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Getting Out & About

A wheelchair is not the end of walking. Most people who buy one here still walk perfectly well around the house, and use a chair for the distances a day out asks for: a shopping centre, an airport, a hospital corridor, a grandchild's school concert.

How to choose

All four of ours are attendant chairs, which means someone pushes. The real question is not which chair is best, it is who is doing the lifting and how far you are going. Eleven kilos and eighteen kilos are very different jobs done twice a day.

If you are not sure which suits, our wheelchair guide compares all four by situation, with weights and how to measure for seat width.

4 products
Standard Steel Wheelchair, 50cm SeatA steady, well priced first wheelchair for days out, with someone else doing the pushing44.5cm between the arms, holds 120kg $349 Lightweight Aluminium Wheelchair, 46cm SeatLighter to lift and easier to store away. The everyday chair for getting out regularly46cm seat, holds 110kg $449 Travel Wheelchair, 41cm SeatOnly 11kg and narrow enough for a plane aisle. Comes with its own carry bag41cm seat, holds 100kg $359 Deluxe Aluminium Transporter, 45cm SeatPadded seat, flip up arms and quick release wheels. Built for the longer days out45cm seat, holds 100kg $499