Pleasures Of Travel With Wheelchair Lift Vans

For those who are always on the move, being in a wheelchair and being stuck at home is often more than what they can deal with. Being restricted to a wheelchair would not be so bad if only it was possible to travel while being in a wheelchair. Well, with wheelchair lift vans, you can now enjoy all the pleasures of the outdoors, even with your wheelchair!

Wheel chair lift vans are designed to be spacious enough to accommodate a wheelchair and still leave place for other passengers. Such vans have built-in wheelchair lifts, with the help of which it becomes very easy to put the wheelchair into the van. Some lift vans also have the option of mounting the wheelchair on the outside of the vehicle for easy transport.

These vans are classified into two broad categories, namely: full size wheelchair lift vans and mini wheelchair lift vans. A full size wheelchair lift van has raised roofs and lowered floors and is typically equipped with a wheelchair lift that allows the wheelchair to be placed inside the vehicle. In addition to a van wheelchair lift, such wheelchair vans also have other wheelchair accessories to increase your mobility. A mini  lift van is smaller than a full size van and thus has chair lifts that allow a wheelchair to be mounted on the outside of the vehicle as opposed to inside the van.

Wheelchair Van Lift Types

Handicapped and mobility vans that are equipped with wheelchair lifts are a boon for people in wheelchairs. Lifts that are used in vans and other vehicles are of many different types such as:

1. Electric wheelchair van lifts: These are powered with electricity from batteries. Just with the push of a button, these electric wheelchair lifts pick up your wheelchair and place it inside your van. With many models, you need not even get out of the wheelchair in order to be lifted!
2. Manual wheelchair van lifts: These are operated by hand and are generally much more economical than the electric ones.

Other options include:

• Inside and outside mount
• Attached wheelchair van lifts and free standing wheelchair lifts.

Attached van lifts need to be bolted to your van so as to lift the wheelchair, whereas free standing ones need not be hitched to your vehicle. While buying any wheelchair van lift, make sure that it is designed to be used with different brands and models of wheelchairs.