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Like a lot of people I am in  a wheelchair 90% of the time and 2 elbow crutches to get around  our sheltered bungalow & up & down the steps to the fc. I use the cupboards either side of the door to help me inside once I get onto the first step, not the door as it will hurt them as you too much would use the half door and then find it twisting on its hinges,

I help Bob open it all up from the chair. I go round with the outside putting the pegs onto the places he will need them. In reverse I have the long handled steel peg puller whne we bought the Delta pegs. Well worth it as I can pull all the pegs out and clean them off as well.

But we could not  take a scooter with us as my wheelchair comes first and take sup the room. Having an fc we do not have spare room left.Use the full scooter cover for the wheelchair outside if we get caught out as it is so big it covers his chairs & al whole lot else.But that is now when we have had to take the skirts down and it is raining. I am the pole holder. I can get the wather only because we do not use the water inside stuff but use the sites facilities. So the 5 litre bottles from Asda etc with the handles suits us.I can use me feet to scoot backwards,but not  long as it causes leg cramps.I sit to do all the prep. work for cooking, Brekkers is my job, & tea,coffee etc.Bob does the dinner, after my prep. So we work well together.

As long as the disabled one is trying that is all they can do, The thing I detest is a disabled one making mountains out of molehills saying they cannot possibly do this that  etc,Yet it is only because they just do not try to.Camping no matter what unit you have does not have to stop just through disability. Working together you can work round it as many have & do.

I have one handle of the water bottle over one side on the back of the w.chair, then another the other side. Rubbish bags come with me, including recyling. Just as well I do not have to travel far as the weight it is at times carrying, I can hear it crying out or is that the tyres gradually letting the air or gel out with  a sighBooked 10 weeks next year already,cannot wait till its here,

Quote: Originally posted by mickeyb on 21/11/2011

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We are both disabled to the degree that we are both dependant upon sticks and I've made a few changes to the van. First , of course a motor mover, guide tubes to the rear steadies so slide in the cordless drill and engage it without bending (Front ones are ok as are visible at the side)

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Quote: Originally posted by Surfer01 on 22/11/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by mickeyb on 21/11/2011We are both disabled to the degree that we are both dependant upon sticks and I've made a few changes to the van. First , of course a motor mover, guide tubes to the rear steadies so slide in the cordless drill and engage it without bending (Front ones are ok as are visible at the side)

I can do the front steadies but not the rear. Can you elaborate a bit more on these guide things? Are they permanent? Thought about towing it, but didn't want comments about "look at him being lazy" as has been on this forum when a person has driven to the toilet block.

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Don't worry about what people say.  You can do whatever you can do, and if you want to use the car when most people would walk, just do that.

It wouldn't worry me for a moment.  People should be grateful thay can walk to the tap, not critical of those who can't.

Jim

Guide tubes, just 2 pieces of plastic drain pipe fitted over the hex end of the winder and secured at the underside rear of the van with a couple of  horseshoe shaped brackets made out of a piece of scrap aluminium. They protrude about 2 inches beyond the rear of the van, looks like twin exhaust pipes but works well 'cos you just slide in the socket of the cordless drill without bending over trying to find the hex. Was published in the  'Tips' in Practical Caravan about 20 years ago.

As for  using the car to drag around the Wastemaster, please note, a 50mil tow ball wont go in the handle. I just use a small loop of rope which is permanently tied on the handle.

Whats more, I don't give a wotsit what people think of me, just looking for an easy life.

Mick 

Quote: Originally posted by Greendemon315 on 22/11/2011

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Don't worry about what people say.  You can do whatever you can do, and if you want to use the car when most people would walk, just do that.

It wouldn't worry me for a moment.  People should be grateful thay can walk to the tap, not critical of those who can't.

Jim

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well said Jim.

As there are others that will never be able to remember the time when they could do more. As they never have been able to do more. Yet there they are still doing what they can including the younger ones in the ParaOlympics. Fantastic achievements,in whatever level you can do it in life.I always say to those with legs that can be still used,use them before you lose them.Then you can look back on what you have achieved.

 

Quote: Originally posted by jeff juke on 22/11/2011

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I thought that Mickey about the tubes..nice one.

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Hi Jeff, the OH used this when she was able to use the van, comes apart to transport in car, no plugs or cables to mess about with, range 16miles round trip, since my heart opp. Could not handle the one you have, this one is ideal and stayed in the porch awning.Some good ideas here, that I may be able to use in the future, I think the van will be getting a set of twin exhausts.