I think this chair could use some multi-barreled autocannons. For self-defense, of course.
To be fair they are going into nature, and nature can be a dick.
So it starts
There’s a pretty cool guy on YouTube called JerryRigEverything. He started a non-profit company called Not A Wheelchair that makes electric wheel chairs that can be used off road.
I’m on mobile so linking is hard, but check out notawheelchair.com to see what they make.
Edit: Oh, it auto links. Neat.I remember when he was prototyping that for his then girlfriend (not sure where they are in their relationship now) and when he announced that it was going to a bigger scale and the proceeds were going to go to some really good places I was stoked. He’s come so far from where he started!
That looks more ch more useful and gentler on nature. Also easier for someone to fetch when it inevitably breaks down. Seems like you should have a seatbelt, maybe some sort of leg guides, useful racks, a phone/go-pro mount, etc
I’m chair bound and have used my regular chair while camping several times. I can’t just wander into the woods of course, but every campground I’ve been to has had well used trails that are hard packed enough to use a normal chair on. That thing looks like a maintenance nightmare that destroys nature more than explores it. Someone in this thread already posted one that seems a better fit. This just seems more interested in being tank like than useful.
Those were my thoughts upon viewing it.
Still better than any motorsport.
From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel.
My retirement plan is uploading my consciousness to an ATV
someone’s gonna accidentally upload you into one of these
Get a load of this guy thinking retirement is even an option now!
Oh he will retire alright… from his flesh though.
The machine is my temple. Each one a sacred shrine. I name each piston blessed, and every gear divine.
Praise the Omnissiah.
There is also the “Joelette” that allows disabled people to access trail.
It’s a kind of all terrain one wheel wheelchair, you need two person to assist you but I’ve seen quite a few people using it and it seems to be working quite well.
There is even version with an electric motor.
This is quite cool. I guess disabilities and trails are so many and varied, there’s not going to be a single device to cater to all requirements.
I read:
All-terain wheelchairs have started arriving as skate parks
and now I want to see someone take one of these onto a half pipe.
Quick! Someone clone Tony Hawk, and mix it with Stephen Hawking!
We can call him Tony Hawking! He’ll develop the theory of the wheelchair 1080°!
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Until the people who just don’t want to walk, or like to play around like children, get them and ruin it for everybody else. lol
When one of my friends was in a wheelchair after a car accident, it quickly became evident to us how limiting being forced into a wheelchair 24/7 is.
This is fucking rad. I’d be stoked to come across someone powering through the trails in one of these.
The size is still limiting for sure but I’d happily volunteer more time at the local parks to widen trails if we had these.
Lpt: if you ever want things to happen with local hiking/equestrian/cycling trail parks, look for mountain biking communities. They can be some of the friendliest, most helpful outdoorsy people you can encounter. They can and will volunteer all their time to update local trails to accommodate something like this
Cool now we can destroy nature even faster.
I get the idea behind this but it’s just gonna cause more issues.
Yeah, disabled people should just stay home and leave enjoying nature to the rest of us.
They said they get behind the idea. Why ignore that and assume bad intentions?
They’re going on trails that other people walk on anyways. What’s the difference between these treads and the hundreds of shoes that walk those trails?
These types of tracks literally tear up the ground if you turn even just slightly (which will happen constantly). Shoes do more packing down than they do tearing. Also shoes generally won’t affect a path or 2 feet wide or more. Also shoes generally aren’t as sharp or flat as the tracks so there’s just overall far less friction.
So one is a horrific nightmare for erosion and the other is not.
This is already a thing. They’re just not shaped like tanks.
Are they providing them rent-free, to people with disabilities? If not, fuck them. Also, it’s more about the trails than the vehicle. You need a wide, flat trail. You can’t risk flipping a mobility scooter. It can kill the rider, and they’re heavy as fuck, even if they survive.
Edit: sorry this ticked me off. Do you have an article?
Dude, sick! I hope they stay on the trails. That’s nice, though.
That thing looks pretty badass to be honest. I’m sure lots of perfectly healthy folks would also love to ride it.
Top gear did it years ago
This might be the one created by the owner of Action Sports in Marshall Minnesota. I believe it is a son and a son in-law, around 2006 one of them had an accident and became paralyzed. Next year, the other had an accident and became paralyzed. This guy made this wheelchair for them. He sells the wheelchairs as well.
Googled it. Called the Action Track Chair.
So all James May needed was tracks and his design would have been perfect!
