Golf Carts Beyond Golfing

Today, golf carts are being seen doing more and more things besides hauling around golfers and golf gear on a golf course. Gone are the days where these smaller vehicles were only used by those enjoying a leisure sport on a beautiful day.

New Golf Cart Uses

Wheelchair

Many people who are confined to a wheelchair yearn to be out and about an mobile just like the rest of us. Golf Carts offer those people a fun, easy, and safe way to travel. With modifications, a golf cart can be licensed as a "Street Legal" wheel chair. This opens the world up for some people who typically do not think increased mobility is an option for them.

Snow Plow

Of all the aftermarket modifications to golf carts, snow plows are my favorite. This modification process allows for the clearing of quite of snow from parking lots, drive ways, side-streets, and other travel paths where the white flakes tend to gather. This modification allows people to free themselves from the mercy of city and municipal snow plows; they are no longer stuck in their homes until the plows clear them a path.

Transporter

As our country grows, so does its parts. Right now, thousands of people are attending universities, stadiums, concert halls, casinos, and many other large venues. Golf Carts now come in many more configurations than those predominately seen on golf courses; you can now choose between four, six, and eight passenger vehicles with additional options to carry more people. This advance in design allows companies and individuals alike to cater to their friends, clients and customers.

Workhorse

As did the Model-T, the golf cart has evolved beyond just the transportation of people; golf carts can now be purchased with truck beds attached. This, obviously, expands the usage of golf carts exponentially! A few unique ways I have seen such models used is to carry mulch across a college campus, bring food to lions at the zoo, and carry cleaning supplies for a maid at an apartment complex.

Motor-vehicle

Now, this may seem like a "duh" use of a golf cart, but let me elaborate. Did you know that there are some communities in the United States where members ONLY own golf carts. These are typically retirement communities where the patrons have no need to travel an egregious amount. There is one community in Florida where the number of golf carts per capita is higher than the number of cars and trucks per capita in other parts of the country.

Off Road Vehicle

With certain modifications, or even straight from the manufacturer, some golf cart models have the ability to drive off the cart path. These tricked out models have the suspension and power to drive through the woods and other terrain that an older golf cart couldn't even imagine.

Hunting Vehicles

A surprising number of our readers have made mention of using their golf cart for hunting. These carts, combined with a hunting golf cart enclosure is an excellent way to get to and from a blind or tree stand.

Joy Riding

Golf Carts get excellent gas mileage. Even better, many of the newer golf cart models are electric, further reducing the cost of using one. These make golf carts excellent for riding around aimlessly, purely for the enjoyment of the ride.