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Posted 21 October 2009 - 05:24 PM

Could anyone out there recommend a really top quality travel commode? One that can be reduced and packed in a travel pack or suitcase.

I need it for over the toilet and in the shower. I've seen something on the net from a former US motorcycle racer who designed a commode for travel, but I cant seem to locate it now. The cost was advertised at $1600.00.

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Posted 21 October 2009 - 07:54 PM

View Postbusted, on Oct 21 2009, 06:24 PM, said:

Could anyone out there recommend a really top quality travel commode? One that can be reduced and packed in a travel pack or suitcase.

I need it for over the toilet and in the shower. I've seen something on the net from a former US motorcycle racer who designed a commode for travel, but I cant seem to locate it now. The cost was advertised at $1600.00.

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WHAT??????? $1600.00 ????? And you're considering this????? Is it made of gold or something... These items are functional pieces of kit: and nothing is worth that unless studded with diamonds and even then I can think of better things to do with them than stick them on a commode.

Man, this industry is an absolute outrage!

I have posted on this subject before as I have a number of products that allow me to travel and shower/toilet, etc, even where there is no bathroom.

For travel, I take a really good shower chair (below)
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And it folds into a bigger wheelie case, with space to fold clothes and other stuff around it. The cheapest I have seen it for in the UK is about £131 ex VAT.

If you need more details, just ask.

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Post icon  Posted 22 October 2009 - 10:41 AM

Hi Guido

"For travel, I take a really good shower chair"

That looks like the answer to a camping problem.
Tell me more please, I havn't seen such a chair in my travels.
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 01:33 PM

We have one from Nuprodux and it folds up smaller than some of my purses! You should be able to look it up online...
God will never give me anything that I cannot handle.....I just wish he didn't trust me so much!
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 03:36 PM

View Postdangerousdave, on Oct 22 2009, 11:41 AM, said:

Hi Guido

"For travel, I take a really good shower chair"

That looks like the answer to a camping problem.
Tell me more please, I havn't seen such a chair in my travels.

Hi Dave

Yes, I've been working on sourcing things to go away, as my friends are bikers and spend a lot of time in the Balkans where they don't have accessible hotels! I have found a number of clever products that I have been using for years.

All of these you can find online already, though I am chasing down the suppliers as the prices are too high and they keep rising. Mentioned already that I've been to a useful trade fair last week, and found some good items and good manufacturers. Though it may take a couple of months for them to appear on my site. So in the meantime, if you can't wait, the cheapest (UK supplier) I can find online is: euromedical

Other things include 12V showers, cheap plastic sucker shower shelves, load bearing grab handles, rubber inflatable loo seats (already on my site, and great for loos anywhere, pack down small and travel with you in the bag on the back of the chair).

The thing that is eluding me at the moment is a really good travel standing frame that packs right down but is reliably robust when up. May be that I end up designing one, but need to get other things going first.

Hope this helps. Am away until Monday now, but either PM me or send an email to info@disabledgear.com if you or anyone else wants further details.

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Post icon  Posted 22 October 2009 - 04:10 PM

Hi Guido

Thanks for the info.
I have been to campsites here in GB and what a nightmare.

Yes we have a disabled loo, it's just up that step.
We have a wide shower cubicle, no it hasn't got a chair.
You want to camp here............but your in a wheelchair.
You put your money in the meter........no it doesn't have a delay while you get set.
Your having a laugh.

Now a weekend biker rally might not have a shower to use, but it will have toilets I can use, that beer has got to go somewhere.
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Posted 22 October 2009 - 05:25 PM

Here, check these out at www.GoesAnywhere.com. I'm a C5-6 quad and invented them. We've shipped to the UK on numerous occasions and can provide you with all the forms to import duty and VAT-free. Ours our far more affordable than the others.

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Posted 23 October 2009 - 07:35 AM

You can probably find these anywhere. http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/78874/460649.../CAMP_CHAIR.jpg

you'll probably pay more around 16$ for it.
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Posted 26 October 2009 - 08:47 AM

Hi, yes have used these also on camp sites, but the 2 issues I found was first the balancing act on transfer (arms are further out than legs so easy to tip over, and I just like to relax and have things easy when I'm showering) and second, there's no cut out for cleaning tackle and hoop! Like to be clean! They're a last ditch solution now that I have found others I'm happy with.

But wholly agree on finding cheaper and workable solutions!!!


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You can probably find these anywhere. http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/78874/460649.../CAMP_CHAIR.jpg

you'll probably pay more around 16$ for it.

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Post icon  Posted 26 October 2009 - 11:29 AM

Hi Lucky in kentucky
Thanks for the humourous picture
Next time I'm at a rally I'll try to post a pic of all the ones that the Bi-Peds brake and leave behind
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Posted 26 October 2009 - 04:31 PM

View Postdangerousdave, on Oct 26 2009, 04:29 AM, said:

Hi Lucky in kentucky
Thanks for the humourous picture
Next time I'm at a rally I'll try to post a pic of all the ones that the Bi-Peds brake and leave behind


they really do work great in the shower...can pool up a bit though. But for a rally you may need something more like this...http://www.dcilicensing.com/images/slideshow/slideshow6.jpg.
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