The ultimate forest riders- Adapted outdoor recreation

How do you like your forest experience? Smooth and easy or rough and dirty?  If you use a wheelchair, there are dozens of mobility devices get that get us out in the woods.  All it takes is some money (definitely some money) and patience while you wait for your order (it’ll be like Christmas when it arrives!).

And don’t think these devices all run on batteries. No siree.  If you’re a paraplegic and love doing as much of the work as you can, just wait till you see the MKII, a super fast off-road mountain trike wheelchair

A double amputee invented the device in the first video, a modification for a Segway that puts a lowered seat on it, allowing people to sit instead of having to stand up to use it.  Watch him take it high speed on forest trails (it drives impressively smooth, especially on inclines). This mod would definitely work for anybody with a lower spinal cord injury, but unfortunately not for anyone with limited trunk control.

The second video comes from the UK and is the Terrain Hopper aka “mini Land Rover,” a four wheel all-terrain mobility device. What I love about this bad boy is that it has a windshield, side mirrors and basically looks like a smaller, modern version of an ATV.  It can get people through literally any kind of element too, sand, snow or mud, thanks to it’s bulky wheels and beefy suspension.

In the last video I’m sharing, “Deep mud, clean hands” is the motto of the device, the Mountain Trike, an all-terrain manual wheelchair. This chair has two push levers on each side the user pushes to move it, and it only has one wheel in the back (and two big bulky main wheels, and two casters) for outdoor-element maneuvering.

This chair was specifically made to work with gravity too. In the video, watch a guy who really knows how to drive the trike, take it down one heck of a steep mountain trail. Mountain biking is a budding adapted sport. Gah looks like a blast!

How do you enjoy adapted outdoor recreation? Ever tried an all-terrain device?

Watch the videos!

–  Segway Wheelchair Kit on Forest Trails

– All terrain wheelchair Terrain Hopper–

– Mountain Trike – Off Road wheelchair– Adapted outdoor recreation