we are in a cold snap, so my thoughts have turned to summer....and a question about gear.
My db with be 8 months old at the start of summer. We are daily beach goers when the weather allows, and carry lots if gear--food, boogie boards, one or two surf boards, plus pails, shovels and books for all. This year we will also want some kind of umbrella because of the baby.
I usually go alone, meeting up with friends there. We have to walk quite a ways to get from theparking lot, through the pavilion and down the beach to where surfing is permitted.
My oldest will be ten, and he and his brother ususally can just manage their boards.
I need to get a stroller for the beach (I have a decades old jogger that is impossible to fold, and a cheapo umbrella stroller so what I have won't do. I could possibly go without a stroller and just cart the gear, but DS will still need a spot to nap AND he's already 17lbs at just over 3 months).
Does anyone have a great recommendation? Money is an issue but I do plan on spending something. This is, however, our last baby so I don't want to spend billions. I need something that folds nicely and easily, something I can load a lot in, and that is easy to push in wet and dry sand. (something that makes and packs lunches and lathers sunscreen on children would be great to)
What have you used that might work for me (or that won't--I'm interested in finding out about lemons to aviod, too.)
Thanks, and keep warm!
My db with be 8 months old at the start of summer. We are daily beach goers when the weather allows, and carry lots if gear--food, boogie boards, one or two surf boards, plus pails, shovels and books for all. This year we will also want some kind of umbrella because of the baby.
I usually go alone, meeting up with friends there. We have to walk quite a ways to get from theparking lot, through the pavilion and down the beach to where surfing is permitted.
My oldest will be ten, and he and his brother ususally can just manage their boards.
I need to get a stroller for the beach (I have a decades old jogger that is impossible to fold, and a cheapo umbrella stroller so what I have won't do. I could possibly go without a stroller and just cart the gear, but DS will still need a spot to nap AND he's already 17lbs at just over 3 months).
Does anyone have a great recommendation? Money is an issue but I do plan on spending something. This is, however, our last baby so I don't want to spend billions. I need something that folds nicely and easily, something I can load a lot in, and that is easy to push in wet and dry sand. (something that makes and packs lunches and lathers sunscreen on children would be great to)
What have you used that might work for me (or that won't--I'm interested in finding out about lemons to aviod, too.)
Thanks, and keep warm!
