Wheelbarrows For Babies!!! (Mountain Buggy All Terrain)

Member Name: sandyr

Product:	Mountain Buggy All Terrain
Date:	30/05/01 (1433 review reads)
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Advantages: Manoeuvrability, Weight

Disadvantages: Cost, lack of accessories

We bought our Mountain Buggy in October 1999 after exhaustively looking at whatever other 3 wheelers we could. At the time, the main ones easily available were Mothercare's, LandRover and the American Babyjogger. We only knew of one other person with one (my brother, also a mountain buggy) so it was difficult to compare with others. Our main reasons for deciding against the other two were mainly our impressions of the build quality - the land rover seems quite flimsy and fragile, and the mothercare one seemed too solid and heavy. We decided on the MB and would more than happily recommend one to anyone who seriously wants to take their wee ones anywhere off road - ours has been up several hills in the North of Scotland and is regularly used on bumpy, narrow tracks involving being lifted over gates etc. I've heard that some buggies are lighter but we've never had any problems with the weight of the MB. It collapses really easily and fits well into the back of both our cars (Passat estate and citroen ZX hatch)and we've actually found it to be really manouevrable around town, pavements etc. Compared to conventional buggies it gives a really smooth ride with its pneumatic tyres - only had one puncture, but easily fixed ourselves (just like a bike!)

We've used ours from 3 months although my brother did use his almost from birth. There is a zip mechanism which flattens the sling to allow a baby to lie almost flat, but you can buy (at quite an expense) a carrycot. From our experience, probably not worth it.

Unfortunately, when we bought it , it did not come with any accessories. So we bought the rainhood (essential and good), borrowed the sunshade extender ( effective, but not used that often) and bought a heavy weight sleeping bag/cosytoes (really warm - our kids love it). Cost is probably the main thing against choosing the MB, but a lot of the accessories that come with buggies are a bit superfluous. The basket underneath is re
movable if you wish, but is actually really handy and sturdy.

I've heard it described as looking like a wheelbarrow but who cares? I'll be a wee bit sad when we run out of children to put in it!

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