Prams - Peg Perego Skate, Bugaboo Cameleon, Steelcraft Strider??

[Cassius2]

Hi there!

I have a bugaboo (gecko) and absolutely love it! once a bug owner always a bug owner LOL!

I guess that the main points i like about the bug are they are light (mine is 7 kgs), they can turn on a pin (which is great for small shops, tight staircases and packed out public transport, or...for racing to the nearest checkout at the toy sales LOL!) and bubs is always comfy and secure, oh and the pram base itself is quite narrow so you dont have to go down the wheelchair checkouts at supermarkets!

In basinette mode it is really nice that they can sleep the zzz's away while you go about your business or, when you are at home and need to get stuff done around the house. also, the basinette on the bug is up to 6 months (which was great timing for when our girl became a 'big girl' and went to the seat. Also, in this mode we went from winter to spring and it was great in both weathers, we were able to keep her snug or out of the sun.

In seat mode the pram is really great. the hood goes riiight back and rests down on the seat so bubs has a complete view of his/her surroundings (which is good if they are stickybeaks like my DD!). she faced towards me up until she was 10.5 months old, which was great for sleeping at her age as facing outwards, i found, she didnt sleep so well as there was too much going on to see...and now that she is bigger she is facing out and can cope with all the noise and people going around.

In general, i love it because it can go wherever i go. at restaurants you can push the pram (in seat mode esp) right up to the table and she can sit there with you.

oh and let's face it! having the option of the pretty colours is really fun! (we went BRIGHT red - cause red goes faster!) and we flash it up with cool coloured footmuffs for winter...

the price is steep, but i use my pram everyday all day. almost 12 months on i have never had a flat tyre, never had to pump them up and the tread is as good as the day i bought it. mums in my group have had treading wear out quickly and have had numerous punctures...not sure if this is telling of the prams they have though! can only hypothesise. the colour sticks, it's easy peasy to clean, there is loads of storage underneath, the raincover is brilliant as it covers the whole pram etc etc. can't rate it high enough! oh and it goes ANYWHERE! we have used ours in snow, sand, off road, running through airports and navigating busy streets in melbourne! (always a risk to life and limb!)

afraid i can't comment on the other prams you mentioned, although the prams that mums in my groups love include the Bugaboo, the Phil and Teds and the mountain buggy for all round comfort and ease ITH!

[AJC]

I've just lay-by'd the strider 4 with basinette. I looked at Peg Perego also but for the price I though the strider was better quality, the peg perego just seemed a bit plasticy, although it did feel nice to push. I didn't like how the storage area on the peg perego is accessible from the front (when bub rear facing) I would worry people might snatch things at shopping centres. Storage area for Steelcraft isn't huge but more private. I didn't look at the bugaboo.

[*Beema*]

Well I had to do some food shopping today and I just prefer to walk to the shops and get the fresh air, there were a few unexpected bargains, so I thought I would let you know what my Bug was loaded up with. It was also still very easy to push, and to get all the supplies in the storage under the bassinette I just knelt down and threw it in LOL!

500grams heart smart mince
1.2kg diced heart smart beef
1.2kg bacon wrapped in paper
2 packets wholemeal round crumpets
1 packet 9 grain muffins
500grams grated cheese
1 large jar of Promite
Three satchets
Large packet of puff pastry
Two rolls of magnetic strip

Still room to spare!

In the end of the bassinnette (under the cover and separated from bubs with heavy blanket - ad bubs was wrapped)
3 x 1.7kg packets Omo Matic Sensitive (yes three standing upright!!)
I packets colour run dye remover (red shirt lost dye on white shirt - almost all out now!)

Hanging in a greenbab - with the mummy hook
1.5kg potatos
2 packets Nana's Mixed Berry Apple Pies
1 500ml container cream

And my most pecious cargo, Nakita approx 2.8kg

I am pretty sure that was it! With all of this the pram remained stable, didn't feel like it would tip at all, was still easy to steer/push!

Happy shopping!!

[MrsB26]

lol Beema! you fit all of that into your pram?!?

Going to have a look at the bug tomorrow

[tsgirl]

Well I had to do some food shopping today and I just prefer to walk to the shops and get the fresh air, there were a few unexpected bargains, so I thought I would let you know what my Bug was loaded up with. It was also still very easy to push, and to get all the supplies in the storage under the bassinette I just knelt down and threw it in LOL!

500grams heart smart mince
1.2kg diced heart smart beef
1.2kg bacon wrapped in paper
2 packets wholemeal round crumpets
1 packet 9 grain muffins
500grams grated cheese
1 large jar of Promite
Three satchets
Large packet of puff pastry
Two rolls of magnetic strip

Still room to spare!

In the end of the bassinnette (under the cover and separated from bubs with heavy blanket - ad bubs was wrapped)
3 x 1.7kg packets Omo Matic Sensitive (yes three standing upright!!)
I packets colour run dye remover (red shirt lost dye on white shirt - almost all out now!)

Hanging in a greenbab - with the mummy hook
1.5kg potatos
2 packets Nana's Mixed Berry Apple Pies
1 500ml container cream

And my most pecious cargo, Nakita approx 2.8kg

I am pretty sure that was it! With all of this the pram remained stable, didn't feel like it would tip at all, was still easy to steer/push!

Happy shopping!!

WOW

If I didn't know any of the other wonderful things the bug can do, just this shopping trip would convince me!! I much prefer to walk to the supermarket/greengrocer than the hassle of driving and parking, so the fact that the bug will double as a shopping trolley is perfect!!

[MrsB26]

So i had another look yesterday and because i hadnt really gotten a good look at the Peg skate in person yet i was really excited to get in there and have a go.

Omg - well they had it at Babies galore in this gorgeous green colour and Dh and I were like WOW!!!

So easy to steer and really roomy - it comes with the bassinet but i dont even think you would need it as the seat itself reclines all the way back and faces both ways and it quite padded for a new born - anyway it folded down with ease and the wheels were a really great size - not too wide.

Only problem is the basket - someone mentioned it in this thread before. Its not even really a basket, just a mesh thingy with no sides to it. When you have the bassinet on or have it forward facing, you cannot see your belongings. It would be ok with the chair facing outwards but definatley not good enough for when bub is little.

You cant go out without bags of stuff so i was left wondering where it was all going to go.

Such a shame, because its such a beautiful, stylish pram - why could they do a better basket lol!!

After looking again at the Bug and skate (both 3 and 4) all the other prams looked so cheap and nasty with plastic wheels and boring fabrics - now i am a pram snob!!

The Bug looks to be on top atm but before i spend that much on a pram i am still searching far and wide for other alternatives that i really love.

Any suggestions welcome

[~breeze~]

lmao @ "pram snob" it's easy to get caught up in all the excitement, as others have said it's like choosing a car, you need to make sure you're happy with the way it steers, pushes etc & be happy with the extras like the basket as you mentioned & the way it looks aswell (IMO).

Also unfortunately alot of the times you pay for what you get so to get one thats going to last the years you need to pay a larger amount up front. So worth it to have one that lasts though!

Have fun researching hun. It's great that you're out there "test driving" them before you choose.

I cant wait to hear which one you decide on

[MrsB26]

Thanks Dani, yep i am a pram snob lol.

Atlease we have chosen a cot that didnt cost the world! Prams are too hard. This one may just be in a sling forever....

I looked at the P&T's but i didnt like the new brake on the Vibe (didnt have the Dash in store). I was wheeling it and kept accidently knocking the button causing the whole thing to just stop suddenly. If there was a child sitting in it - the poor thing would be catapulted across the room!

Hopefull my Dad will chip in for the pram so it wont be such a huge cost to us in the end