How to carry things with crutches

Here are four ways to carry stuff with crutches.
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[@domg.1011]

i love how he sings, it speaks to my adhd on a spiritual level

[@shannonjade2409]

I love the little dun dun dun he does to fill in the gaps

[@marcoaranas]

hahaha that "DUN DUN DUN" song he does while moving is just epic xD

[@allisonc8272]

I just wanna say, THANK YOU Im a kid that just started using crutches and I'm like " HOW AM I SUPOST TO DO THIS DAILY STUFF?!" but thank you for doing these vids on your channel it helps a lot :D

[@asciidude]

Did you ever figure out how to carry a lunch tray? I have standard crutches and dont wanna drop my lunch everywhere😭

[@NoaJuhantalo]

Im trying to figure it out too

[@nina.robbs565]

​​@@asciidudehonestly, the only way I can think to carry them is to have a strap that attaches to your arm, so you can let go of the crutch and carry the tray with one hand, but that doesn't really work with standard crutches

[@Backgroundcow]

I was just diagnosed with post traumatic arthritis and have been watching your videos while I wait for mine to come in the mail 🥰 thank you!

[@TheOnlooker65]

I have 6cm leg discrepancy after femur fracture, life is now on crutches. This man is a genius. Thank for your info!

[@margaretmondragon771]

Thank you for the tips. I'm so glad I got forearm crutches.

[@notkerrystolcenberg]

Your energy feels like a 2005 infomercial

[@mattyb0705]

I mean it was like 14 years ago this was posted 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@cw5118]

I need those kind of crutches. I’ve got the kind that goes under the arms. Mine are a bit short which is good because I squeeze them into my sides so I don’t put pressure into my lymphatics. I’ve been on crutches for 9+ months and counting. A horse stepped on my foot almost a year ago. I’ve been waiting to see if it would heal without surgery. My lisfranc ligament and nerves were crushed. Apparently I had broken bones that had healed prior to getting x rays. I tried to “walk it off” for 2 months. I’ve gotten pretty talented as I’ve done auto mechanics; new radiator, oil change, struts, lower ball joints, etc. I’ve got a gorilla cart that I pull fully loaded with a dog walking belt and lead. I used the same apparatus and ratchet strap to drag two struts in boxes to my other vehicle with another bag loaded with tools around my neck. You’re pretty talented, too, I see!

[@k.thomass]

Wow! So freaking helpful. I'm a newly hip amputee as well and I'm still learning how to do things with crutches. I'm so wobbly with forearm crutches so I use underarm crutches for now. Thanks for the tips

[@kenk3458]

this guy... 5 stars for world-class attitude!

[@allisonhennessy553]

I did take your advice and get forearm crutches. Because of your videos. They arrive on Monday :)

[@sunnyloser3012]

Thank you! I'm getting forearm crutches today and I'm a college student who frequently has to carry things such as bags of food!

[@rumpanuthabetha]

Love it! Just got crutches.. fractured foot... I was feeling down but you perked me up big time.. I will try your techniques right away. I won't try carrying a rocking chair for sure 😂. You must pure joy to have at home for Christmas. So happy

[@GullahGeecheeFarmer]

not an amputee but I have Ms and use forearm crutches. keep inspiring us disabled folks.

[@cgid33]

Bro, you kick your grandma out of her chair? Stone cold!

[@z1booya]

Thank you so much for this info!! I'm new to using forearm crutches and I'm trying to figure out how to use them...….

[@misssutherby1027]

RESPECT!!!! I am recovering from two broken legs and am on crutches. On my own and having to push a plate of hot food in a plastic container across the floor, using sticks like football legs is not easy. Watching you helped so much. Thank you.

[@u.n.i.p.o.d]

I'm coming up on my 40th year using forearm crutches, AKA. I personally never hang anything off of my crutch handle, the swinging (inertia) just gets too wonky. When it comes to carry bags, the shorter the handle strap the better for more control. And like any typical man, you must unload the groceries all in one trip. No exceptions. 😛 Keep on crutchin', Josh!

[@squeegie-beckenheim]

Josh, you were totally pickin' stuff up and leaving it halfway across the house. Corn Chex? On the piano! Shoebox? Toss it on the counter! I was surprised that you didn't just put the rocking chair in the kitchen.

[@SongbirdInShadow]

Many of these work for underarm crutches too :P Nice vid though, some new things to try :D

[@Sebastomom]

Awesome and spirit lifting video--very helpful. Thanks!

[@mieliboo1]

Thank you for this! Im new to the whole crutch thing and this video is exactly what I needed. Im still envious of those who can walk and have a takeaway coffee at the same time 😆

[@hcmmc9]

Thank you so much for this video! I have severe chronic pain in my right foot so I'm using forearm crutches full-time now and getting used to them. I have the worst time carrying things, so I'm going to try these out! You rock! Heather

[@cspartz]

haha you have quite the personality! you seem lively and fun. my dad had a few strokes and his left arm is paralyzed. he can kind of move his left foot, but walking is still a challenge. i've been looking around online trying to find ways to make his life easier hmmm

[@JennCarlson]

Thank you for this! My daughter is starting Kindergarten on forearm crutches and this information is awesome!

[@Susazeu]

I have two bad hips that have been deteriorating over the years. Also, get yourself a rolling table. The most bad thing is carrying a cup of coffee with crutches!

[@cw5118]

I use a Turkish coffee pot. It’s tiny and like a little sauce pot. Much easier than a cup of coffee. Lol

[@s.w.3473]

I wish you were my neighbor 🤣 you're awesome

[@sab402]

Very helpful. Thank you! You're pretty awesome on your crutches homeboy!

[@notachannel6261]

This is really helpful thanks! I have chronic fatigue, and have been stupidly using a walking stick (apparently they're better suited to balance issues) to get the weight off my legs (which is where my fatigue hits me the hardest), so now I'm looking at crutches. Even with the WS I've been struggling to carry things without a backpack, so this video is great and will help me with my WS until I can get the crutches.

[@AthenaMarina3]

Thank you! I still want to know how to carry food and drink though Tupperware is a good idea someone had. But thank you for making this it’s really helpful. And I love the way you made this!

[@sgsitu]

I love to see the positivity which Comes out from you. BTW I also had 1 major accident on my Tibia and Hip bone. So your video are extremely helpful.

[@DownInTheStreetBelow]

Looping things around fingers is great too! My friends mock me for drinking everything out of mugs, but it means I can carry them at least ^_^ I love the last 'really awkward crab hop'. I especially use if I want someone else give me a hand, but don't want to ask. And when in doubt, abandon your crutches and shuffle on your bum!

[@beeans69]

Thank you for this! I started using crutches a few months ago and shopping has been really hard for me but I'll have to give this a shot.

[@jovannihamilton5082]

Gotta love this guy

[@you2tooyou2too]

For the cereal box, rather than have the box awkwardly suspended out from the tip of the handle, I prefer to hold the middle of the box top between thumb & middle finger, placing one 'edge' of the box against the shaft for more stability of the box and a more complete grip on the handle. For the loop handle bag, it is sometimes more stable (less wagging as I walk) to put the loops around the shaft in opposite directions, one or more times before hooking them onto the handle. This effort is worth it for longer trips, and can keep the bag from swinging around to interfere with leg or crutch movement. (Sometimes, of course, I just wrap the handles or even the neck of the bag around the handle & grab the whole mess, sometimes forcing the contents to be pushed back against the outside of the crutch.) Another trick is to put the handle(s) over one side of the crutch forearm clasp, so the bag/stringed package hangs against the back of my hand, giving me more swing control. (I keep a couple of nylon string loops (1' & 3') which I store hanging inside the shaft, hooked on the forearm clasp.) Another trick for big or bulky items is to use a string or sheet to hang it over my back, with both ends over one or opposite shoulders to again grip in my hand(s) or with a little more effort, hook around the top of the/each crutch. Of course, for trips, pants, & vest cargo pockets, belt pouch, fanny pack, & backpack also have their uses. Thanks for the stream of consciousness hints, but you really should be more gracious to your co-star (at least on stage ;-) ).

[@katiesue83]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@radicalaccounting]

Good video. It's not intuitive. Looking for one of these for under arm crutches. I can use that bag one with handles. That's good idea. I figured out a slim bag that goes around my heck to move some books and paperwork. Still seeking more solutions. Thanks for posting.

[@collru99]

lol i love how you always sing your little theme song when you are demonstrating

[@danielbuckley7793]

I've just started using crutches after surgery and realised - hey, I can't bring anything around! So happy with the demonstration, thank you so much for making this video!

[@JoshSundquist]

Thanks for watching and best of luck

[@adiakolb11]

I'm honestly surprised that you have corn chex just laying around your living room. I was waiting for you to pick your grandma up too =))

[@diegod7192]

You're amazing man 🙂

[@laurastuart-berry2614]

Really helpful, thanks!

[@kaysantee]

Thank you

[@TwistedArtdesigns]

You are awesome!

[@krohndesign]

You rock- thanks SO much!!

[@luriemu1]

@jenceler you could use one of those sockets, that goes either on your back or on your chest, that holds the baby close to you and is very safe :) that would be MY smartest guess

[@edm5166]

Thanks for tutorial... Appreciate it in 2019

[@gamerwhiz6847]

Awesome!

[@4lifeshaytards]

lol asking your grandma to get up

[@Mike-ej9oi]

Your a beast dude

[@blackcitroenlove]

I've been on mine for a year today. They're super efficient, and of course they're grand weapons lol...think of the tonfa and you'll see what I mean! I was in a car crash in April of 2015, ruined my left leg.

[@rizzar]

OMG! I can't imagine being on crutches for a year, I only have to be on them for a month, but I'm already sick of it!

[@josefuzpatrimonio]

Hi! I'm also an amputee. When my forearm crutches arrives, how do you suggest to carry a plate with food? I can easily do it with my underarm crutches but I can't imagine myself doing it with the forearm crutches. Thanks!

[@teeed7927]

god bless you

[@MsDestinydiva]

this helps because yesterday i cut of my toe with glass and got cruches its my first time so its really awkward

[@TheThedutchminecraft]

Thanx man

[@sammcewan9544]

Woah these forearm crutches seem to give way more independence than underarms. Wish I knew that the last 5 weeks! Tore my ACL and meniscus but should be back walking next week

[@DodoLuca]

Thank You! I Started To Use Crutches Last Year Due To a Degenerative Diseases And Chronic Pain And Gosh! Carrying Things Can Be A Difficult Task Wen u Use It D:

[@kristaaxoxwtp]

omg i had that cereal for breakfast this morning! hahaha

[@stevewhitley]

you're adorable

[@itisastormyweather]

I wanted to ask that too...I really want to know!

[@grouch314]

I like to utilise the between the leg carry method, but I can see why that won't work for Josh

[@masonhenry6273]

how about cups/plates? would you just do the one crutch walk like the end?

[@adamdevere96]

How would u prepare for a leg to be amputated off ?? Need some advice please 🙏 having my left leg amputated soon

[@blackkissi]

what about a coffee cup with hot coffiee in it?

[@mynameisfore4476]

Any tips for helping to stop wrist pain?

[@cw5118]

I squeeze the underarm crutches to the sides of my ribs and try to take weight off of my wrists and hands. I had hand and wrist pain but now they are much stronger. Gentle stretching in the morning helps too. Hope that helps.

[@ishiahmarez4018]

I need forearm crutches!!!

[@johnvelas70]

Coffee is 1 of the 4 food groups, how do you carry that?

[@MobileDecay]

Wish I had forearm crutçhes but I got what I could which crutches someone threw out. I'm trying to carry cups of coffee.

[@piglovinggirl]

I have been using forearm crutches for about 3 years now, but still have not figured out how to carry a cup of coffee or a bowl/plate of food from the kitchen to the table in any way other than the single crutch move. Any tips?

[@jezraelcummins4367]

Britni Weiss try bottles and tub a ware

[@AthenaMarina3]

Replying to this 6 years later cos same issue that’s some great ideas, Jezrael. With micro meals I could put them into Tupperware or similar if I can get some probably around somewhere and carry it upstairs covered. It MIGHT work. I have help with the carrying ATM but I’ve been trying to think of backup plans just in case that goes away

[@megangibson6189]

How did you lose a leg?

[@loganjordan1455]

You are very happy lad aren’t you

[@JoshSundquist]

hurts my knee...

[@theflyingdiskvideos0997]

How carry dog I use crushes

[@SpaghettiEnjoyer]

Josh the landskier

[@candysmiles11]

wow you know pointing at people is rude josh...JK!!!!! love your vids :)

[@SimpleProductions]

Why are there 2 dislikes ? That's mean

[@KennethMindar]

Im home alone and i need to order a pizza cuz my mom didn’t leave me any cooked food and i need to carry the pizza box.

[@Dialga355]

my main problem with crutches is i can't find any way to cary a glass of water :(

[@toniaxoxo2444]

How would u carry a plate of food? O-O

[@silloxo9350]

you cant

[@you2tooyou2too]

I have carried a cake on a plate (covered) in the bottom of a square bottom sack, handles in my mouth. I can now do it with one hand free to hold the bag, & that crutch held only by the forearm clasp. Not classy, but it works.

[@janaruhl7313]

dundunduuun :D

[@sunakotsubaki]

I wonder how you would pick up and carry a child

[@Aridzonia1]

What if my Grandma is dead ?

[@maurosandoval388]

I m in a android

[@neverbeaten]

Ok but im not using canadians. Mine is underarm suggested as my doctor

[@Considermethriving]

I can carry water with underarm crutches.... (:

[@RunningForYou17]

I know I'm watching this a few years late but...that's a really odd place to keep cereal. Sorry.

[@Biveyy]

Godless this channel bc I’m trying to research for a character I’m writing

[@JoshSundquist]

Hope it helped!

[@Biveyy]

@@JoshSundquist it did quote a lot! Also might help with future drawing.