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Title: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: Cardnim on September 25, 2009
Hey guys,

Me and the Mrs are expecting our first baby on 8th Nov and we are starting the (expensive!) process of buying his/her gear.

We are both into our walking, and I love camping, so we would love to do some of this with Junior when they arrive.

Does anyone have any recommendations for:
- push chair
- sling / backpack (that thing where baby sits in it and it goes over your shoulders/back)

...and maybe someone has some ideas that I havent thought about which would be good?

Any suggestions gladly recieved...Im totally out of my depth with this one!  :-\  ???
Title: Re: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: 666_pack on September 25, 2009
cotwolds do some great baby carriers I tried to post a link but that page is down but they look like these

http://www.mountainchild.co.uk/acatalog/babycarriers.html?gclid=CMT0sonFjJ0CFVtn4wodijIO2Q

(http://www.mountainchild.co.uk/acatalog/MCVA020BR.jpg)

was thinking about gettin one for junior myself
Title: Re: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: Cardnim on September 25, 2009
Cheers m8,

Have you ever used one of these before? Are they comfortable (for you and baby?)
Title: Re: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: 666_pack on September 25, 2009
I have tried one on in costwolds without the baby in seemed ok.
They seem fit for purpose.
I have a trail review of some of the best ones in the house. I'll hunt it out, scan it in work and e-mail u copy(have to wait till monday though(
But I guess it's a case of try before you buy.
Title: Re: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: Cardnim on September 25, 2009
That trail review sounds really good.
Thanks a million for doing that for me - really appreciate it m8  :)
Title: Re: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: 666_pack on September 25, 2009
not a bother ;D
Title: Re: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: MG1 on September 25, 2009
The trail review is good it evens gives you routes that are pram friendly
Title: Re: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: Cardnim on September 25, 2009
Found this website with some good reviews:
http://www.pushchairwalks.co.uk/gearpge.html (http://www.pushchairwalks.co.uk/gearpge.html)

Question: If I bought one of those kiddie backpack things which baby sits in (papoose?) then do I really need an All-Terrain Pram?
Title: Re: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: 666_pack on September 25, 2009
IMHO i would rather have the ba on my back while hiking than trying to push a pram but with a youngon there are so many variables so to take into consideration, sometimes just gettin outta the house with them let alone hiking ;D


........what I found with those type of prams is they have a nack of gettin punctures.
Title: Re: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: Wolf_Larson on September 25, 2009
Ill say nothing on this one.  :-\
Title: Re: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: 666_pack on October 06, 2009
how goes the search mate? Glad that trail article was helpfull.
Title: Re: Recommendations for BABY GEAR
Post by: DryBag on November 23, 2009
We have a littlelife compact travel bed (actually we're trying to sell it since our youngest is now 18 months)

(http://www.popuptravelcots.co.uk/res/img/compact-travel-bed.jpg)
It's brilliant for wains up until they're crawling.

Anything I've seen by LittleLife is very good.