Ramps are a wonderful thing, promoting accessibility and allowing those who might otherwise encounter barriers to overcome them. They encourage independence and a chance to take part in everything from occupations to education to entertainment. Portable ramps have the benefits of transportability and flexibility in application. They make putting wheelchairs into vehicles efficient, provide safe options for loading recreational vehicles, and ease the navigation of curbs when making commercial deliveries.
Ten Benefits of Portable Ramps
There are plenty of benefits to portable ramps and all the different uses they can provide:
- Ease of Use: Perhaps the most important benefit is that portable ramps are easy to use and they can be added to most homes, buildings, or access points. They can be used to improve access to buildings for those with mobility devices or difficulty getting around. Portable ramps also offer easy maneuvering for those who need assistance loading or unloading heavy or bulky items, and they can be moved and adjusted as needed.
- Durability: Portable ramps are built to withstand continued use and can take on the rigors of repeat setup, pickup, and storage. They are designed to carry a fairly significant amount of weight, with load ratings depending on the design, helping to offer the ease of access needed. EZ-ACCESS® produces portable aluminum ramps because the material is durable and rust-proof, meaning ramps can stand up to harsh environments and offer portable access for years to come.
- Multiple Uses: Portable ramps have a variety of uses beyond just assisting individuals with mobility issues. They are versatile tools that can serve multiple purposes with just one ramp. This type of ramp can be used for loading and unloading your recreational vehicles into your truck, getting lawnmowers and other items into different spaces, and getting all those heavy or bulky items that you have moved around. They are also useful on construction sites, in warehouses, on deliveries, and more.
- Easy Installation: Instead of having to do major construction to get an access ramp installed, you can get a portable ramp in place without doing any major renovation. This type of ramp can be installed quickly, often in just a matter of minutes, as they typically do not require any sort of assembly.
- Easy Removal: When the portable ramp is no longer needed, it can be taken down quickly and then stowed away until the next use. This is great when space is at a premium and users will need to be flexible with quick shifts in use.
- More Compact: Most permanent ramps are bulky, tend to be much larger, and require a great deal of work to have them installed properly. Portable ramps are designed to be much more compact and easy to move around as needed. Options like our SUITCASE® TRIFOLD® AS Ramp even fold up into a small package that makes storage or transport simple.
- Light Weight: Portable ramps are designed to be very lightweight, which means that if they do need to be moved or taken from one place to another, that can be done fairly quickly and easily. Models such as the SUITCASE Singlefold Ramp have a comfort grip handle that keeps your hand happy. Just one more benefit of using aluminum to make our ramps—the material has minimal weight while being extremely tough.
- Incredibly Varied: There are so many types of portable ramps. With multiple styles, sizes, and surface types, the right ramp can be chosen based on your specific requirements and needs. EZ-ACCESS has a wide array of portable ramps, including a curb ramp, recreational vehicle loading ramps, folding wheelchair ramps, and solid surface portable ramps.
- Affordability: Portable ramps are often less expensive than residential ramps or commercial ramps that must be added to structures permanently. Designed with durable materials, our portable ramps last for a very long time without you having to spend a great deal of money to make costly alterations to your home or the structure to which the ramp is being added.
- Safety: Portable ramps are designed with your safety in mind, and many have safety features built in, such as a slip-resistant surface, curbs along each side of the ramp to help prevent slippage, and multiple sizes so that you can be sure your incline isn’t too steep. Our GATEWAY® 3G Solid Surface Portable Ramp even has handrails to provide additional stability and safety for users.