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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Yes as a walker only not for sitting in while transporting. sit in it only while stopped. Sit in flat terrain.
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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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Jamie, I haven't tried to do this. It's own bag is a pretty good size, and I use this walker to go to the local farmers mkt and hang my other bags off the handles of the walker. Seems to work, ok. I look like a literal Bag Lady, but who really care ;-)
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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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Yes, you can fold the walker with the tray still attached. You have to move the tray to the upright position, then fold the walker up.
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Be careful on terrain that causes the seat to vibrate up off the side rails. Also be careful in self closing doors. If the door inadvertently closes on the walker while you're going through, the walker will collapse.
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I keep mine in the car and have not picked it up. It may fold into itself if I did that.
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The handle bars fold down over the seat, but the wheels and main body don't collapse. I can't tell you how many times we packed the car and then discovered that since I was using the walker, we still had to find space to fit it in. It is sort of awkward, but well worth finding a place for it to fit.
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Mine's in my car so I can't measure (snowed in) but I'm 5' 11" and I have to stoop a bit to push it when it is set at its highest height. This is my 3d walker (one broke and I use one in the house) and one of my pet peeves is that this is true of all of them. What if I were 6' 4"? Maybe you have to special order them to get a taller one?
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Yes, it folds in half, taking off the basket and tray, and is relatively light so it packs away in a car. The exact weight should be on the website. Because of the 3 wheel size though this is mostly for the house, and maybe out to the mailbox. We bought a 4 wheel walker for distance outside walking.
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I found the easiest way is to lay it down and then pull the entire leg and wheel assembly off together. The top was too heavy for me to easily lift off. I generally wheel it to my car, lay the top part in the back, and then pull the wheel/leg assembly off. I reconnect it the same way - slide the bar on and then tilt it onto the wheels and stand it up. My car has a hatchback - it would be more difficult with a conventional trunk.
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There appear to be different manufacturere of this walker, therefore different weights. I took the bag off mine (it interferes with walking) and am able to lift it into and out of the trunk of my car. You want to be sure that the walker is stable when sitting by itself, and not one that tips over easily. Some (different manufacturers) are pretty unstable (I sent them back). I have found it to be an excellent help and it makes my getting around (I have four (4) broken vertebrae in my back) -- easy. Good luck.
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Good question! It would be terrible if the seat had to be down just to keep the thing from collapsing. I leave the seat up most of the time. There are two latches that lock automatically when the walker is unfolded.
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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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I bought the knee walker for a friend and assembled it myself. Within the description it says "easy folding mechanism that collapses via a thumb-release lever." If I remember correctly, the steering column folds down a bit if you need to get it in a tighter space. By the way, my friend loves this knee walker and tells me so every week.
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The only thing holding it in place is the top nylon webbed strap that goes around the headrest and the non-slip backing. There are no straps for the seat portion. This is not sufficient to keep it in place if you have a high clearance vehicle like a SUV or truck. When you slid down out of the vehicle the seat fabric will fold over. The same thing happens with getting in until eventually the whole cover is hanging loose. Also if you have multiple drivers, it comes loose when you readjust the seat. Really annoying to have to re-tuck everything in again. It works fine on my compact but troublesome on the 4 wheel drive which is a shame since that's the one that gets exposed to the elements more. The only thing holding it in place is the top nylon webbed strap that goes around the headrest and the non-slip backing. There are no straps for the seat portion. This is not sufficient to keep it in place if you have a high clearance vehicle like a SUV or truck. When you slid down out of the vehicle the seat fabric will fold over. The same thing happens with getting in until eventually the whole cover is hanging loose. Also if you have multiple drivers, it comes loose when you readjust the seat. Really annoying to have to re-tuck everything in again. It works fine on my compact but... » Read More The only thing holding it in place is the top nylon webbed strap that goes around the headrest and the non-slip backing. There are no straps for the seat portion. This is not sufficient to keep it in place if you have a high clearance vehicle like a SUV or truck. When you slid down out of the vehicle the seat fabric will fold over. The same thing happens with getting in until eventually the whole cover is hanging loose. Also if you have multiple drivers, it comes loose when you readjust the seat. Really annoying to have to re-tuck everything in again. It works fine on my compact but troublesome on the 4 wheel drive which is a shame since that's the one that gets exposed to the elements more. « Show Less