A Go-Anywhere Tankchair

 

From: Popular Science - 09/2006 - page 83

By: Gregory Mone

With heavy-duty treads, clever wiring and a whole lot of jury-rigging, Brad Soden made his wife a wheelchair that can conquer any terrain.

 

Wheelchairs and camping just don't mix. But the Soden family of Parker, Arizona, is an outdoors clan. So when Brad Soden's wife, Liz, lost the use of her legs in an accident, he knew she needed something that could roll over snow, mud, and brush. She needed a tank.

 

Read the entire article at:

http://www.interesting.vaty.net/2006/10/go-anywhere-tankchair.html

 

Links:

The Tank Chair (with videos)

http://tankchair.net/store/tank-chair-store

 

  Tank Chair with head array (0:36)

  Tank Chair on the farm (3:10)

 

Tank Chair Mobility

http://www.tankchair.com/