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Walking stick with seat?

(6 Posts)
Margomar Mon 03-Aug-26 13:55:10

I’m thinking of getting one but there are lots to choose from - I wonder if Gransnetters could advise on the best type to buy, and are the most expensive ones necessarily the best? I’ll be going on a coach holiday soon, which could involve some walking but since booking I’ve been diagnosed with mild cardiomyopathy. I can cope as long as I pace myself and rest occasionally when walking. I’m hoping a walking stick with a seat will help, particularly with standing in long queues at passport control.

nanna8 Mon 03-Aug-26 14:12:11

There are some fantastic looking ones around - some are light and you can sit on them and put shopping in the sides. A bloke at our church has a really snazzy looking one. Make sure it is adjustable or you can end up with a stoop !

IWasFirstClarinet Wed 05-Aug-26 16:50:23

I bought one to use in town but found that I was unable to balance while sitting on the seat. I am in my eighties so maybe it is an age thing. If you can, I suggest you borrow one for a few minutes and try it out, while standing (and trying to sit on it) by a wall or stout fence. That is, you have something to grab onto if you wobble over. That is the voice of experience!

NotSpaghetti Wed 05-Aug-26 16:52:34

What about a foldable triangular rollator with a seat?

NotSpaghetti Wed 05-Aug-26 17:47:37

Oh .y goodness - just look at this beautiful design 4 wheeled one!!!

www.byacre.com/uk/rollators/?hl=en-GB

But eye-watering price...

M0nica Wed 05-Aug-26 17:53:14

DH does not need a rollator, he does not even need a stick when walking, but at times he cannot walk more than a couple of hundred yards without a rest. He has one of these sticks that turns into a seat. with three legs and a round seat and it works very well. Unfortunately we bought it in a supermarket in France, so I can give you no details about make etc.

I have just got it out for a three day trip to Buxton, inconveniently hilly, but we are attending the G&S festival at the Opera House