This Hoyer folds:
>Hoyer "Advance" portable Hoyer Lift (folds-up for transport): ><http://www.spinlife.com/Hoyer-Advance-H-Patient-Lift-Manual-Patient-Lift/spec.cfm?productID=81056>http://www.spinlife.com/Hoyer-Advance-H-Patient-Lift-Manual-Patient-Lift/spec.cfm?productID=81056 > At 12:02 PM 3/13/2010, Dan wrote: >Hoyer used to make a travel model. It weighed just 40 lbs. and was lower and >narrower so it could fit through 28" doorways. I rented one years age for a >trip and it was great. I don't know if they still make them. > >Dan > > >At 09:15 AM 3/13/2010, [email protected] said something that elicited my >response: > >>Hoyers don't fold. The pole is secured to the base with a lock fastener. You >>can also remove the sling so that you have 3 pieces. >> >>Best Wishes >> >>In a message dated 3/12/2010 8:22:21 P.M. Central Standard Time, >>[email protected] writes: >>I have the same Hoyer, but I'm not sure how well it folds up. I have some >>limited space underneath one of my bench seats, but I guess I need to try it >>out. >>I am thinking about going to a family reunion this summer, but if I go and >>take my mother along I'm going to have to look at renting a recreational >>vehicle big enough for the whole family that also has a lift. That will be >>difficult to find. Then again, I do remember someone at the VA having a >>recreational vehicle, maybe they would be willing to rent it to me for a week >>or two. >>As for showering, it's probably difficult to believe, but I don't shower >>during the winter at all. It's just too cold for me and I never end up >>warming up if I do so. I just have my PCA give me a really good bed baths and >>I wash my hair in a basin on my bed. >>If people would think I'm dirty, they would be completely wrong. Whenever I >>have been admitted to the hospital, I usually get a shower three times a >>week, but when I come back home it takes at least two or three bed baths to >>get back to my normal cleanliness. >>Sorry for writing so much, but I would also like to know about the bricks >>under the bed in hotel rooms. I have only traveled one time and in that >>particular case the disabled room was wonderful. That was, however, on a >>military base. I was able to use a spare bed that had the bottom completely >>opened up so my Hoyer could fit under it properly.Thanks for all this >>information. >>Q >>On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 2:34 PM, bob quinn >><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: >>Hi Shell Bell, >>Travel has its challenges, but is do-able. Can be frustrating, but its worth >>it for the stories: >>Book: "Able To Travel - True Stories by and for People with disabilities" >>edited by Alison Walsh - definately inspiring to hear what others were able >>to accomplish, with many lessons and a lot of generally useful info. >><http://www.amazon.com/Able-Travel-Rough-Guide-Guides/dp/1858281105/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268160872&sr=1-1>http://www.amazon.com/Able-Travel-Rough-Guide-Guides/dp/1858281105/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268160872&sr=1-1 >> >>My Essential equipment: >> - Fold-up Shower Stool >> - Raised Toilet Seat (arm-less) >> - Sliding Board >>I always travel with someone to help me transfer and use my own van (haven't >>gone by plane yet and haven't rented a van ...though I know they are >>available for rent). Ideally I use my portable Hoyer lift though, since most >>hotels have blocks under the bed (so there is no "under"), and the shower >>chair requires a slideboard anyway. >>Here are some pointers: >>Fold-up shower chair: >><http://www.allegromedical.com//hospital-discharge-favorites-c5000/shower-chair-folding-shower-chair-w-back-p188763.html>http://www.allegromedical.com//hospital-discharge-favorites-c5000/shower-chair-folding-shower-chair-w-back-p188763.html >> >>Raised Toilet Seat with Arms (but arms aren't conducive to slideboards): >><http://www.allegromedical.com/bathroom-assists-c517/locking-raised-toilet-seat-with-padded-armrests-p560734.html>http://www.allegromedical.com/bathroom-assists-c517/locking-raised-toilet-seat-with-padded-armrests-p560734.html >> >>Raised Toilet Seat without Arms (varied heights) >><http://www.allegromedical.com/bathroom-assists-c517/2-4-6-contoured-tall-ette-elevated-toilet-seat-standard-and-elongated-styles-p192759.html>http://www.allegromedical.com/bathroom-assists-c517/2-4-6-contoured-tall-ette-elevated-toilet-seat-standard-and-elongated-styles-p192759.html >> >>Hoyer "Advance" portable Hoyer Lift (folds-up for transport): >><http://www.spinlife.com/Hoyer-Advance-H-Patient-Lift-Manual-Patient-Lift/spec.cfm?productID=81056>http://www.spinlife.com/Hoyer-Advance-H-Patient-Lift-Manual-Patient-Lift/spec.cfm?productID=81056 >> >>Freedom Wand: >><http://www.allegromedical.com/bathroom-assists-c517/the-freedom-wand-p559409.html>http://www.allegromedical.com/bathroom-assists-c517/the-freedom-wand-p559409.html >> >>hope that helps make for some more adventurous future spring breaks for you, >>bob >>At 11:17 PM 3/8/2010, <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>wrote: >>>Hi guys~ >>>It's spring break and I am still on campus... Long story short: I am a >>>incomplete quad. but am independent. I wanted to go to the beach but didn't >>>because: >>> >>>1. I don't have transportation (there is a bus system) >>>2. and mainly because in order to take a shower I need my shower chair. For >>>those of you >>>who use one you know that's is not something an individual can pack up & >>>take with you. >>> >>>When you travel or vacation how do you do it? I want/need to go to the >>>beach. Do hotels have shower chairs available? Is it possible to rent vans? >>> ( I have my licence to drive a van with hand controls) >>> >>>It will be 4 years since my accident and I have not been anywhere except >>>Mom's, the Sleep Inn over Christmas break (that was a nightmare), and in a >>>dorm room. >>>Please tell me how you guys go on vacation, where, how do you do it? If I am >>>ever going to go it will be by myself. Have any of you pulled this off? >>> >>>I really need and would appreciate your input, I am tired of "feeling" alone >>>and want to change. >>> >>>Thanks
