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Lil Sugar in our new InStep Suburban Safari All-Terrain StrollerWith the Bug Net in place.
This stroller really is Awesome. I'm sure that if the budget had allowed me to spend more I could have gotten one even better, but this one is good enough for me and I really like it. I knew as soon as I found out that I was pregnant that I would want an all terrain/jogging stroller so I started looking at them. Recently I decided that "NOW" was the time so I started looking for one. I am a bargain hunter at heart and hoped that I could find a used one I would like but I also knew that the stroller I was planning on buying would be around here for a few years so I wanted to get one that I would be 100% happy with.
After reading about the different kinds of jogging strollers and looking at 100's of them I knew that I wanted a front swivel wheel, a storage basket so that the stroller would be practical to use while garage sale shopping, at least 12" wheels so that it would handle uneven terrain and gravel well (I hope to start working with the dogs again - that will mean negotiating fields and gravel roads) and I wanted one with a high weight limit. My research led me to baby-gaga.com, specifically their stroller review section.
I was looking for a stroller I could buy for less than $150 preferably around $100 so this stroller - the In-Step Suburban Safari, caught my attention. I did some more research and found it for $109 at Strollers.com. I almost spent a little extra and got my stroller's big brother but there were not many differences between the two and I decided that the better color scheme, little bit bigger wheels and adjustable handle height weren't worth it for me. Also even though I had $170 from my garage sale that I could spend on a stroller I really didn't want to spend it all. Most of our expensive baby things (crib, swing, etc...) were bought second-hand or received as gifts - this one thing my husband and I decided I could splurge on but I still wanted to make the most of my money!
So to wrap up this un-paid, un-sponsored glowing review of the InStep Suburban Safari Stroller - I like it, Lil Sugar likes it too, we've had it on a couple of walks and took it to our towns Independence Day celebration over the weekend. The bug screen is a little weird but it seems to keep most of the bugs off of Lil Sugar - that will be important to me when we start getting out with the dogs or walking at nights. The stroller won't be too big for the bookstore or the mall but it will be too big for the quaint little over-crowded, one of my favorite places on earth specialty kitchen store in the next town over from me so I'll hold on to my cheap umbrella stroller for a few places like that.
5 comments:
Glad to hear you like it. Sometimes it is well worth the money when you realize how much use you will get out of it.
That's quite a buggy. Looks like Lil Sugar will be riding in style.
Mt wife and I recently bought a double stroller so she could take both of them for a stroll, but she has a hard time pushing both of them up the hills. I like the bug net on yours.
Nice stroller. We've had 3 total. Yes, 3. Our original single stroller, which I loved. Then we got a double since the girls were 16 months apart. And over the winter, I found a sit n stand (which I'd wanted but refused to purcahse brand new) at a consignment shop. I love that thing b/c Kayla can get on and off as she pleases. We still have an umbrella, but it never gets used anymore.
That stroller is awesome.
I'm going to have to look into an all terrain for our little one as well. All terrain in a stroller never crossed my mind, but I think that that is a great idea.
Then she can go on hikes with, and to check the trail cam. Sweet!
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