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The Right Mobility Setup For Jaapn
Hello everyone!
I am a solo wheelchair traveler planning my first trip to Japan. My plan is to travel for 1 month, do the golden route and expand beyond with various day trips and other possible locations. My usual setup for traveling is a manual wheelchair with a scooter attachment (Rio Firefly 2.5), crutches and a medium sized luggage…
yafuu-daruma and Toffee Jim4 Comments
My daughter has a manual wheelchair with a Freewheel attachment which is probably similar in size to a Firefly and we had no trouble with it on the metro although it was removed for buses. To be fair she now also has a Klaxon scooter wheel which does cause some manoeuvring problems on London buses because of the increase in length so you…
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Just make sure you have the IATA paperwork for the Firefly battery and clear it with your airline before you travel (if you haven’t already done it). JAL are great but I hear both them and ANA are a bit sensitive about the fire risk of big batteries. We are currently having an issue with Klaxon because they have changed battery supplier… Read more
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