divinedi
02-13-2008, 03:08 PM
We are doing a GG end of April, which includes my parents, Dad who is 80 1/2 and Mom, 78 1/2. My Dad rents the scooters when he gets to the parks, but doesn't want the hassles of off and on the buses with them, and can walk for short periods of time. He has hiking/walking poles, and uses them at home when he goes for a walk (not now of course, we have about a foot of snow everywhere!:(:snowball::freeze: but gets his exercise with them when the weather is warm.
My question is this, any idea whether he would get through security at the parks with the hiking poles? They aren't any more dangerous than canes, but he really likes these better and feels they help him greatly with walking, he doesn't get tired or have sore legs, they have straps on them for him to hold onto, and they are collapsible, so they could be stored on the scooter when we are in the parks. There is a point on the end for walking on grass, fields etc., but they are covered with a rubber stopper for walking on cement.
I just thought about the plane too, probably not there, but they can be put in his luggage, and we can get a wheelchair there if we really need to.
Or if you have any other suggestions.....?
Thanks!:thumbsup:
My question is this, any idea whether he would get through security at the parks with the hiking poles? They aren't any more dangerous than canes, but he really likes these better and feels they help him greatly with walking, he doesn't get tired or have sore legs, they have straps on them for him to hold onto, and they are collapsible, so they could be stored on the scooter when we are in the parks. There is a point on the end for walking on grass, fields etc., but they are covered with a rubber stopper for walking on cement.
I just thought about the plane too, probably not there, but they can be put in his luggage, and we can get a wheelchair there if we really need to.
Or if you have any other suggestions.....?
Thanks!:thumbsup: