New to wheelchairs - poor chair quality?
I was recently diagnosed with posterior tibial tendon dysfunction and psoriatic arthritis. The combination of these two things has ended up being pretty brutal on my feet/legs. I struggle with this sort of inner conflict where I can't really admit to myself that I need the mobility aids (in this case an electric wheelchair for longer days) and I feel like I'm gaslighting myself into feeling almost like I'm faking the whole thing, which I'm not.
I've spent the past year stuck at home more and more without getting out of the house, and I finally allowed myself to do some research, bite the bullet, and order an electric wheelchair.
I settled on a Rubicon DX14. It showed up this past Friday, and within hours, I was already contacting them for a return label. When you're moving straight, it doesn't want to turn. When you're moving straight, sometimes it'll just suddenly veer off into a random direction and not let you compensate/correct - it'll just go where it wants to go. Most of the time, it rolls to a very slow stop and can't stop remotely quickly.
Basically, the controls are junk. The batteries are questionable in quality, the wiring harness is of questionable quality. The chair itself, the wheels, the frame, the welding is all decent. The seat is decent (although the stitching isn't exactly great).
I've decided to try another brand - I decided to go with an OAS Cruise Pro. Does anyone have any experience?
Going by looks, the chairs are similar. The wiring is similar, the motors are similar (although the cruise pro is brushless). The controller seems better.
I just don't want to trade one junk chair for another.
I did use the one I've got now to go to Epcot and Disney Springs while I wait on the return label just to see if there's a bit of a learning curve. I will say, it felt absolutely incredible to get out and enjoy myself for the first time in a long time without hating life. But the controls on that chair are just... awful.