Handicap Access to lifted k5 - Ideas?

[scouthead]

My Dad has had a rough decade - stroke left him fairly well paralized on left side. he can stand up and hobble around, but no use of arm and very little control of left leg. goes everywhere with a hiking stick, and uneven terrain / stairs / sand, etc are are very difficult to navigate. this has resulted in hospital stays for broken hip, broken ribs, broken vertebrae and broken shoulder in the last 5-7 years.

How the HECK do i get him into big blue?

 

[scouthead]

he was diagnosed with lymphoma a few years ago... "beat it" and just a month ago found out its back.

We have been trying to make more things happen in life in case we dont get another shot "in the future"

several of the things on the short list revolve around my cabin in the desert.

-He and his wife want to go to the mines near my cabin and take home green/blue rocks for the garden

-They want to go do the "Desert to Mountain" run that i used to do up to big bear

 

[scouthead]

Currently just about broke, so budget is a concern... but just trying to dream up ideas on how to get him in one of the vehicles for a few rides. getting him into the blazer with a ramp or lift would be possible, but he would be stuck in there until we returned to wherever the ramp is. he needs frequent bathroom breaks - he would need to get in and out once an hour, or we are going to have to manage the piss bottles a lot better.

 

[scouthead]

if not the blazer, i might cut the side out of my buggy and reinforce the door opening so the sidebar can be removed... i would like to avoid that - (buggy is not street legal) would work for things like the mines that are near the cabin, but not for a full day trip up the side of the mountain. That would require taking the blazer, and would need a system of getting him up into the seat, and back to the ground safely several times throughout the day...

I would love to have a lexus LX470 with ride height control and comfy seats for packing the old folks into those long leisurely off road days on easy trails, but that is not in the cards in the near future.

 

[warrpath4x4]

I cant find the picture I found the other day where a guy used linear actuators and made a lift but instead of hard mounting it, it hooked/clamped onto the seat frame. He pulled it out and used it to lift someone in then put it in the back, visa-versa to get them out of the rig.

 

[fourwheelerjeff]

would a step stool work? one you could fold up and take with you

 

[sweetk30]

We have a member here with a blazer setup for handicap use . Cant recall member name .

 

[fourwheelerjeff]

We have a member here with a blazer setup for handicap use . Cant recall member name .

@Fastereddie is working on a setup for @Desert_K5

 

[Desert_K5]

would a step stool work? one you could fold up and take with you

I'm shooting for as little pressure as possible on my foot.

 

[warrpath4x4]

We have a member here with a blazer setup for handicap use . Cant recall member name .

I can think of his name either, he is in a wheelchair if i remember right

 

[Wes Harden]

yeah I would go with folding 3 step stool and just be there to help. I needed to this to get my Grandmother in my burb.

 

[rampage]

KrippleK5 is who y’all are thinking about.

Maybe something along the lines of a motorcycle lift but not so big. You might be able to fab something up out of steel or wood that’s lighter and operates off of a drill that incorporates a scissor type jack. Just tossing the idea out there.

 

[obijuank5]

I would basically make it like a service trucks lift gate. A hydraulic ram that raises and lowers a step that’s retractable like RV steps with a couple cables and pulleys.

 

[JoshHefnerX]

My uncle had Parkinson's before he passed and was able to get into mine w/ a 3 step stool that I just brought along.

 

[scouthead]

would a step stool work? one you could fold up and take with you

nah - i wish! dad usually has a brace around his ankle that goes up his calf, but it does very little for stability. Just navigating a couple of stair steps is getting harder these days.

have thought about maybe doing something similar to a stool but as large as could fit into the back of the blazer with the rear seat installed... gotta think like "platform" and less like a stool. really would need either a handrail, or enough space for people to stand on it at the same time? -and it would have to be really stabile, if it rocks around or shifts, that would be bad.

 

[ZooMad75]

Platform

Is look at one of these.

 

[eric67camino]

Might look at Folding steps for an rv.

 

[flatland]

I believe TREA18 is the other member in a wheelchair

 

[flatland]

Patient lift chair or vehicle wheelchair ramp may be adaptable.

Make something happen, it won't get easier and the time will get away from you too soon. There are some things that a little debt is reasonable for.

 

[scouthead]

Platform

Is look at one of these.

was talking to a buddy today about these…actually have one out at the cabin. was wondering if I could bolt 2 of them together with a piece of 3/4 plywood over the top… make a platform and somehow chain or connect one side to the blazer so it can’t slip out from under dad…