While the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) has made access to public and commercial buildings much easier for disabled folks, it has no affect on RVs. For those with special needs, RVing has been difficult, if not impossible. Enter Tucson, Arizona's Kick'in Kampers. The four-year-old firm is making RVing possible for those who are otherwise stuck at home.
While a relatively new firm, the company's owners have plenty of industry background. Lorenzo Caracciolo and his father own Kick'ins, and he's happy to tell you they've been in the business for almost four decades. Along the way they've seen the demand for special-needs rigs, and Kick'in is ready to provide modifications--or complete construction of a new rig from the wheels up.
Common modifications include make entry easier: Widening doorways, installing chair-lifts and ramps are there to make access easier. Once inside folks with special needs might need a countertop or table set at the correct height to accommodate a wheelchair user, or even a roll-in shower.
Area newspaper, The Arizona Daily Star, reports that Kick'in once had a client with a "bunkhouse" style fifth wheel that needed a bathroom he could roll into in a wheelchair. After the Kick'in production crew was done, the bunk beds had vamoosed, and the entire bedroom (and adjacent bathroom) had been transformed into a tiled roll-in shower. Other conversions included the transformation of a motorhome to allow the fitting of a hospital bed and medical equipment.
With their deep interest in the practice of helping the disabled, Kick'in has even patented a new form of slideout--a bathroom slide. Extended, the slideout provides a wide, separated toilet and shower.
Kick'in Kampers isn't limited to modification work. The company has a small, but diligent production line devoted to building truck campers, travel trailers, and toy haulers.
Kick'in Kampers, 8620 E. Old Vail Road #120, Tucson, AZ 85747. Contact them by phone at 520.574.7843 or email sales@kickinkampers.com.
1 comment:
I am in the health care industry - specifically the transporting of disable individuals. I am a RV enthused veteran and I am glad to see that there is a company who can assist individuals with their needs to enjoy the RV life style. We, also, need to get more camp grounds and RV resorts geared for the disable as well {many established before the ADA laws}.
Paulie
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