it into and out of your car. Mine flops open and hangs up every time. I'm going to try a cinch strap and I'm sure I will find something at the auto parts store but the manufacturer definitely dropped the ball here. Wake up NOVA!
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I either leave it set up in the hatch or fold it & put it on the floor in the back seat.
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The best way to transport it is in the trunk of your vehicle. Remove. The basket and lay it flat in the trunk and it shouldn't shift or unfold again.
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I would suggest that the walker weighs approximately 25 - 30 pounds. It does depend on the type of vehicle, but it can easily be lifted into a vehicle whilst standing on one leg.
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Folding neatly is not a strong feature. You can lift it (easily) by the cross bars underneath the seat and the front legs will recede back and touch the rear legs respectively. This allows me to put the walker/rollator into the trunk or backseat of a car. However, it will easily pop open to its original position. Therefore, when I check it at the door of a commercial air plane, I carry (looped on a metal bar) a couple of velcro strips. So, once I have folded it I link the front and back wheels together on the left and on the right. Otherwise, the airline baggage attendant would grab it and it would pop open to its operating position. While folded and wheels secured it might fit into those overhead bins on car roofs (you have to try it for individual bin), but it certainly will NOT fit into the overhead bin inside of an airplane. Hope this is helpful. Rue Cromwell
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Yes! There is a basket that you can take off easily, then fold the unit for lifting. The little chair portion folds up. It's quite light so a normal sized adult can probably lift it with one hand. I put the folded walker in my trunk of the car quite often when taking my mom somewhere.
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Very easy. There is a hinged bar on the bottom under the basket. Remove the basket and pull up on the bar. The whole walker folds up and together. It lays pretty flat. There are 8" wheels so it does not lay totally flat. I can put it in the trunk of our Camry and there is plenty of room.
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I don't have any experience grilling and I would really like to buy this portable grill... But I need tips on how to transport this grill without stinking up the car?
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When we have traveled with it, we have rented an SUV so there was no hauling it in and out of taxis. It's not easy, and the bag is not suitable for a lot of hauling around as it's prone to ripping and breaking. I'd suggest a lighter car seat if planning on carrying it a lot and moving it in between taxis. While not the ideal solution (paying for another seat, and likely less safety as the Radian seat) it's too hard to haul around.
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We bungee strap ours to the ladder on the back of the motor home. The tires sit far enough down in the openings to hold them pretty upright, but I would never move without having them strapped to each other and then on to the motor home.
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Its pretty easy to fold up but to transport it from one area to another takes some strength. I usually have to leave it in a stationary spot (open),or ask my husband to stow it away. Hope this was helpful.
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When it's out of the car? I haven't figured out how to make it easier to carry. While its in the car I just tighten the wing nuts at the bottom and it keeps it firmly in place.
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"I am looking to use this to wheel items to and from a car . . . Why do y think the wheels will hold up?"I don't know about the wheels holding up, I pushed this cart with about 10 lbs of stuff on it and since it was a smooth floor, nothing fell down and it was easy to push. If the area between your car and where you're loading the stuff from has small rocks/gravel, then I don't think there'll be stable enough to support the cart and it will tip over.
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Yes as long as you didn;t have the basket stuffed with junk.Straps on both sides of basket that easily fasten to the front bar of the walker. Also have a fasterner in the cente - you can put on end under hte rod in front and fasten it so the junk does not fall out.
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Not really. Seems to be meant to be assembled and then moved around a location but not something to conveniently take in the car all the time. However it isn't ridiculously heavy and I have an SUV so have put it in the back for the occasional time I need to bring it with me.
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"I am looking to use this to wheel items to and from a car . . . Why do y think the wheels will hold up?" I don't know about the wheels holding up, I pushed this cart with about 10 lbs of stuff on it and since it was a smooth floor, nothing fell down and it was easy to push. If the area between your car and where you're loading the stuff from has small rocks/gravel, then I don't think there'll be stable enough to support the cart and it will tip over.
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Not certain I understand your question. The walker folds flat (once the basket is removed) so it can be put in a car and moved from place to place, or be checked as luggage. The likelihood of it coming open during transport is very slight.
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You can't. This was the worst walker I have ever purchased you also have to disassemble it to store it. It doesnt work well on carpet either. Sorry.
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My husband has a regular walker . It folds up even though the Dura Med is on the bar