20" Folding 500W Electric Wheelchair for Adults - Intelligent Foldable Design with Extended Comfort Seat | Durable Silver Power Wheelchair for Indoor/Outdoor Mobility & Travel

I have a power wheelchair I use in my home but transporting it to other locations so I can go to the grocery or doctor appointments, etc is such a pain and requires a special trailer to haul which means only my husband can take me places with my chair. I needed a solution that would allow me to live with the same freedoms I have inside my home without requiring special transportation methods AND THIS CHAIR DID THAT FOR ME!!! Finding a chair that would support my weight (more than 250lbs) and still have the ability to fold small enough to fit in any trunk for easy transport while having a performance level high enough to allow me to have the mobility I need to be independent in any setting was something I didn’t think I would find until I found this chair. I was able to take it to the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee and navigate long distances, steep slopes, and hours of shopping in tight boutique spaces like I haven’t been able to do since before I became ill.Last month, I was able to take a trip to Costa Rica with my husband and thoroughly enjoy every activity I chose to take part in as though I had no mobility issues at all. I roamed the beaches, explored the jungle a little, and maneuvered my way on every type of ground you can imagine with no issues at all which was phenomenal. I was able to take my chair on every plane with me without having to remove the batteries or any other components. My husband simply folded it and the plane staff stored in an available opening and used the appropriate safety harnesses to ensure safe travel for my chair. We were able to take my chair with us IN THE PLANE’S CABIN on some flights and for the others, I rode in my chair to the plane door where I transferred to their chair for seating on the plane while my husband, once again, simply folded the chair and then the airport personnel took the chair down and loaded it last in a separate area beneath the plane. I was nervous about that because this chair is my lifeline and the only way I would be able to enjoy my trip as well as get home safely. They understood my concerns and were even willing to take a photo of my chair beneath the plane to show me that it was safely secured by itself and on the plane with me. Each time my chair was returned to me, it was in the same condition it had been in when it left me. The Delta people told me that they are specially trained to load chairs like this one on the plane beneath the cabin as well as in the cabin when room is available. I did have to make everyone with Delta aware when booking my flights that I had a flight-approved chair with a dry battery that met their requirements for flying. I’m not sure that I would’ve trusted any other airline to handle my chair based on my previous encounters with them but Delta truly had it under control and gave me great confidence in their ability to do as promised. I also placed an air tag in my chair where it could safely remain which allowed me to know with certainty that it was in the plane with me as we departed each airport which was helpful for my anxiety level.In traveling by air, I had to take my chair through the TSA security measures which was a new experience for me all around. TSA handled me and my chair with care and they were able to inspect it and me at every airport without me having to leave my chair at all. I did a pat down because of an implanted medical device that can’t go through metal detectors or scanners and then a wand was used on my chair while I sat in it. I had no issues at all with TSA and moved through the system just as quickly as I had when flying before I became ill. I did contact TSA through their website to confirm the process I would go through at each of the airports to be sure I was prepared and knew what to expect each time but that was just for my anxiety to be calmed. It truly wasn’t necessary for me to contact them in advance in order to have the experience I had with them.I also must say that the seller of this chair was VERY helpful in the early stages after receiving my chair when I was trying to get the necessary information together to book my tickets with Delta and make arrangements to keep my chair with me on the plane as explained above. I needed additional information about the batteries themselves to supply to Delta. I messaged the seller through Amazon and they immediately responded with the information I had requested. I had no issues at all with my communications with the seller and feel confident that they will be there for me should I need them again in the future.This chair has truly outperformed in every way! I sincerely put it to the test during my trips and it truly did everything with ease. The chair has sufficient battery life to handle every minute of use I put it through and switching between the two batteries while on the go is fairly simple for my husband to do without me even having to get out of the chair. Recharging the batteries is very simple too. Having this chair to get around in the world where my family and friends are and where I must go to handle regular life activities like appointments and grocery shopping and so on, has made everything easy for me to do and actually enjoy without putting an excessive burden on my family members because of my mobility issues. It’s nice to know that anyone can pick me up in any vehicle and transport me and my chair to any place I need or want to go. This chair truly is a lifeline for me and now goes everywhere I go. EVERYWHERE! I even gave him a name. My chair’s name is Wheelee and I love him!!!! Thank you EncareFor for making this chair and thank you Amazon for making it available to me and others like me who need a heavy duty chair that’s prepared and able to go anywhere I want to go!