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Today I'm comparing the Carex and the Pelagon toilet safety rails
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Now these may be different, but they do the same job. And one does it better than the other, which I'll reveal at the end
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But first, let's start with the build. Now these two couldn't be more different in how they attach
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The Carex bolts to the bar underneath your toilet seat, and it has no legs at all
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It's just gonna rely on the rubber and the metal contact points where it sits
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The Pelagon on the other hand skips bolts in entirely. It's freestanding which is held together by four knobs that you tighten by hand as well as some C-clamps
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Now installing the Carex was quick and it's a clear winner here
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But that's because there's gonna be fewer parts The Pelagon is gonna take a bit more time and that's mostly because of the bolts now those take the longest
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But it's not necessarily a pain to deal with but the good thing is that neither needs tools and anyone can do this
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So you can assemble it with no problem one. Now the Pelgon has the edge in this category. You get seven width settings plus push button legs
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that raise or lower the whole thing to seven different heights. And the Carex only adjusts
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for width with two settings. But there is a caveat. If you go too narrow, the metal part of the rail
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might actually hit your ceramic part of your toilet like it did mine. So I kept mine on the
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widest setting so that the rubber touches instead. Now this might depend on your toilet, but it's
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something to watch out for just in case. Now height isn't adjustable on the Carex at all, so you get what you get
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And both of these handles wrap around all of the front and most of the back
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And the Carex foam wraps around the handle nicely with all the front and most of the
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back whereas the Pelagon has basically all the front and as much back as possible Now the Pelagon has one extra thing and that going to be this angled tilt which is going to let your arm settle into a more natural position and same thing goes with your hand It just feels a little bit more natural and comfortable There also a stylistic touch on
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the Pelagon which is going to be the foam color. It's going to be dark gray and this is going to
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match the knobs and the feet. Now you might think something with legs has more stability and more
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solid but you'd be wrong. It's actually the Carex here that has the edge. It has no legs but yet it
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feels the most stable that I even put my whole weight on it. Now of course there's still going
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to be some wobble but it's nothing compared to the Pelagon. The Pelagon despite having its four legs
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and more adjustability wobbled more than this one and more than any other toilet safety rails I've
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tested so far. It's probably a deal breaker for some but if it's not then keep watching because
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there's a little more you should know about both of these. Now this one splits in the middle. Since
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the Carex has no legs there's going to be clearance underneath so sweeping or mopping is easy without
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moving anything but it's bolted in place so it's staying in that bathroom most of the time
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The pelagon on the other hand can be lifted out entirely for cleaning and it's gonna
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fold up if you want to move it to another bathroom or bring it along somewhere else
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So the carex wins here for everyday cleaning ease while the pelagon wins here if you actually
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need to relocate it quickly. Now if I had to go with one clear winner, I'm gonna go with the carex and the stability
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is what got me here. It's simple to put on, simple to use and it just felt more stable
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The pelagon has its place but I just wanted a bit more stability and a bit less wobble
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from it because it is freestanding. Now because it is freestanding it's going to be pretty convenient, it's easy to move
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around and the legs are easily adjustable as well as the width
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But hopefully this helps you make a more informed decision and thanks for watching
