I don’t think I sent you a link to one with seat, I certainly didn’t mean to, but anything is possible with this bonked brain of mine. You and I, who need a walker for balance and fall prevention, don’t need a seat. In fact for us, they are a detriment and add weight to boot. Walkers with a seat are more for people whose stamina or exertion tolerance is limited, like with heart disease or lung disease, who might need to stop every 50 or 100 feet to sit and rest. PTs usually prefer that those who don’t need the seat get a walker without one. The reason is that without a seat occupying that space, you can ‘step into’ the walker rather than do the hunched over pushing the walker far too far out in front of them like you see 95% of walker users doing. Drives PTs (and nurses) nuts. Bad for the back and balance, you’re looking down at the ground instead of standing up straight ‘with in’ the walker and looking ahead, where you are going (thereby avoiding falls, which is the point). And you want to have no more than 2 wheels because a 4 wheeled walker is far more likely to scoot away from you as you’re hunched over and pushing it from too far back. Different walkers for different purposes.
I don’t remember bad reviews from the one like the one I used for 2 years that I thought I linked-it has 4.5 stars out of 5. One guy groused about the skids on the rear wore out too soon, but it’s expected that they do that-you buy a replacement pair and pop them on after 6 months if you need to. If you’re going to have to pay for it out of pocket, I found one (open box) that is only $72. If you are on Medicare and your doctor writes an order for a walker it should be paid for but you’ll have to get it through a home health/medical supply place that can submit the insurance paperwork.
I’ll try the link again in case I boffed it the first time.
…Able Life Space Saver Walker, Lightweight and Foldable Rolling Walker for Adults, Seniors, and Elderly, Compact Travel Walker with 6-inch Wheels and Ski Glides for Mobility Support, Cobalt Blue https://a.co/d/3h6CafH
I got so I could fold it and load it into the car behind the drivers seat with one hand.
They seem to last forever. I used mine for 2 years until. I recovered enough from the brain injury that I wasn’t falling all the time. Then I loaned it to my hair stylist for a year so she could work without a conspicuous awkward walker in client’s view and once her knees healed she gave it back and another friend has been using it for 14 months-still going strong after more than 4 years of use and still on the original set of rear skids as far as I know. The magic traveling 8 lb walker going from woman to woman in Lincoln, Nebraska~kind of sounds like a country western song . [ no smirking doggio or pilot]