I have been freed from the tyranny of the stroller existence, but I lived it for a good long time in two different cities, so I will weigh in on my stroller opinion!
I loved my Maclarens for city living. There are minuses, but for public transit, it is easy to carry baby in one hand and stroller on shoulder, plus other crap (diaper backpack, sippy) lift and stash into trunk of car, put through security at airport, etc. We wore out our Maclaren Quest after five HARD years of daily walks on SF and NYC sidewalks. We also have a Mac Triumph we are holding on to for another winter (in case of sickness and having to walk kids to doctor's office). Both were great daily workhorse strollers for us. I used it on some trails (really more like unpaved paths) in the Arboretum in GG Park and also Crissy Field, and it was fine, maybe not the smoothest ride for anyone but worked okay. I think for real hiking you are better off with a backpack or Ergo carrier.
I also had a P&T double, and although I loved it, I don't think it's a great jogging stroller, and also not particularly practical (very heavy, hard to fold) unless you really need to squeeze into small stores in New York City and are pushing two stroller-age kids around long distances. I wouldn't buy it just to use as a single, although you can bounce it down a short flight of steps pretty easily with baby strapped in. I had mine for three years, but really only used it for one year because it was too much of a PITA to fold and store. It's very expensive, and if you don't really need a double (kids less than 2yrs apart in super urban area) or really need the small width on a daily basis, I wouldn't bother.
I would see if you can get a jogging stroller on craigslist or local parents listserv for cheap. I was a runner my entire life, until I had kids (at 33). I just could never get into running with a baby. We felt like we *had* to buy a jogging stroller, spent $$$ on a Kelty Jogger, and literally used it five times. We would jog through GG Park and the baby would cry from all the wind and be miserable and cold, and inevitably end up with a runny nose or cold after every run. DH hated it, too, so if we wanted to run, we ran sans baby. But I know some people use them all the time. I really thought I would, but I felt like it was waste of baby gear money.
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Date: 2009-11-18 02:50 am (UTC)I loved my Maclarens for city living. There are minuses, but for public transit, it is easy to carry baby in one hand and stroller on shoulder, plus other crap (diaper backpack, sippy) lift and stash into trunk of car, put through security at airport, etc. We wore out our Maclaren Quest after five HARD years of daily walks on SF and NYC sidewalks. We also have a Mac Triumph we are holding on to for another winter (in case of sickness and having to walk kids to doctor's office). Both were great daily workhorse strollers for us. I used it on some trails (really more like unpaved paths) in the Arboretum in GG Park and also Crissy Field, and it was fine, maybe not the smoothest ride for anyone but worked okay. I think for real hiking you are better off with a backpack or Ergo carrier.
I also had a P&T double, and although I loved it, I don't think it's a great jogging stroller, and also not particularly practical (very heavy, hard to fold) unless you really need to squeeze into small stores in New York City and are pushing two stroller-age kids around long distances. I wouldn't buy it just to use as a single, although you can bounce it down a short flight of steps pretty easily with baby strapped in. I had mine for three years, but really only used it for one year because it was too much of a PITA to fold and store. It's very expensive, and if you don't really need a double (kids less than 2yrs apart in super urban area) or really need the small width on a daily basis, I wouldn't bother.
I would see if you can get a jogging stroller on craigslist or local parents listserv for cheap. I was a runner my entire life, until I had kids (at 33). I just could never get into running with a baby. We felt like we *had* to buy a jogging stroller, spent $$$ on a Kelty Jogger, and literally used it five times. We would jog through GG Park and the baby would cry from all the wind and be miserable and cold, and inevitably end up with a runny nose or cold after every run. DH hated it, too, so if we wanted to run, we ran sans baby. But I know some people use them all the time. I really thought I would, but I felt like it was waste of baby gear money.