The father's pet project now helps hundreds of people with disabilities

The father's pet project now helps hundreds of people with disabilities

Logan-LJ Wilde's efforts to help his daughter Luci stay on the way have now grown into a full-grown business. It all started when Luci emerged from her Riding backpack.

“It was born with a rare genetic condition,” said Wilde. “It is essentially a paraplegia that cannot run alone.”

Workers at Huckleberry Hiking Building Cascade Carts in the workshop.

Workers at Huckleberry Hiking Building Cascade Carts in the workshop. (Mike Anderson, KSL TV)

Wilde refused to change his family's lifestyle and made himself a work and used his skills as an engineer for trade to build a solution. What he came up with was essentially a multi -star wheelchair that could be strapped to the person's waist.

It is now known as a “cascade car”.

“We started meeting people wherever we went,” said Wilde. “We met dozens of people who were interested in it and thought it was a great thing for what we did.”

LJ Wilde and Luci use the Cascade Cart to enjoy nature together.

LJ Wilde and Luci use the Cascade Cart to enjoy nature together. (Mike Anderson, KSL TV)

Now the company of Wilde, Huckleberry Wandering, hundred pre -orders later sold its 1000th chair this week.

“I wanted families to be able to go where they wanted to go to the mountains,” said Wilde. “And what I didn't notice is exactly how many people, how I did.”

Wilde said that the state parks in Alabama and Wyoming have also taken over the idea and bought the Cascade carts to place them on the trailheads.

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