Easy-To-Use Lightweight Stilts

Easy-To-Use Lightweight Stilts FARM HOME Novelty Items 19-5-25 A father-daughter team walking around on lightweight plastic stilts caught the eye of FARM SHOW's editor at the recent Royal Show in England. Mike Rowen invented the stilts, which are made from high-tech plastic with nylon straps. "Other stilts on the market aare made from steel or aluminum with leather padding and straps. They're heavy and will wear you out," says Rowen, who claims he can walk around all day on his stilts. The foot and ankle slip in from the back. If you loose your balance or have any other problem, they're designed so your heel automatically pops out. Stilts are used by orchard works, rose growers, painters, and for other specialty uses. "Or you can just have fun with them," says Rowen, who has lined up a retail chain in Britain to handle the product, which sells for about $45 and comes in three sizes. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mike Rowen, Hampton in Arden, Solihul, West Midlands (ph 01675 443838).

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