The W.A.V.E. - Wheelchair Accessible Van for Expeditions

A solid fixed rooftop option offers better continuous headroom. The van can sleep four, using the upper and lower beds.

A solid fixed rooftop option offers better continuous headroom. The van can sleep four, us

Standard recovery supplies and tools include Off Road Trail Tools wheel chocks and wrench/tool rolls. A Pull Pal 14,000-pound land anchor is mounted up front. Pillow Tracks air bladder sand mats and ramps can be used for lifting a heavy tire onto the hub, among other things. An Extreme Outback Tire repair kit was the most complete, user-friendly kit Lance could find, and the ARB X-Jack provides a disabled person with a safe way to lift a vehicle. A Master Pull Super-Yanker will get the W.A.V.E. out of the muck if there is a second vehicle around. An Expedition Level First Aid Pack was supplied by Adventure Medical Kits. Lance hopes he never needs it.

Spending a morning with Lance on some backroads in the Southern Arizona desert, we were totally impressed at the ease with which he was able to maneuver the W.A.V.E. over some pretty nasty terrain, especially considering that this was a 12,000-pound vehicle you can live in. Working with Disabled Explorers and incorporating the ongoing development of the W.A.V.E. concept, we reflected on a statement Lance had made during an interview with Sagen Media on YouTube, "The only limitations are those in your head. Everything else is just a technical problem." Kind of goes hand in hand with something Henry Ford once said, "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right." Disabled Explorers is ready to assist anyone who has a physical mobility challenge.