Strollator is a wheelie walker or a wheelchair

The strollator can be a wheeled walker that I walk with.

It can be a seat that I sit in.

It can be a wheelchair that I sit in and somebody pushes me.

Picture top - wheeled walker
Picture bottom - wheelchair

Strollator folds for carrying

Weight 8.5 kg
Weight 18.7 lb

Usual fold:
750 x 230 x 950 mm in 10 seconds.
75 x 23 x 95 cm in 10 seconds.
30 x 9 x 37 inches in 10 seconds.

Smallest fold:
750 x 230 x 790 mm in 2 minutes.
75 x 23 x 79 cm in 2 minutes.
30 x 9 x 31 inches in 2 minutes.
by shortening handles.

Strollator is not a standard wheelchair

Standard wheelchair
  * two large wheels and two small wheels.
  * center of gravity near the large wheels.
  * place for the carer to tip the wheelchair.
  * tips to go over bumps and small steps.
  * large wheels let it go over rougher ground

Strollator
  * four small wheels.
  * center of gravity near the center of the wheels.
  * no place for the carer to tip the wheelchair.
  * will not tip.
  * will NOT go over bumps, small steps or rough ground.

Strollator and me

I can only walk 30 minutes per day.
While I can walk I do not need the strollator.

I cannot stand for very long, so I need to sit when I stop.
I bring my strollator for when I need to sit.

I also use my strollator when I need to be pushed.

When I travel I like to save my walking for:
  * strolling around the town on my own, usually at the end of the day.
  * places where I must walk, like rough tracks.

So, as much as possible I like to be pushed in the strollator at other times.

When I'm walking with someone else, I'd like them to push the empty strollator (because I also have problems with my hands and arms.)

Strollator and the carer

No - you don't need to carry me upstairs!

But if you are my carer or guide for the day:
  * You need to carry the strollator up stairs for me, while I walk up the stairs.
  * You need to push the strollator over rough ground, while I walk the rough ground.