Drive Medical Bariatric Heavy Duty Crutches, Gray, Tall Adult

I am a big guy at 6ft and 300lbs. I read the tough reviews about the arm cups being tight and being a really big guy with big forearms, I had to open up the forearm cups. It does take some serious force to open them up, but I can deliver serious force being a big guy. when you open them up, they stay opened up and feel secure. Not only can you set these up by length using the ball detent things like every cane/crutch out there, but there was a ring screw at the junction between the two sliding pieces where you can really cinch them down tight, making a crutch feel like it was welded together.These crutches do weigh something, but they feel very light to me. If they weighed less, I would be worried. The rubber ends were very appropriate and using these is relatively noise free.The main problem was my technique and I am working on that. Doing stairs using one leg is terrifying with these crutches primarily because while you are lifting your one good leg, you are completely being supported by two sticks. Probably not a big deal if your day job is a cirque du soleil rope act, but as an engineer I wonder how anyone uses these things at all with a few flights of stairs. Going across flat ground is fine but very tiring. This is why I ordered them a couple months before my surgery so I could get used to them when both legs are basically working fine-ish.

I needed an extra pair of crutches as my others had worn out from over use. I went to my local pharmacy and was told they could order a pair and they would be in the following day. On pick-up I was shown a cheaply made pair of forearm crutches that I refused to accept and was told, "We can't order a different pair for you." Twice I refused and they just didn't seem to understand how important the right crutches were for me.When I got home I was worried I would not be able to get what I needed without driving from one place to another which is hard for me. I went to Amazon .com and found they had two companies offering the EXACT made crutches I needed at a very good price. I went with "drive Medical Design & Manufacturing" through Amazon.The forearm crutches are essential to my independence as a person with a disability and these crutches are prefect and well made. They appear and feel strong and have push button pins to adjust forearm height and pins for leg part of crutch. The vinyl-coated arm cuffs can be pressed in to make them tighter or looser, depending on your comfort and size of forearm. The vinyl hand grips are very comfortable and because they are vinyl coated you get a good grip. YES, they do have extra-large tips which I like not only for the extra stability but also they will hopefully last longer than the smaller tips.Their appears to be a lower cost set of crutches like these but I preferred to go with the "Heavy Duty" higher coast as I don't like to take chances buying the lower cost crutches as I couldn't tell form the description why the cost was lower than the ones I purchased unless it was because the lower priced was lighter.

No shop near me has them, and I’m in a decent size city with a medical reputation! Otherwise good and sturdy. The cuff were small for me, and not adjustable. Used them with out slipping into the cuffs, which was passable for a knee sprain recovery of about a week.

Top thing you need to know: These things were built to hold up under significant weight loads. As such they are built very sturdy and are not light weight. They are not super heavy, but they are definitely not 'sporty' light weight crutches.I bought these for my wife while she was recovering from a significant broken upper leg boke breakage. While she is not in the weight range these were really designed for, I knew they would be built stronger. So many other crutches you find here get bad reviews for breaking under different loads in fairly short time periods.If I ever had to buy something more, these would be my go to. However, my wife was starting to say after 6 months of use that she wishes they were lighter. But she doesn't need them any more as she has healed nicely.For first timers trying to find the right crutches, but worried that the forearm type isn't for them, you should take a look at videos on Youtube on how to use them. Several physical therapists have done simple videos showing the right way to use forearm crutches in general (including the big scary thing: Stairs). We also stumbled on a guy showing how to use the lighter (and far more expensive) type outdoors on hiking trails. He was just plowing along and his camera operator had trouble keeping up. That is when I realized he only had one leg. He can use them, so can you!Also take a look at the seller's actual website (not amazon page). This is all they do (medical equipment like this). Not just some reseller sourcing the cheapest things from anywhere. I will do business with this company again if I should ever need to.

One was made from a substantially lighter material than the other causing a significant imbalance when trying to use. I tried to return even though it was the next day and they are refusing to give a refund. I recommend buying something like this local so you don't get screwed and I'm disappointed that even with a 30 day return policy they are refusing a refund for a clearly disfunctional product

Bought these prior to going in for knee surgery. I remember the last few times I had to go in for leg or knee surgery, and those traditional crutches they gave you were worthless. So I scoured Amazon to find for a set of crutches that had wrist reinforcement straps/rings, and found this Drive Medical Forearm crutch.It was reasonably priced against much of the competition, and when it arrived, I was surprised to find a very sturdy and well-constructed set of crutches. More so, however, these provide the wrist and arm support that one may need when navigating with crutches, and they are comfortable and not awkward at all.I'm glad I got these...