Steelcraft Strider Plus

[Beautitude]

I love this pram. We have a strider 3 and i wish that this pram was around when we were buying ours as depending on when we get pregnant we may need to buy a double pram. I love the strider so much and was at a loss as to what pram i would buy after having my gorgeous strider but now i know!!

The strider is wide but it has never really caused me an issue. You get used to it.

[widdly]

I was looking at this pram in the Mother and Baby mag, looks awesome! Love the colours too

[Laranna]

We've been considering the Phil & Teds but now that this one is coming out, I'm definitely going to have to check it out. It looks great! I have a Strider 4 and I love it, so hopefully the Plus is going to be just as good if not better.

[Papaka79]

I really want one of these !! our bub is due in Feb and we were tossing up between the strider 3 or 4 but now we are gonna get this one, as plannign another bub within 2 years.. hopefully the fertility gods will help us out !!

[Laranna]

Anyone seen one in action yet? My local baby store is getting them in in a couple of weeks. Very keen to see and play with one. I like how you can have baby facing you which you can't do with the P&T.

[Amaunet]

I asked at our local Babies Galore yesterday - they have the demo model...but aren't allowed to show it yet It should be released at the end of the month! The sales ladies comment was that it was very wide - but so is the regular strider?

[Laranna]

I've got the Strider4 CF and haven't had any probs with the wideness of the wheels, still fits through checkouts and doorways. Will be interesting to see if the Plus is any wider.

[Papaka79]

I dont think they are actually released until the end of this month - but Ive been stalking all the baby stores trying to find one *giggle*
Doesnt the Kingfisher colour look awesome !

[SammyRo]

I love this pram. We have a strider 3 and i wish that this pram was around when we were buying ours as depending on when we get pregnant we may need to buy a double pram. I love the strider so much and was at a loss as to what pram i would buy after having my gorgeous strider but now i know!!

The strider is wide but it has never really caused me an issue. You get used to it.

After you mentioned the strider last night, you got me surfing the net this morning and now my decision to stick with a single and a sling is wavering! lol! Maybe if Dan gets his surboard for xmas, I could get him to agree to this one!

Can't wait for them to come into the shops so i can go have a play - looks better than the P&T!

[Emma&bub2be]

I had a look at this pram in baby bunting on the weekend. I was convinced that it was what I wanted until I saw the size of it. It seems HUGE. Now I am not so sure.
I'm expecting my first baby in March, and we would like to have our second one not to far apart, so I thought this would be ideal.
Previously we were pretty much set on the strider dlx, but that has been discontinued for this model. It's not that much bigger than the dlx (2cm wider and around 5cm or so longer), but it looks much bigger.
Choosing a pram has been our biggest dilemma so far, as we have no experience out and about with a pram, so we are not sure what is best. We love the idea of the bassinette and car seat, and how easily everything works on the strider plus.
Any advise would be appreciated.

[Laranna]

I bought the Strider Plus on the weekend and thinks it's fantastic. Putting it against my strider 4 there is no difference in width and fits through all the same doors. I think it is a fraction longer when the second seat is on. I love how the shopping basket has zips at the front and sides so u can get into the basket easily. It comes with all the accessories including accessory bag with drink holder, boot cover, rain and sun covers, all which the Phil & Teds does not plus it is about $200 cheaper.

[Peachface]

I had a look at this pram in baby bunting on the weekend. I was convinced that it was what I wanted until I saw the size of it. It seems HUGE. Now I am not so sure.
I'm expecting my first baby in March, and we would like to have our second one not to far apart, so I thought this would be ideal.
Previously we were pretty much set on the strider dlx, but that has been discontinued for this model. It's not that much bigger than the dlx (2cm wider and around 5cm or so longer), but it looks much bigger.
Choosing a pram has been our biggest dilemma so far, as we have no experience out and about with a pram, so we are not sure what is best. We love the idea of the bassinette and car seat, and how easily everything works on the strider plus.
Any advise would be appreciated.

I think the bassinet and car seat are a waste of money. I can see where the attraction is, but a good pram will fully recline so you don't need the bassinet and as for not disturbing the baby whilst taking them out of the car- in my experience, my daughter slept even as I took her out of the car. In reality you would only use these things for a copule of months. Then you need to consider storage of these things once you have finished using them.

[Amaunet]

I loved the travel system part of my pram (the car seat part) (I currently have a Steelcraft Cruiser) definitely not a wate of money for me - I still use it at 5 months and even tho I have only used the bassinette a dozen times or so - it was soooo handy and saved taking a big port-a-cot. (I have mainly used it for sleeping overnight when we went away/out late to friends.

[Peachface]

I loved the travel system part of my pram (the car seat part) (I currently have a Steelcraft Cruiser) definitely not a wate of money for me - I still use it at 5 months and even tho I have only used the bassinette a dozen times or so - it was soooo handy and saved taking a big port-a-cot. (I have mainly used it for sleeping overnight when we went away/out late to friends.

It is not recommended that you use those bassinets for sleeping for more than 2 hours as they don't have the ventilation required.

[murraysmum]

i looked at it and its not pratical for us i found it too bulky

[Laranna]

I used the bassinet on my strider 4 for DS to sleep in until he was 4 months old. Did not get the bassinet with the plus because the second seat reclines flat enough for newborn.

[tuesdaynite]

Best advice I can give is buy a second hand pram! It's very hard to know what's going to suit you, your baby, your lifestyle until you actually have the baby.

The first 5 prams I got were all hopeless for me, I finally got it right with number 6. Number 1 cost $850 brand new, number 6 cost $25 on eBay. I'm probably a slow learner though, most people should be able to get it right by their 3rd pram I reckon!

By buying second hand, if you make a mistake with the first pram or two you get, it doesn't matter so much. You can probably resell them for what you bought them for. Once you've owned a couple of prams and worked out what does and doesn't work for you, you can buy a brand new pram with confidence, or seek out a really nice second hand one.

Also by buying second hand there's no huge financial disadvantage in getting a really convenient pram for your first child because you don't need to restrict yourself to ones that take a toddler seat. Enjoy having a great, light pram while you only have one child and then buy a slightly less convenient pram with a toddler seat option when the 2nd baby is coming along.

I think a bassinet can be handy, especially for when you're visiting people. Little babies need to have lots of sleeps, it can be very hard to fit in a visit if you don't have something for the baby to sleep in! Bassinets are preferable to capsules because at least they're flat. Apparently you're not meant to have a baby in a capsule for more than a couple of hours at a time due to the position putting bad pressure on their spine. If you include travel time plus a nap or two when you're going visiting, that can end up being a lot of time in a capsule.

For what it's worth I think the "travel systems" are highly over-rated. Depending on how quickly your baby grows, you may only get a few months out of a capsule. My daughter was too squished in hers by 4 and a half months old. You're going to have to get a reversible car seat whatever in order to keep the baby facing rearward until their 12 months old (or older if you can!) so rather than doubling up by getting a capsule and then a reversible car seat, just get a really good car seat from day one.

Realistically you're probably not going to go out much in the first 4 to 6 weeks, and by about 4 months old babies are quite alert when you go places and want to be part of the action. That means there's only two or three months inbetween those ages where being able to remove a sleeping baby, capsule and all, is an advantage. And you may find it's such a strain on your back doing so - especially if you have the capsule in the centre of the back seat, which is the safest position - that you won't bother.

[byrcanga]

I have just purchased the Strider plus and I love it, little to get the hang of the folding at first but just love it, I have pic's if anyone wants them mine is all black.