EquaGel

We’re a couple, married and both quads. We use manual chairs and live independently. We have owned our SmartDrives (we own two) for over a year. When we first saw the SmartDrive units, we were intrigued. We each have been quads for 30+ years, both have had shoulder surgery, and we love these things. Going to a full-on electric chair for us is overkill, but these give us the option to essentially “clip on” power assist when we need it. We had stopped going to the theater and night on the town because there was too much pushing. Now we’re often out catching a show or concert and after the show we wait until the aisle is clear and these push us easily up the steep carpeted exits. We took these on a two-week vacation and were all over downtown Chicago for three days on a single charge. The riverfront in St. Louis? No problem. At home, we live in a semi-rural neighborhood. We’re always going over to one neighbors or another and often that can be up to a half mile, uphill. It’s so ni...