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Firstly I have to have a giggle that you started this thread seeing how many prams you have had you should be an expert on pram reviews
I have the P&T Dash and it came with a shade bit that you can attach at the back for when they are laying down asleep. Bub can still see through but it blocks out a fair bit of glare and makes it darker in there and I find my DS sleeps well in it.
LOVE
The double kit! The 2nd seat is great for putting extra stuff into when attached to the back and if I put it on the front I can fold down the newborn part for a larger shopping basket for my groceries.
Cocoon was great when DS was little, slept in it everywhere around the house and when we went out, could also lay him in it to push around to get to sleep if need be
Easy it is to fold down/put up
It's light to steer
Narrow and i can wheel it around my house fitting in the doorways really easily
Lazy Ted attachment allows for the 2nd seat to become a rocker/seat. We use it in our lounge room at the moment as a little chair but when bub is older you can take it with you and then you'll have chair wherever you go
Double storm cover goes over the entire pram so nothing gets wet
HATE
No shade for the 2nd seat when on the back unless you get a double shade cover which looks like you're pushing a big black horse LOL Not a problem for me now as I only have one bub but will be down the track.
Doesn't come with many extras and they are expensive
DISLIKE
Need both hands to put on the brake which is on the handle bar
Lack of colors to choose from, Black is pretty bland but I didn't want red
OVERALL
I love, love, love this pram, so glad I chose this one. Mind you we would have gotten a green City Jogger but we really wanted a double pram with a decent 2nd seat, the City Jogger only had a little seat thing that can only go on the front and looked really uncomfortable. Turns out the 2nd seat has been used heaps and we don't even have a 2nd baby yet so am glad we chose the P&T Dash
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Great thread
Phil & Ted Classic (2006)
LOVE
easy to steer
HATE
Too low to the ground
Toddler seat not good as toddler keeps touching mudguards and wheels
Too heavy to lift into boot after having a c/section for at least 1 month.
No latch to close the pram shut and it unfolds itself if you dont hold it correctly.
Not enough room for stuff in the pram when you have the two seats used with 2 kids
Steelcraft Phoenix stroller
Love
lightweight
Layback in 3 positions
Hate
Hard to steer with one hand
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Glad you liked
I forgot I also have a $30 stroller from Target and its my absolute fave, its one of those umbrella fold up things. So much easier for quick trips when its not safe for her to walk (shes very independant). As you can all see Im not very flash in my pram choices
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I am another with babyjogger city elite.
LOVE
The shade is massive
The quick fold
Accessories - I have the pump and rain cover.
Good quality tough fabric
It's good looking (I'm in jersey now and I'm the only person with one. It gets a lot of stares, and I'm not going to pretend I don't enjoy it)
It's easy to steer and has a good turning circle
It still fits my 20kg 3 year old with ease
The storage pockets and basket, which have easy access even when bub is sleeping in it
I found it fine for a newborn
DISLIKE
Not much LOL
It's a pretty big pram to drive around ye olde Jersey - it's a small place!
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May aswell add my 2 cents for what it's worth.
Our main pram is the BEBE CARE RVERSE
Love: Basinette converts to a stroller seat when child is ready to sit up, comes with all attachments such as bootmuff, rain and suncovers, super easy to steer (4 wheels) and easily collapses to fit in my car. Can be rear or forward facing. Can collapse in 2 pieces or 1 piece. Quite lightweight and narrow. Fits through checkouts and shop aisles (well I haven't got stuck yet!)
Hates: That there is no toddler attachmentThe wheels aren't good for off roading as they aren't ones that you can pump up.
Our walking pram is Phil & Teds Explorer
Love: The tyres are good for bike tracks, and thats about it
Hates: Pretty much everything, especially the steering. Have to have 2 hands on it to go straight.
Our short trip stroller is the Quicksmart Easy Fold
Love: Super compact and light, fits in the footwell of the front passenger seat
Hates: Doesnt recline far enough to enable DD to have a good snooze.
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Subscribing, this is great! xox
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I've got the baby jogger city mini. Love love love my pram!
Pros:
Very light weight and with one hand easy fold can fold pram while carrying baby in other arm
Compact fold so can fit into honda civic boot and only takes up half the boot or fits in back seat leaving boot for groceries
Use from newborn
Good ventilation
Excellent canopy with 2 peaking windows
Fits through supermarket checkouts n shops easily
Very easy to maneuver with one hand
Maneuvers well on grass or gravel
Cons:
Basket a little small
Not the best suspension but my bub seems to like the bumpy ride
Does not come with any accessories
Bub not able to face you though can get bassinet
Not able to fit second seat
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WOW is all I can say!!!!
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I haven't had twenty prams!! But i do have a bit of a pram fetish!! I had a pram for all contingencies you could say:
My first pram when i had DD1 was an Adiva Sport
Loved:
The seat could lay perfectly flat and came with a mattress so no need to buy a bassinet for it
Seat could be forward facing or face the parent- this was the most important reason i purchased it as DD1 faced me forever!!
Not big and bulky or heavy
Disliked:
It isn't very tall and i have tall children so when the kids are in it now there heads touch the top
Like any four wheeler it is not that good off road
I got given a twin pram where they sit one in front of the other cant remember the name:
It was convenient when DD2 was little and i was going somewhere i knew that my big double pram couldn't fit
I probably wouldn't have purchased it but it was very handy
I have one of the side by side double strollers
It is hard to push and i hate how little shade it has for the kids
First Wheels Twin City
Love:
The seats can be forward or rear facing and you can have one forward and one rear- this was the main and probably only reason i purchased i wanted DD2 to be able to be rear facing and DD1 to be able to choose which way she sat
I still have and use this pram when we are going on big outings where i know the kids might get tired
Dislike:
It is very flimsy and i struggle with both of them in there now getting up even the smallest of bumps it gets stuck and you feel like the wheels are going to snap off- i do have big kids though- having said that i still use it and value it
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Good Lordy, Raising-Dancers! You are my idol! My DH is mad at me buying 3! I loooove prams, I'm always checking out everyone elses at the shopping centre! Can I ask which is your favourite?
Anyhoo, here's my contribution:
Mountain Buggy Urban Elite 2009
LOVE - Fantastic, comfortable, sturdy journey for my DS. Great basket. Easy to fold.
HATE - A bit heavy and just a little bit wide.
(for anyone in Perth interested, this pram is for sale!!)
Mountain Buggy Urban Jungle 2010
LOVE - Everything!! Improvement on Urban Elite model. Fantastic new flexible hood, less wide than predecessor, great basket. I absolutely LOVE this pram, I keep saying how much I love it to DH. Its so strong and sturdy, and so easy to manouver, esp over grass/gravel when on walks. Love it to bits - I'll never sell it!
HATE - Still a bit heavy.
Maclaren Vogue
Only bought this a couple of weeks ago so still in the probation-period!
LOVE - The look. The hood! It can extend down - its massive! Full lay-back. Very very easy to steer, takes up a lot less room than my Mountain Buggy. Lighter.
HATE - Inaccessible basket, very hard to get to even when seat upright. Tho I think this seems to be a generic problem with umbrella stollers??
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Maclaren stroller in ltd ed Lulu Guiness I LOVE YOU print
LOVE: Its so compact, fits anywhere, come with a parasol, easy clean material, compact fold, stunning print
HATE: It was a bit girly
Peg Perego Venezia
LOVE: Nothing
HATE: It was a pita to fold, when it was in the baby face away position it so crappy to steer, heavy!
Beema Q
LOVE: The smooth ride it was a pleasure to push, the colour i had was devine, fold was great, hood is great!
HATE: The plastic foot part scratches easy, wheels seemed to loose air too fast.
Quinny Zapp
LOVE: It folds so tiny & fits into its own bag, is roomy, a pleasure to push, comes with raincover, great for travel.
HATE: The fold omg it literally takes 15min to fold the thing, it doesnt recline
Strider DLX
LOVE: Great to push, great recline, foot positions, great hood coverage.
HATE: Too wide, DS seemed to be too big for it and he was only 15 months old
P&T sport v2
LOVE: compact, graffiti was a hit, great accessories, compact, folds small
HATE: Although it was an upgrade from the v1 P&T still didnt attend to the material situation, the flimsy hood!
Baby Jogger City ELite
LOVE: the hood give amazing coverage, the ventilation, the easy wipe clean fabric, the tough rubber on the handles, the accessories, the gel filled tires, the dreamy push.
the millions of storage pockets, the parent console, the large seat unit
HATE: The recline mechanism.
Bugaboo Cameleon
LOVE: The fact that you can have a whole new pram without buying a whole new pram
HATE: The seat is tiny I couldnt close the hood coz DS is too tall, the wonky feeling handle, it doesnt like rough terrain, the recline DS hated it.
DS CURRENT RIDE- Mamas & Papas Skate pram (aka peg perego skate if brought from australia)Still in the early stages but so far loving it the only complaint i would have for now would be the fact that it folds quite large in my boot
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wow im addicted to prams to and have had many cant remember all there names but not as many as u can see why you can get addicted though. Ive had about 10 prams in my 3 years of having my children.
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We have the stokke Xplory V3 - havent used it yet, but will update once i get a good feel of the pram.
Once thing that I do love about it its easy to push, love the fact baby will be high up so I wont kill my back! Just havent decided on a color
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you have it but you dont know which colour?? Im confused lol!
We have the stokke Xplory V3 - havent used it yet, but will update once i get a good feel of the pram.
Once thing that I do love about it its easy to push, love the fact baby will be high up so I wont kill my back! Just havent decided on a color
I love the look of them but couldnt bring myself to spend $1800 on a pram that practically comes with nothing!
I need to stop this pram obsession but its hard lol
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aww those poor prams that thought they were going to be with you for the long haul. haha
i have a strider plus.
LOVE....where bubs sits can be turned around to face either way. lots of space to put things. i have the toffee colour which i love. can add toddler seat when we have another bub. really easy to steer.
HATE....its pretty wide. sometimes get stuck getting through doors lol. its rather heavy. i take seat off and put in car, and then fold the rest up otherwise its too awkward.
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I had a Steelcraft Enigma which I hated..... It was so hard to steer when bub got a bit bigger, it felt like a truck to push and didnt' like to colour at all! I did like when DD#1 was a NB, it had lovely soft inserts and bootcover as well as a reverse handle
I now have a Bootiq Kooper and LOVE IT!!! It is easy to stear, even with an older, heavier child in it. The seat can easily be turned around so bub is facing you or sitting normally. It comes with a bassinette at no extra cost as well as a fleece liner and a boot cover (that can be sewn together to make a sleeping bag. It is quite light, easy to get up and down, fits in a regular size boot and the handle can be adjusted for comfort. It has plenty of room for bub/ toddler without being cazy wide. It looks stylish and is black to hide a lot of bubby grub!
DISLIKES -One front wheel constantly locks itself ( it is easily fixed but very annoying when you're trying to turn at a shopping centre before you realise!). When the basinette is in you have to take it apart just to fold the pram and get it into the car.... I think thats about it!
Over all - It is awesome.... in shopping centres, off road or around town. I am so happy with it!!
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