Not just yet, my mother only just returned from WA laying my uncle to rest, she was gone for 2 weeks so she had to jump right back to work. But we're thinking of going to look at the TiLites next week. It's such a tough decision, especially given the cost. About the only thing I know is I'm not quite ready for a scooter or other electric wheelchair. Definitely want a manual chair.

Quickies and TiLites offer what I'm looking for as far as convience goes... Collapsible, removable wheels for further compaction and ultralight weight. Designed for chair cushions are nice, but more as an added feature, nothing I can't make for myself, so I guess it will likely come down to the comfort of the chair 'off the rack' so to speak, the less modifying I need to do to have it suit me, the better.

If the TiLites are comfortable and overall "sturdy" then I'll probably order one, otherwise it'll be off to find the nearest quickie carrier.... Failing both of those... Blowtorches and welders here I come ... I suppose...

I hope you find something that suits your needs.

I'm just the opposite. When I need to get something like this I want to be able to control it. No manual anything for me!

Colors is another good company to look into.

Basically they're wheelchairs for paraplegics that are independent. Lightweight and small as possible for easy use by someone severely handicapped but independent.

i love mine.... it rolls so smooth and very light to wheel around, even if your arms feel a bit iffy that day. I've used it at Target for the last two weeks.... I actually feel less self conscious than when I used to walk a steady, but slow pace with a cane and little laptop computer in my back pack. You know...people asking 'can I get that for you? Thats o, but with my chair I toss it out the car, throw my computer in the back and hop into it...wheel in fast and take my place in Starbucks, lol... People aren't starring on like "is he going to make it" lol...

I don't se eit as a step down or 'giving in' I see it as it makes things a hell of a lot more easy for me to get around... Feels nice to have a bit of extra energy at the end of day, because you don't spend it dragging legs all day . I do still walk as much as possible...always in and around the house and even some walks on th MUP(Multi Use Trail we have around here that is paved and people jog, bike or walk... I use the chair as pure convenience only and it makes my trips into stores and such less of a burden and 'have to'

Ill have to look into those for sure. A lot like you, around the house I still walk around, dont even use the cane 90% of the time (I know where the walls and chairs are to grab if need be) and I enjoy walking through the neighborhood in the mornings. I can generally get in about a mile or so, if I get out of bed early enough.

As the heat continues to set in, I pretty much have to do my walks before 7 am... But by about 1pm my legs are done for the day, whether I go for a walk or not. I'm still good for around the house, inside and to the front lawn, but beyond that walking is a slow and daunting task that has led to many a trip and slip even while using the cane.

Unfortunately those little slips and trips tend to shred my poor ankles and then I am stuck using the cane around the house and quite a few times I've even had to resort to bringing the chair inside to use.

But I do need a chair for grocery shopping, and such. There's just no way the legs will withstand the walking and stopping and standing in lines. I have done a few times on really REALLY good days, but then I can't get the groceries out of the car and spend about two hours on the couch dying, and at least two days to recover. The DH wanting to go to Disney....hahahaha hahahaha there's no way I can make it without a chair.

Hahah standing I line at the store....i feel you... Usually I am grabbing the corner of someone's cart in back of me or leaning on a shelf of I'm waiting too long. Wondering if I'm going to be able to get moving again after a long stand...worst feeling ever. So yes...for you and I it just makes sense to use a chair in stores and such... I just can't walk those distances anymore without my legs wanting to just lay flat in bed for the rest of the day.

Sounds as if you want the chair for distance use but not necessarily to sit in, but what Lumia_black has said about fatigue is true for me too.

I sit in my wheelchair all the time, can't sit comfortably in anything else, even though I can walk short distances most of the time. The extra bracing I get for my back, arms, legs and feet makes me less tired. For years I tried an upholstered armchair for sitting and found that getting up and out of it or sitting in it was wearing me down.

I do core-strengthening exercises but even with them, I guess my muscles aren't doing their job very well.

Anyway, if you want the wheelchair for sitting, you probably want a sturdier chair than the lightweight ones usually are.

I got a replacement chair a year or so ago and thought I wanted a lightweight chair but soon learned that that wheelchair weight has its purpose. It keeps you more stable. My new chair turned out to be only a couple of pounds lighter than the old one, mainly because there are no legrests--just footrests.

It also has pop-off wheels and so in a way turns out to be lighter than my old one because it can be loaded into a vehicle in smaller segments. When you lift the mainframe, you don't have to lift the wheels along with it.