If you're planning to travel over the summer or anytime in the near future, you should consider purchasing a travel scooter. There are also many other great reasons for purchasing this specialty mobility scooter to use right at home.
If you weigh less than about 220 pounds and have some mobility, then a lightweight travel scooter may be ideal for you. Since you're able to walk sometimes, you won't need a scooter continually or for very heavy-duty use. That means you're not going to put as much wear and tear on a scooter as someone who relies on one almost constantly.
Lightweight travel scooters are typically much easier to navigate, with smaller turning ratios, than larger, heavier scooters. You'll be able to maneuver easier in narrow store aisles with a small travel scooter than most standard ones. Compare the small size of a travel scooter to the electric powered shopping carts some stores have available, and it's easy to see which one is easier to navigate through a busy store.
Another benefit of using a travel scooter if you can is that it will simply fit in places that a larger scooter can't. Thanks to a smaller profile, you'll be able to get through narrower passageways much easier than with a larger scooter. That means more mobility.
If you plan to transport the scooter with you in or on the outside of a vehicle, you'll find that a smaller scooter is simply easier to deal with than a larger power chair. First of all, travel models are designed to fold up and disassemble for easy transport. That's the most inexpensive option. But you can also opt to use a ramp to load your scooter into a vehicle. A lightweight scooter means you won't necessarily need the most heavy-duty ramp you can buy.
If you opt to use a lift to get the scooter into a vehicle, you'll be able to purchase a less expensive model than you'd need to lift a heavier piece of equipment. Some travel scooters weigh less than 80 pounds, so the smallest electric lift available can handle them. That will cost far less than a lift that can handle 400 pounds.
All these benefits of using a smaller scooter also apply when you choose to go on a small trip or a long vacation. If you have a travel scooter ready to go you'll have to do less planning and less worrying about your mobility on the trip. You can make a spontaneous decision to go without worrying about how to take your scooter along. Make sure your scooter uses a gel cell battery and you can show airline or other public transportation personnel where the battery connects so they can disconnect it easily.
While travel scooters are great in most situations, if you require a scooter that can handle more than 250 to 300 pounds, or you plan on using the scooter outdoors over rough terrain, you'll want to purchase a special heavy-duty scooter so you can be comfortable and get the most out of your scooter or power chair.
