Carex Lightweight Folding Walker for Seniors and Adults - Portable Medical Walker with Adjustable Height, 30-37 Inches

There was a small problem with one of the legs (it got slightly dented) but visegrips and leverage fixed that. I am 53 years old and disabled (ambulatory without a walker but sometimes use a cane). I purchased this after looking at the exercise DIP devices (a kind of exercise you can look up on Google). Those items are meant to be used by grown men for that type of exercise (which requires the whole weight of the person to do correctly) but their weight capacity was far less than 300 lbs and sometimes right close to 200 lbs which could be dangerous for some men. Although I am nowhere near even 200 lbs I thought it was weird that a senior walker would have a capacity of 330 lbs and be less expensive and be more sturdy than all but one of the specific purpose DIP exercise devices. I will be using this to do that exercise and a few more (raised push-ups which are easier than regular push-ups is one other exercise you can do if you take the leg extensions off). Later on in life I will use it for it's intended purpose, i.e., helping me walk. Enjoy the mobility and/or take my example and use also use it for some serious exercise!

Sturdy & strong. Helps me get around safely and independently. Helps getting up and down, can go up & down one step without help. Easy to put together, just a few pieces to snap together. Folds easily. Very light. Good price too. I thought I should mention a few things that make it easier for me to get around. I added wheels to the front and ski glides to the back. This was an inexpensive addition and helps me move a little faster while still maintaining balance. I talked about going up and down a step. This has been so helpful in maintaining my independence. Curbs obviously don’t have railings and I sometimes have to walk far to find a ramp. Steps sometimes don’t have a railing or often only have one which makes it difficult and unsafe when you are experiencing issues with pain, strength and/or balance. Now I can walk right up to the curb or step, put the walker up on the curb/step and climb up or put it down at ground level and step down and use the walker to support me like a railing. There are very helpful YouTube videos that helped me make sure I was doing this safely. I can also get in and out of my car by myself. I can push myself up onto the seat and use the steering wheel to help guide me into the car. The walker is so light that I can easily lift it in or out of the car by myself. I slide it in the car and place it upside down on the passenger side. It fits securely on the floor and I don’t have to worry about it sliding around and becoming dangerous or difficult for me to reach. Getting out is easier for me because my car is elevated a little bit and I can put the walker on the ground and lean on it to step down. I have used it in other people’s cars that are lower to the ground and I have needed help to pull myself up. I have also purchased a “door cane” that fits into the door latch and becomes a handle that gives you support to get in or out of the car. It is very helpful. This walker has also helped me in restrooms. In public restrooms one safety rail isn’t enough for me and most people don’t have a safety rail in their home bathroom. I found that carefully turning the walker around and pushing it all the way back against the toilet tank turns it into a safety rail. This allows me to safely sit and stand while holding on to the arms of the walker. I hope this helps someone, no matter which walker you choose. But I have had this walker for over a year now and it has remained strong and has allowed me to maintain my independence and safely navigate the challenges in my life.

Excellent product

A good unit. I would have given 5 stars except for two issues. First, I am 5'11" and the legs are not long enough to adjust to the height described in the instructions. When the legs were fully extended, the unit became significantly more wobbly. I lower the legs to the second highest setting which improved stability noticeably and was still sufficiently high to be comfortable. Second issue, one of the two release buttons to fold the sides is a bit sticky. I was able to fix it by bending the tab a touch with a screwdriver. The other side works perfectly. Neither of these issues are game breakers and I otherwise believe that this is a good design . It appears to be much stronger than the units that I saw being used by other patients in the ortho clinic. I bought the walker as I broke my ankle, need to be careful to bear any weight on it and was not fully comfortable on crutches. I am using the walker at home and find it much easier to get up from sitting than with crutches, feel a greater sense of stability as compared with crutches and just as easy (or easier) to move around. Well worth the cost for the benefits that I am getting.

So far, I have bought three (ground floor, upstairs, basement) The first two came with assembly instructions. The second one had a minor defect that, at first, made it hard to assemble, but we managed (one leg seems to be a bit shorter, but the thing is sturdy and I weigh less than 160 lbs. The third one arrived today. No instructions whatsoever, and (on the side marked 4) I cannot manage to assemble it; I am probably not strong enough. I am sure my son will manage (he is coming Sunday). Then, I will have a sturdy walker on each floor (very useful if you are old and somewhat wobbly -- I fell a couple of days ago and it still hurts). Before ordering the third one, I wondered whether I should order the other brand; price difference: about one dollar, mine costing more, although the other has more reviews (the 'other' is the Drive Medical, $38.99 and over 34,000 reviews. Mine is the Carex: current price $39.99, but only $32.99 last December, when, one at a time, I bought the first two. My advice: buy the other one, the Drive Medical, especially if you need one on each floor (and buy only one at a time). The one I received today, judging from the lack of packaging and assembly instructions, is an item that someone else returned (too hard or impossible to assemble? especially for an older woman -- not everyone has a strong son to fix things). What if my son cannot assemble it? At 89, I no longer drive, so returning it would mean asking someone to do it for me. [Or I could just throw it away, like the Bay Alarm Medical alert system I could not manage to set up, and then was told that I had not bought it, just leased it (and they said they would bill me for $299 unless I returned it -- within 21 days ! What would you do? -- Do they know how tempting it is to just take a hammer and get even with the thing? Even at 89, an angry woman will have enough strength! ... and damn the money!) ----- Update, April 1st,2024 My son was unable to finish assembling the walker. In one corner, the top will not fit into the bottom until the yellow dot shows. Diagnosis: half the left side of the walker is out of alignment, so that it cannot be fully assembled. This walker came in a cardboard box [right size box, marked 'Compass Health' with a CAREX label stuck on. The 'original packaging' (as seen in the previous two walkers I had bought) was missing, and so where the 'assembly instructions'.] My conclusion: The item I received had been 'previously owned' and returned, probably because it could not be assembled. In other words: I ordered a NEW item and received a DEFECTIVE RETURN. Cost to me: $42.39, tax included. Let's tell everybody: IF A DEFECTIVE ITEM IS RETURNED, AMAZON SENDS IT TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER. [= Amazon has no shame] Asking for a replacement would mean writing to Amazon (on my own; lawyers are expensive), convincing them that they did wrong; repackaging and returning the defective item, and then hoping that the replacement is not also defective, one way or another; all that will take time ... and money. Meanwhile, if I fall while doing my laundry, I am very much on my own. I am 89 and no longer drive. To return the defective second-hand item I was sent, as I already said, would be a hassle (repackaging, standing on line at the post office to send it back, writing to Amazon to explain, etc...) Worth it? I doubt it. What can I do? Simple: let everyone know that buying from Amazon is risky, forget my loss, and buy somewhere else. If we all do that whenever Amazon steps out of line, things may change. In the end, we may win.