bdrake529 0 #1 October 27, 2008 Not sure if this is the right forum to post this in. Apologies if it isn't. Also, I did a search for iWalkFree and didn't get any results so I apologize also if this is a duplicate thread. I broke my ankle (tib and fib, just above the joint) at the end of August while BASE jumping. It's interesting that once you're on crutches and have a cast, it's like having a sign that says "please, come tell me your broken bone stories". Hanging out with parachutists of various stripes, I was amazed to learn how very common this injury is. Since lower leg injuries are common in our sport, I thought I'd do a public service and let everyone know about the iWalkFree, the hands-free crutch: http://www.iwalk-free.com Due to the complexity of my injury (and the subsequent surgery), I've been condemned to 3 months in a non-weight bearing cast. After 7 weeks of languishing on crutches, I finally got this and it's changed my life. I highly recommend it to anyone with a lower-leg injury as it is vastly superior to crutches. I got it last Monday and by Thursday, I was playing tennis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpWQNryAQLk Ok, not playing great tennis, but it felt great to be somewhat active again. I talked to the inventor of this device and he's been struggling to get enough exposure for the device. So I thought I'd post here to help him out, and to help out any fellow jumpers who have been condemned to crutches for any length of time. Obviously the best advice is to avoid breaking your leg. But if that's not feasible for you, iWalkFree is the only way to go! Blue skies,Brian Drake Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #2 October 27, 2008 Your one leged tennis if funny, but you play better with one leg than i do with two Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,116 #3 October 27, 2008 >I talked to the inventor of this device and he's been struggling to >get enough exposure for the device. I built one of those for myself when I tore up my right knee and broke my left foot. It let me get around on conventional crutches while not loading my foot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdrake529 0 #4 October 27, 2008 Do you have any pictures of it you can post? I'm curious to see it.Brian Drake Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #5 October 27, 2008 Doode, That thing is screaming camera mount! Just make sure you bring your legs WAY down so as to avoid the PC deployment!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #6 October 27, 2008 I was wondering what mods he was making to his suit so this thing would fit. Cool idea on the camera mount.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites