Why I Love Mobility Grabbers as a Tool for Independence

One of the tools that my husband and I use the most around our house is our grabbers. I have to admit that I never owned one before living with him, but since he introduced me to them, I use them all the time.

When you are shopping for a grabber, I recommend you consider the following features. You want a grabber with a robust aluminum frame construction. The handle should feel comfortable to grip. And most of all, you want the "mouth," if you will, to be strong! Ours use a thin rope mechanism that pulls the grabbing mouth closed when you pull the trigger on the handle. The harder you squeeze, the tighter it will hold on to whatever you are picking up.

We like this style (versus the suction cup style that is also popular) for its small pinching profile. It can fit into tight corners and pick up reasonably small objects. Coins or thin paper on the ground is relatively easy for us to pick up with this grabber.

As a bonus, we like a grabber that has a metal peg on its end. The peg comes in handy if you want to "hook" onto something, like picking up a bag off the ground or pulling open a drawer or cabinet. And if you can find a model with a magnetic tip, that is a great feature as well.

Grabbers come in various sizes. Our longest is 32,” the medium is 26," and the shortest is 16". We also have a short collapsible one that we use for traveling. It folds up nicely for storage in a backpack or suitcase.

If you have limited mobility, I highly recommend you get one grabber, if not two. Trust me; they come in "hand"y :)