Although I did not get the tilt feature on the shower/commode wheelchairs I have purchased, I have had good luck buying two of them out of pocket, one off ebay.com and one on amazon.com
My original shower chair was an old iron-sides E&J that lasted 16 years until the seat cushion became treacherous and screws began rusting to pieces. I then bought an Invacare (new) from some fellow in Louisiana who sold several different models and gave about $250 for it shipped. It lasted almost 8 years. When I couldn't find him again I searched Amazon and found something I could live with but for more money ($660) from an outfit called EVA Medical Group. This is the second year using it, and although it's no where near as sturdy as that first chair, it serves the purpose and still looks to be in good shape. I just searched Amazon again and found a lot more shower/commode chairs to choose from than I did just a year ago. In fact, I found one that looks identical to my first E&J though it's not an E&J. As you might guess, I was nervous buying sight unseen like this over the internet, but have done okay both times I think. Anyway, if you go this route be sure you shop carefully and don't hesitate to contact the seller with any questions. Here's a link to some of the choices on amazon: <goog_370287219> http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=shower%20wheelchair%20and%20commode&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=shower%20wh%2Caps%2C267&tag=honeysun-20&url=search-alias%3Daps Good luck. I hope you find one you like and can afford. Best. Greg c5 > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 3:46 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [QUAD-L] shower chair > > > > It's past time for me to get a new shower chair and I wanted to know if > you > > guys had any recommendations or warnings. I need something that tilts > so I > > don't slide out and I'd like to have something that'll fit over a > commode. > > I have a roll in shower, but I was looking at a tubbuddy with tilt in > case I > > don't have access to a roll in shower. > > My current shower chair's tilt mechanism broke years ago so it's stuck > in a > > slightly tilted position which works but isn't ideal. Anyone know of a > good > > shower chair that meets my criteria(tub capability not > > necessary) and has a quality tilt mechanism? > > > > Thanks, > > Robbie (inc C2) >
