Since suffering a stroke just over 11 years ago, which has left me disabled. I have never been out alone, always going with my husband, sister or friends. I feel it is now time to ‘bite the bullet’, be brave and venture out alone. To do this I needed a bag that I can use easily with my one good hand (usually the person escorting me takes care of my handbag and passes anything that I need from it to me).
I contacted a few companies to try to find a suitable bag. Braunton mobility centre came up trumps, not only finding me the product that I needed but also delivered it to my house, for free.
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pannier bag fits onto the side of a most wheelchairs, scooters and power chairs with a strong Velcro fastening and as it is secure it means that I am able to undo the zips easily with one hand. The bag wouldn’t fit on the right hand side of my electric wheelchair because of the controls but fits onto my manual wheelchair and the left side of my scooter, which I am still able to reach.
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. The bag is just the right size for the items I need to take out with me, there is a large compartment big enough for my kindle and still room for a small amount of shopping, my sunglasses and compact mirror and the smaller pocket is perfect for my phone and money.
The bag also comes with a shoulder strap meaning it can be used as a handy carry bag over the shoulder or worn around the neck.
The mobility pannier bag retails for £15.60 great value I would say as I now feel confident about taking back some independence .
Watch this space to read about how I get on using the ring and ride service with my electric wheelchair and new bag!
Disclosure: I was gifted the mobility pannier bag in return for this review, but all opinions are my own.
I would like to say a huge thank you to Tom at Braunton mobility centre for all his help and would recommend him and his shop to anyone needing mobility aids and advice. I feel that Tom went out of his way to help me.
Contact Braunton mobility centre on 01271 814577 or via the website www.brauntonmobility.co.uk
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Karen
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That is such a lovely blog Karen and what a good report you have given for the help received. Good luck for your first trip out and well done you for being so positive
Thanks for sharing your insight which will be helpful to others with this need.
This looks great! My MIL suffers from both types of Arthritis and walks with sticks but on long days out requires a wheelchair so this is great for her!
Thank you for sharing this with us at #TriumphantTales. I hope to see you back next week!
Good luck on your first trip out alone. Excellent review post #TwinklyTuesday
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This does look a good addition to the wheelchair – I’m pleased it’s helping you feel more confident about going out by yourself. #thesatsesh
Going out alone is scary isn’t it! I really need one of these bags, such a great price too. I’m going to take a look now, thanks x
#keepingitreal
Good luck using the ring and ride service and I’m glad to hear something so simple can help bring independence to you! #BestBootForward
Good work here, and thanks for you upbeat and positive approach to life.
Had never thought about this issue so have learned from this post and how wonderful when you find someone you can trust for mobility advice and so on #ABloggingGoodTime
Hope this helps bring you a bit more independence when you’re out of the house! #ThatFridayLinky
looks really useful and thats a really good price as well #Blogstravaganza
Thanks for sharing positive feedback about a really useful item. Nice to see your lovely face too! Thanks for linking to #CoolMumClub
This is so awesome, I’m glad you can have back that sense of empowerment to access your belongings. And the price point is awesome! #GlobalBlogging
Brilliant and helpful post X #pocolo
How lovely. I’m glad that it works for you and you are able to have some independence when using it. Great price too! Thank you for sharing with #Blogstravaganza.
Hi Karen, you must be ready for a little independance to order this handy little bag. It looks easy enough for you access even with limited mobility. Moving out of our comfort zone is always hard, but I’m sure it will work out well for you. The idea of something is often far scarier than the reality!… Good luck and I look for ward to reading about your adventure!
Thank you for linking up with #keepingitreal
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This looks excellent great review Thank you for linking to #Thatfridaylinky please come back next week
such a fab idea, would be perfect for my daughter when she needs to use her wheelchair, as i don’t like how her bag bangs into me when i’m pushing her and i’m always worried it could get stolen when we sit in a cafe #pocolo
My late MIL would have found this so useful. She was always worried about losing her bag when she was in her wheel chair. #PoCoLo
Great review and what a great idea for wheelchair users, and surprisingly cheap. Glad to hear it will help get you more independence – it’s a big step going out alone, can’t wait to hear about it! #AdventureCalling
This seems like a great addition for wheelchair users. I couldn’t be without my cycle pannier when I’m bike-packing so I’m sure this will prove invaluable to you when you’re exploring there outdoors. Thanks for joining us on #adventurecalling.
I’m so excited for you, hopefully this will make it so much easier for you to get out on your own. I’m sure you will be a great source of inspiration and advice for people in a similar position. I can’t wait to hear what you get up to! Thank you for sharing with us #AdventureCalling