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Calf Warmers
Unzip when you arrive- no need to remove
shoes! Stores anywhere. Outer is
waterproof nylon, and inner is 200 wt
Polartec. Traps body heat and keeps
legs dry. Side zippers mean it comes off like
a jacket. Sizes available in #116 Child, #117
Adult and #118 XL. $29.
Leg Cozy
Waterproof, breathable Ultrex outer with 200 wt Polartec lining. Full, heavy
duty side zipper. Slide your legs in and zip up the side! You start to feel the warmth
right away! Wear your Comfy Boots inside the Leg Cozy and put on shoes when
you arrive! Navy, gray, purple, black, mocha, and dark green. Comes up to the
thighs, which hold it in place. Machine washable. Do not dry clean. Not
reversible, as the waterproofing is on the outside. Small is 18” wide (36” around) x
30” high. Large is 21” wide x 36” high. #150 Small $58. #151 Large $68.
1 - Pants: Velcro on the outside or inside seam of pants is hard to line up, noisy to open, and uncomfortable at the crotch and hip.
Long strips of velcro buckle when lined up. Opening the inseam of pants to make them easier to access is a problem. Velcro is
uncomfortable, snaps fail, and zippers pinch or break. The “front drop” technique is better. Snaps running down the outside seam
of each leg means at least 24 snaps that need snapping and unsnapping on each leg after each change. Sometimes the male
snap goes in the female and will not come unsnapped. Sometimes the male snap Is not machined correctly, and will not go in.
Then, the 2” gap in the outside seam leg seam is expensive to fix. Pants which say they can be put on while the person is seated
require an assistant. If there are overlaps that snap or velcro into place, an attendant must smooth the extra fabric under the
person’s rear while lifting them up. If the attendant can’t stay all day, the person will be unable to reach behind them to undo the
snaps or velcro to get the flaps open.
2 - Dresses: Back overlap dresses that apparently can be put in while seated in a wheelchair are deceiving. They require the
assistance of an attendant. If the dress is put on in the bed, and the person transferred to the chair, the back overlap will be under
the person’s rear. Help is needed in transferring to the toilet to get the overlap out of the way. If the back overlap dress is put on
while the person is seated in a wheelchair, the back overlap will either: gather as extra fabric at the hip if the person can’t move or
be moved; require considerable effort in rotating to the opposite hip while trying to pull the overlap under the rear. Wrinkles under
the bottom will cause problems later. Instead of a dress, look for a wrap that velcros at the waist or a caftan with a full front zipper.
This caftan can be placed in the wheelchair and the person placed on it. It is then zipped up.
3 - Bibs: Waterproof fabrics are almost all nylon. A cotton fabric is probably not waterproof. A bib made of flannel, cotton, jersey,
or polyester will allow liquids to skate down the front and pool in the lap, and is not waterproof. Terrycloth is the most absorbent
fabric, and it has gotten very expensive. To capture liquids, terrycloth is a must.
4 - Custom Patterns: Custom patterns are expensive, over $300. In certain situations- waist larger than hips; front rise too short
compared to the back; or, a large waist with short legs (25”), for example, one dimension will have to be larger than ideal to make
the adaptations. A 40” waist pattern has wide hips and 27” thighs. The average large child has 20” thighs. Even with severe
trimming of the legs, a 40” pattern is too deep in the rise and wide in the legs for a child with a 40” waist. The leg width at the hem
would be 11”, instead of 7” across, finished. If ordering a custom pattern, use a local person so it can be adjusted.
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