Umbrella strollers

Re: Umbrella strollers

• KariK81 member

  July 2012

  My DD is 12 weeks and able to hold herself up and controlher head so I've had her in an umbrella strolelr the last few weeks. I was able to score a MacLaren Triumph at a garage sale for $15 and love it. It has a 5 pt harness that converts to a 3 pt. rolls great and is light. It does not recline, though.

   I also have a Trip stroller by Inglesina which is awesome. It DOES recline and rolls great, is umbrella style but much heavier than the Triumph.

   Good luck, strollers are a toughie!

  

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• barnwife member

  July 2012

  I've used umbrella strollers with both LOs from about 3 months on. They are so much easier to deal with. We only use a bike trailer/stroller when out for walks on our country road.
  
  So any other stroller use involves getting the stroller in and out of the car. Umbrella strollers are much better suited to this.
  
  As for which one, ours is a cheap $5 garage sale one. It works fine.

  
  

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• Irisheyes1247 member

  July 2012

  We borrowed a Chicco Liteway, which is like an umbrella stroller, but it can recline and has a basket and nice shade. It is not cheap, but we totally loved it. We used it on a trip to Philly and had it walking all around the city and it was great. Of course, I found out about a month later that I was pregnant with #2 and I knew I would have to get a new double stroller, so I didn't end up getting one of these. 

  

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• ekaj_woof

  July 2012

  Thanks for the input, ladies!  We went and looked at some yesterday, and I am going to order one today.

  

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