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Portable Wheelchair Ramps

Portable wheel chair ramps as great as you can ensure your accessibility to areas that may be not be setup for wheel chairs when you travel.



This can be as simple as when going to friends and family homes to outdoor events and sightseeing trips. These days they come in a variety of materials and sizes and are fairly lightweight. When using a wheelchair these have become a must have so you can experience more freedom than ever. There are many types of portable wheel chair ramps that will fulfill your needs for different situations. Most portable wheel chair ramps have a non-skid or high traction surface to ensure the wheelchair does not slip off. Many portable handicap ramps have a raised surface or have sandpaper type tape for this purpose. These ramps are usually made of aluminum or steel and are very durable and dependable. Here we will discuss the most popular and readily available mobility ramps.

Wheelchair ramps for vans usually are mounted to floor of your van right by the access door. They simply fold out to reach the ground when you are ready to load or unload a wheelchair. These are also known as tailgate ramps and some handicapped accessible vans come equipped with this wheel chair ramp. The main thing to remember with these is to ensure that the ramp surface is very high traction to ensure safety.

The other most common and most useful portable wheelchair ramp is the threshold ramp. This is needed for maneuvering a wheelchair over doorway thresholds of all kinds and ones that are indoors and outdoors. These ramps for wheelchairs come in various lengths and can also be used for slightly raised landings. Usually very lightweight these aluminum loading ramps are very safe.

The other kind of portable loading ramp is called the track ramp. This particular ramp has two identical pieces of ramp material that you need to run parallel to each other so the wheelchair can ride on the tracks. This works particularly well for going up or down a couple of steps. This kind of ramp is now more outdated as the one piece ramps have become so much more lightweight. But if you are on a budget this may do the trick for you. Specially with this product be sure to check out used wheelchair ramps for a bargain.

Portable wheelchair ramps are now available as single-fold ramps or multi-fold ramps and even rollup ramps. Single-fold ramps are great if you need a smaller length of ramp; usually up to about 6 feet. The multi-fold ones can expand from 6 to 10 feet. Each of these folds to about 3 feet in size so they truly are portable. The rollup ramps are a little different in that they have several hinges that need to be snapped into place to make the ramp sturdy. They look almost like luggage and are very light. Newer models are very easy to rollup and lay down.

Remember that with any portable wheelchair ramp maintenance and care are very important. Also, each time you put one to use be sure to test for stability to ensure safety of the person in the wheelchair.