Hello! How can we help you?

Why does the 3-legged folding stool have such high maximum weight capacities?

One of the first groups, the comfort folding stool, was designed for electricians, service technicians, and other skilled workers. These professionals needed a lightweight, compact, and durable stool they could carry in their tool bags and use daily on job sites.

Another reason folding stools’ high maximum weight capacities are so important is that they give the user confidence. Most folding stools have a maximum weight capacity of only around 100 kg (200–225 lbs). When these lower-capacity stools are tested, the tests are typically conducted indoors on flat, level, and unobstructed surfaces. However, when used in real-world conditions—on uneven or soft ground—these stools often fail.

The main reason is that on any three-legged stool placed on an uneven or soft surface, two of the legs end up supporting most of the user’s weight. Because the weight is not evenly distributed, stools that are not built to withstand this imbalance will eventually break. Walkstool is explicitly designed to withstand these real-world loads, which is why its weight capacities are significantly higher and why users can trust its durability in challenging environments.

Read and discover more about our premium quality rollators

Want to deepen your knowledge further? Below you will find everything you need to learn all about our Veloped and Walker rollators

Orders and deliveries

Returns and Complaints

Purchase and Payments

Rehabilitation and support

Product Care & Service Instructions

Membership & Rewards

Products and Information

Troubleshooting

My Account & History

Product Reviews    

  • It has made my world bigger!…

    I'm a 62-year-old woman from the Netherlands and last year I suffered a CVA, which caused my right side to be permanently unusable. So since then, I have been stuck in a wheelchair.

    During the last year, I went through therapy to try and recover …

  • A new life after 7 years…

    I've only had my Veloped a week, and every day I've taken small excursions around the city and the running track… After TBE and meningitis, my balance is not as it used to be, on top of that I have foot arthrodesis that hasn't healed, so in 3 years I…

  • A marvellous benefit!…

    My Trionic walker has been a marvellous benefit to me and given me the confidence to go out and about more. I shall be 88 next month.…

  • Keeps the weather off…

    Had this for a few months; easy to fit, the clips keep it in position and it gives it good protection as needed.…

  • BRILLIANT MACHINE AND EXCELLENT SERVICE…

    I emailed Stefan in Sweden to ask various questions about the Veloped. He phoned me back and he couldn't have been more helpful. He was able to match the price of a UK supplier, who offered the Veloped VAT free for people with a registered disability…

  • Able to walk outdoors again…

    The Trionic Veloped Sport was an excellent purchase. Because of cerebellar ataxia, I am no longer able to walk without a rollator. This device allows me to walk outdoors again, which is huge! It is worth every cent.…

  • Trionic Veloped Tour…

    I am extremely happy with your product. From order to delivery has.been superb. It arrived when you said it would. To the spec I ordered.complete and beautifully packed for shipping. I could not be more happy with the quality of the product..
    what …

  • Trionic Walker 12er…

    My 87 year old mother is thrilled with her new walker. Instead of rattling along uneven footpaths and struggling up and down kerbs she now glides effortlessly over all the bumps and up high kerbs. Nothing like this wonderful walker is available in Ir…

  • We are very satisfied…

    My husband is the one who 'walks' with the Veloped and the Walker (bought second-hand). He has no problems with the Walker. As for the Veloped, he would like the handles to be a little further back in order to have more leg room. Is it possible to ma…

Subscribe to our newsletter!