Drive Medical 12036 Handicap Grab Bar, White

I bought this for my mom. It is great. She loves it. It is sturdy, easy to install, and has not rusted.

Exactly what I needed. Sturdy

Great for helping you in or out of tub. Very strong hold.

Very well made. I highly recommend this product.

Sturdy product however because we had a older tub couldn't use

what a useful aide getting in and out of tub following my back surgery

The edge of our soaking bath tub is 3" when we clamped this unit on the edge it was not a solid grip until I came across a small piece of styrofoam 3/4" thick which we installed on opposite side of the crank. This fix made this unit just perfect and secure. At first we installed the handle bar on the wall side of the tub on the left side just to hide it out of view. where it just was not helpful in getting out of the tub safely. I am right handed so what was I thinking ?? putting this thing out of site and out of mind. I kept taking showers and not enjoying my lovely tub. I came down with a lousy summer cold and switched this tool to the right side of the tub being desperate to soak heal and relax in a tub of lovely healing epsom salt bath. This handle bar is a heaven sent. I can not believe I missed out on my soaking for over a year because I could not safely get out of the tub. For me this was definitely a matter of " age before beauty." Maybe more like mind over matter. I just had something against having this handle bar sticking up out of this lovely tub in my perfect looking bath room. I feel pretty dumb about my perception.I think it would be beyond perfect if this handle bar was a little bit low key. I understand some people needthis bar to be tall, But maybe this company could make a low and a high version of this product.If you are looking for a safe exit from a slip and slide tub situation, I highly recommend this product. You need to find your comfort zone by how to best use this wonderful poduct. Thank you.

I recently broke my ankle pretty badly and needed surgery. I've got 6 weeks in a cast, another 6 weeks in a boot, a second surgery to remove hardware... I will be using this clamp on handle for a while. I've been using it for 2 weeks already and it is perfect.Very sturdy and heavy enough to feel secure, but easily removable so I don't have to permanently install anything. I'm in my 30s, at this point I do not need a long-term or permanent stability bar. This was easily installed in less than 5 minutes. If I apply a whole lot of force, I can kind of wiggle it lengthwise down the side of the tub. This isn't the usual position I am using it in and I have pretty good balance already, so this isn't a problem for me. 99% of the time I am only applying force downward and this rail has no issues handling that. The only change I would consider is adding some type of non-slip grip to the very top of the rail, as I do have to make sure I have totally dried any water drops off to avoid my hand slipping.Like many tubs, the sides of my tub are not perfectly straight all the way around - the rail needed to be clamped on toward the center of the tub where the sides are straight. This allows me to swing my good foot out of the tub (I'm currently using a shower stool as well), place my "bad" knee on the edge of the tub, and use this rail to help balance and push myself up. I can also use it to brace myself if I need to reposition myself on the shower stool, or when I bend over to grab something in the shower. (In addition, because of the way my bathroom is laid out, I can also use this tub rail to help myself get on/off the toilet!)Honestly I am thrilled since this rail allows me to get in and out of the bathtub without anyone's help while my ankle remains, I believe the technical term is, 100% busted. It's summertime and very hot here, and being able to shower every day without help feels amazing.