Drive Medical 10289RD Deluxe Foldable Rollator Walker, Black/Red

This walker works very well for travel. It's lightweight and folds simply and quickly to park out of the way or fit in a trunk. If you take out the locking knobs, it can collapse to be more compact (can go through airport x-ray machines that way if needed). The wire basket wasn't very useful - we just tossed it.No seat for resting, and not as tip-resistant as a 4-wheel walker, but a good compromise for someone who needs a bit more stability than a cane and values portability.IMPORTANT NOTE: it is necessary to extend the back wheels (and screw down the locking knobs) after unpacking. If you don't do this, the walker will too easily tip.

At 78, I now suffer from a minor balance issue. The last thing I want to allow to happen at my age is to fall on a concrete walk or in a parking lot, and break a hip. Living in the Northeast means snow and dangerous ice every winter, too, but I sill need to visit my health center every other day or so, to stay in good shape. This makes those visits safe.At only 11 pounds, my Drive 3-wheel Rollator is my safety support! At the gym, I put my gloves, winter hat, scarf, and driving glasses and water bottle in the leatherette "kangaroo pouch" once I'm inside. No need to find a locker. (I don't need the optional metal shopping basket, but some might want it. You don't have to attach it.) I don't think of myself as "disabled," but I do like not worrying about gusty winds or blowing rain causing me to be unsteady as I dodge moving cars in a parking lot. I've had several people stop me to ask "How do you like that thing?" or "Where did you buy it? What did it cost?" One elderly gentleman at my health center even asked me to pause so he could take a picture of it!Oh, I haven't mentioned yet that standing up from the exercise machines can be a bit difficult for me at my advanced age. They don't always have something I can use to put my weight on with my arms when rising. The Rollator's brakes hold it in place for that purpose.When at the grocery store, my wife grabs a shopping cart for me to push. But for going outside anywhere else, Drive make the perfect, low-cost, light-weight yet strong insurance that I need to keep mobile. CONTRARY TO SOME OTHER REVIEWS, I FIND THIS UNIT VERY, VERY STABLE!! I have used it for a LONG time now, with NO complaints! I recommend it highly to you!

I bought this rollator for a specific need, as a "companion" to the heavier 4 wheel rollator I use at home. I needed something lightweight, easy to fold and which would fit into the car. This 3 wheel rollator met all those needs perfectly. I can fold it with one hand and lift it into the back of the car myself, without any help. It was also very easy to assemble. With regards to the complaints about stability, here is my experience. 1. Extend the wheels *all the way* before you try to use it. They pull out and lock into place. 2. Don't try to use the rollator to pull yourself up from a chair. It's not meant to do that. Push yourself up to a standing position using the chair arms then reach for the rollator. (Didn't the rehab nurses teach us to do that anyway?) 3. Stability: Your own experience may vary, and caution is always needed when using mobility aids. I found this rollator to be stable in normal walking. In testing, I had to intentionally place my hands and elbows in a specific position in order to tilt the rollator back so the front wheel left the ground. It didn't raise up with normal walking, only after I moved my hands to the back of the grips and intentionally dropped my elbows was I able to get it to pull up. I also found I could tilt the rollator onto a left or right back wheel if I changed the position of my hands/elbows and deliberately tried to do so. It didn't tilt in normal walking. I have (so far) had a good experience with this rollator (no stability issues) and have happily used it in the mall and at a strip shopping center. Each person is different as to how they walk, but I had no stability issues when walking with this 3 wheeler.