#GRABBER STICK SERIES#

Pulling a notebook and a phone charger from an unzipped backpack.Collecting a book, a can of vegetables, and a stuffed animal from a high shelf.

#GRABBER STICK SERIES#

Our testing of grabber-reachers had three rounds: Two “objective” rounds, in which I tested the tools’ capability at performing various tasks, and one “subjective” round, in which I evaluated the experience of using each grabber-reacher for the various tasks.įor the first objective round, I used each tool in a series of tests that mimic its common uses: I’ve previously written about accessibility, such as products that make the bathroom more user-friendly for folks aging in place, so I was excited to try out reacher-grabbers, which many people use to put household items closer at hand. I’m Sara Hendricks, the Emerging Categories writer here at Reviewed, which means I’ve covered all sorts of products, from compression socks to period underwear. Testing involved grabbing items off of hard-to-reach places.

RMS Featherweight The Original Reacher (26-inch).

Ontel Gopher II Pick-Up & Reaching Tool.

These are the best reacher grabbers we tested ranked, in order: We tested 10 popular grabber-reacher tools-including the well-advertised Birdrock, Grab-It, and Gopher-and landed on the Vive Rotating Grabber Reacher ( available at Amazon) as the best option. But there are a lot of them on the market, with different features like suction-tipped claws and even LED lights, making it difficult to know what the right one to get is.

Many people use and love these tools for scooping up dropped items without having to bend down, or collecting things from a high-up shelf without climbing on a step stool.

Ever feel like something-whether it’s the TV remote, a dropped vitamin, or a book-is just out of your reach? If so, you may have considered getting something called a “reacher-grabber” tool-that is, a long metal or plastic instrument with a claw on one end and a trigger on the other, that serves as an extension for the arm, hand, and fingers.

Grabber stick