Know Where I Can Get A Basket For The Runabout Stroller?

[nothingwithoutjoy]

I'm off tomorrow to pick up a used Runabout quad stroller I purchased off Craigslist. It doesn't have a basket on the back, and I'll need somewhere to stash supplies. But I don't seem to be able to find where to buy one separately. Does anyone here know? (Or maybe have one to sell me?) Thanks for your wisdom!

[KidGrind]

http://www.bergdesign.net/Runabout%20Online%20Brochure.pdf

[nothingwithoutjoy]

Thank you.

[KidGrind]

You’re welcome! I’ve been having my eye on ordering one for a good minute now.

I am building a Runabout Stroller stash to burn in the near future.

[MarinaVanessa]

OP - Once you get it and actually use it can you come back and give us a review?

How easy is it really to use? How wide? Can you get in and out of the house easily? How easy is it to push with a full load of kids in it? Can you pick it up? Can it fit in a vehicle/truck to take somewhere? Etc. I've read about the specs but I'd like to know first hand from someone that actually has one .

Congrats BTW! Lucky You!

[nothingwithoutjoy]

OP - Once you get it and actually use it can you come back and give us a review?

How easy is it really to use? How wide? Can you get in and out of the house easily? How easy is it to push with a full load of kids in it? Can you pick it up? Can it fit in a vehicle/truck to take somewhere? Etc. I've read about the specs but I'd like to know first hand from someone that actually has one .

Congrats BTW! Lucky You!

Definitely! I picked it up yesterday using a borrowed van. The guy we borrowed it from had removed the seats, so it fit in super easily. But the woman I bought it from said she'd also fit it in the back of her van. My partner and I picked it up together; it was light. I lifted it out alone. I will be parking it outside, because I don't have room inside. It was sold to me with a grill cover that works to cover it. Empty, it's super easy to push. It seems very compact. (One worry I have is whether dressed-for-winter kids will fit into the seats. We'll see.)

It needs a good scrub-down before I use it with kids, so I'm waiting for a warm day. But then I'll let you know what I think.

I will say I'm a bit concerned that I have nowhere to put stuff. My other stroller is a double jog stroller, and I hang my diaper bag off the back, stuff the pockets and basket with lunch and waters and our nature journals, shove my coffee into a side pocket, and heap discarded coats on top of the canopy! This stroller as is has no place to set anything. Thus the desperate need for a basket.

I read on here about someone getting one from Craigslist for $100, so I've been looking since then (about a year), and it doesn't look like that's going to happen here (MA). I bought mine for $300, which feels like a huge splurge, but is so much less than new!

[MarinaVanessa]

Definitely! I picked it up yesterday using a borrowed van. The guy we borrowed it from had removed the seats, so it fit in super easily. But the woman I bought it from said she'd also fit it in the back of her van. My partner and I picked it up together; it was light. I lifted it out alone. I will be parking it outside, because I don't have room inside. It was sold to me with a grill cover that works to cover it. Empty, it's super easy to push. It seems very compact. (One worry I have is whether dressed-for-winter kids will fit into the seats. We'll see.)

It needs a good scrub-down before I use it with kids, so I'm waiting for a warm day. But then I'll let you know what I think.

I will say I'm a bit concerned that I have nowhere to put stuff. My other stroller is a double jog stroller, and I hang my diaper bag off the back, stuff the pockets and basket with lunch and waters and our nature journals, shove my coffee into a side pocket, and heap discarded coats on top of the canopy! This stroller as is has no place to set anything. Thus the desperate need for a basket.

I read on here about someone getting one from Craigslist for $100, so I've been looking since then (about a year), and it doesn't look like that's going to happen here (MA). I bought mine for $300, which feels like a huge splurge, but is so much less than new!

For now can you get plastic baby links or those metal hinged links and hang your diaper bag off of those on the handlebar? It's what I do currently with my sit and stand. I don't know what they're called but they're plastic and multicolored and kids link them together. They work well for lighter things like diaper bags. The metal links are like those used for wall climbing but now used for lots of things. Those are good for much heavier things.

[nothingwithoutjoy]

Thank you for the suggestion. I've used links on my jogger stroller, but this one seems very tippy, like I shouldn't hang anything on the handlebar. I think it needs a low-down basket.

I think for the meantime, three kids will ride and I'll use a seat for storage! :-)

I also just had a bit of fun on Amazon and bought this and two of these.