ok, if you hook like 12 of those together, and do a big ol' snake, I'll support that.
ok, if you hook like 12 of those together, and do a big ol' snake, I'll support that.
for $1200 it should have an engine... kinda like the recent pit/ beer kart thread
xd wrote:tuna55 wrote:Tuna don't do it. Don't willingly become that guy.Tim Baxter wrote: After going through several cheap crappy strollers, we gave up and just started lugging him around in the wagon. Best thing ever. Loved that wagon. Now I see everybody lugging their kids around in wagons.My older two can't fit anymore, and I didn't see any that could fit three, but I loved wagons while they worked. This may be our future: http://www.step2.com/product.cfm?product_id=1774
Figure out another way to carry three kids by yourself, all of whom may be having various stages of temper tantrums that can also fit into the back of a Freestyle and not be insane or silly or rotary powered.
The most awesome answer to your question.
fasted58 wrote: for $1200 it should have an engine... kinda like the recent pit/ beer kart thread
Old Rule* If I pay over 500 bucks for it , I better be able to ride it. If it won't run for that money, I'm out.
Another vote for the BOB. I cried parting with over $500 for a new one, but it has been hiking, running, walking. Grass in the park, not a flinch, rock trail on the top of a mesa, all day long. Only problem I ever had was getting thorns in the tires and flats. A little slime fixed that. Even rigged it to the dog to help pull on 10+ mile hikes. Big pneumatic tires for the win and a nice barring set.
$20 umbrella is the clear winner for the mall though, the BOB is too big to get around the racks.
$1200 for a stroller? Dude, I could get 3 wrecked cars and start a Challenge team with that kind of money. A stroller can't run a 1/4 mile or an autocross course. Having children is silly.
Twin_Cam wrote: $1200 for a stroller? Dude, I could get 3 wrecked cars and start a Challenge team with that kind of money. A stroller can't run a 1/4 mile or an autocross course. Having children is silly.
I'd get one of those hands-free golf bags that follow you around and bolt a car seat to it.
Morbid wrote: Slings, mei teis and Ergos. Easier than a stroller, require much less storage space, and, in most cases, are significantly cheaper. I have yet to find a stroller I am willing to spend money on.
+1,000,000 for the Ergo! My daughter really only ever liked being in the Ergo with me, and I found it very comfortable and super easy to use.
As for strollers, we have a Graco and I have no issues with the build quality at all. It fit her car seat when she was in it, and now she sits normally very happily. We have no quality complaints with it, it is easy to fold up (literally one handed) and fits in the trunk of my wifes Focus sedan. I wonder if the differences between the Canadian and US models are more than just teh warning stickers?
We have a Chicco "Keyfit 30" 3-in-1 deal, as people said it would be the best fit for our Fit. We've been really happy with it. Only time we use the stroller is at the park, but it's pretty rad. Rugged, car seat snaps in, or baby can just buckle in, opens and closes with one hand/squeeze of the handle. We got it on sale + coupons for a little over $150. You can't do wheelies with the wrap-thing.
poopshovel wrote: You can't do wheelies with the wrap-thing.
Hahaha, I forgot to add that too! I have also taken to "drifting" the stroller when we are on polished concrete or tile floors. My daughter loves it and giggles harder when I go faster. My wife walks in a different aisle...
mndsm wrote: We're looking at something called a City Mini- it's a jogging looking pig, but it folds in one move, weighs less than 10lbs, fits in a MINI, and seems to be well constructed.
We LOVE our City Mini. It rolls very well on less than perfect surfaces (DON'T underestimate the value of that), fits in small cars (we had an E30 when we bought it, and wanted to be able to go on trips) Carrying a 27lb porker 
of a boy gets old if you're out for a long walk or shopping. The one handed folding is brilliant: the boy in one arm while you fold and load the stroller with the other. I'd recommend it to anyone, but beware the "accessories" are expensive.
tuna55 wrote:xd wrote:Figure out another way to carry three kids by yourself, all of whom may be having various stages of temper tantrums that can also fit into the back of a Freestyle and not be insane or silly or rotary powered.tuna55 wrote:Tuna don't do it. Don't willingly become that guy.Tim Baxter wrote: After going through several cheap crappy strollers, we gave up and just started lugging him around in the wagon. Best thing ever. Loved that wagon. Now I see everybody lugging their kids around in wagons.My older two can't fit anymore, and I didn't see any that could fit three, but I loved wagons while they worked. This may be our future: http://www.step2.com/product.cfm?product_id=1774
Tell the nanny to stop being lazy 
In reply to Rob_Mopar:
Agree!
When our kids were that size we had both an umbrella stroller and a bigger stroller. The umbrella stroller was used all the time. Don't remember ever using the bigger stroller after the trial run.
tuna55 wrote: She spent a couple hundred on a giant stroller for three kids. It will not fit into the back of a minivan (with very few exceptions) folded up without knocking at least one seat down. Not even our rental Altima could close the truck on it. Trying to steer it is like trying to herd cats which are herding other cats.
Which stroller was that? I'll be damned if I can remember the name of it, but we had one that sounded just like it. It was as long as a freight train. It had two seats, one behind the other, stadium seating style. Then behind that, there was a platform for a toddler/young kid to stand on. It was great in theory, but what a monster to try to navagate around in. And like you said, loading it into any vehicle was a pain. We ditched that monster and went with a used double wide thing we found on CL for like $40. Worked like a charm.
We never tried the train wagon. We had the standard plastic wagon that all 3 of the kids would squeeze into. But now that my twins are 4 and my oldest is 7, we just make them walk.
Klayfish wrote:tuna55 wrote: She spent a couple hundred on a giant stroller for three kids. It will not fit into the back of a minivan (with very few exceptions) folded up without knocking at least one seat down. Not even our rental Altima could close the truck on it. Trying to steer it is like trying to herd cats which are herding other cats.Which stroller was that? I'll be damned if I can remember the name of it, but we had one that sounded just like it. It was as long as a freight train. It had two seats, one behind the other, stadium seating style. Then behind that, there was a platform for a toddler/young kid to stand on. It was great in theory, but what a monster to try to navagate around in. And like you said, loading it into any vehicle was a pain. We ditched that monster and went with a used double wide thing we found on CL for like $40. Worked like a charm. We never tried the train wagon. We had the standard plastic wagon that all 3 of the kids would squeeze into. But now that my twins are 4 and my oldest is 7, we just make them walk.
Sounds like the same monster - Joovy Big Caboose or something weirdo like that...
Sounds like the same monster - Joovy Big Caboose or something weirdo like that...
Yeah, that was it!! What a beast. I remember a few times trying to roll that sum' b!tch around a department store with the wife. I got so frustrated with it, I just took it outside and walked around the sidewalks...blocking everyone elses' path... And when it was loaded with 3 kids and all their crap underneath, it need a diesel engine to get it moving and 6 piston brakes to stop it... We never did make our nanny use it. We just had her use the smaller double wide we had and let our older kid walk.
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