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Originally Posted by habernac
Jogging strollers are great if you're already an active person. If you aren't, it's something pricey that looks good in your garage.
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Not sure what a BOB stroller is, but if you and/or your wife are at all into going for walks, a jogging style stroller with larger air filled tires is a god send. Get one with a pivoting front wheel such as the Valco. We bought a Valco with our second, and wished we had bought it the first time around. You see, those strollers with the tiny little wheels don't handle any snow at all, crap gets into the (non-existent) bearings and you'll also kill the stroller from going up and down curbs by the time the kid hits 1 1/2 (speaking from experience).
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Originally Posted by Sliver
But you'll need a "normal" stroller as well. I can't stand dopes that bumble around with giant strollers at the mall.
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Yup, that's when we brought the little umbrella style stroller with the little wheels, for mall duty when the kid got to be a little older.
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Originally Posted by COGENT
I have a BOB stroller and it was an incredible investment. Granted, My wife and I take our dog for an hour walk every day (and yes we have time to do that) so something like a BOB was necessary. We can't use it to jog with till 7 months (I think that's what they recommend) but my wife loves jogging so I can see it paying itself off. It is a bit of a beast though when luging it around in the back of the car.
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Our Valco was a bit big, but manageable. All aluminum cuts down on the weight, and the wheels popped off easily.
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Originally Posted by Sliver
Cloth diapers are ######ed. Go with disposable. You won't care at all about the environment when you're balls deep in barf and crap - you'll want to be able to cut every single hassle out of your life that you can.
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Agreed. I had a friend who was all hoity toity about the cloth diapers. That lasted about 2 months, when she couldn't handle the stench and the work anymore. And they used a diaper service.