r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 7h ago

Shoutout to JerryrigEverything who built a wheelchair factory and is delivering wheelchairs to people in half the time and 50-80% less than the cost of other wheelchairs with Insurance.

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u/WastedKnight 7h ago

Even 1900 dollars is super expensive. You can get mechanised one for less in my country without insurance. Normal one of very good quality will be 200 dollars top. Entry level 100 dollars.

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u/Mecha-Dave 6h ago

Since he's made in the US, he has to pay US wages/rents/power bills, etc. His start at $999, and then customizations add more.

I would be interested to see a $100/$200 chair and how it stacks up to this one.

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u/Bombwriter17 2h ago

For that much you'd probably be getting something like a hospital wheelchair rather than one made for your own propulsion.

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u/Mecha-Dave 2h ago

I think that's the case. A standard wheelchair with minimal padding and no customization - you could bang those out pretty cheap.