Stroller hacks!

All of the parents we've interviewed and observed practice some degree of hacking - making modifications to their strollers to suit their needs. Here's a few examples.

Sunshade Bonnet Extender

Our friend Dieter uses office binder clips to make a sunshade for his daughter Eena. It was really sunny and hot this past weekend in Brooklyn. Since the bonnet on Dieter's Bugaboo stroller doesn't go down all the way to completely protect the kiddo from massive radiation, Dieter came up with this breezy fix...


Two double-kid hacks

Tess and Dale take their boys out all the time and they wanted to be able to carry both of them in the stroller but without the hassle of bringing their big Phil & Ted's tandem rig. So they use their Inglesina by tilting the seat all the way back and stack the boys front-to-back bobsled style.

The boys are getting bigger and neither of them likes to sit in the back seat of the Phil & Ted's stroller. Would you? So Tess usually stows her bag in the seat and one of the boys stands on top of it. The kid's happy and so it Tess' back.

Grocery cart car seat hack

Our subject Peter told me that his Britax car seat fits nicely in that crow's nest folding shelf in a typical grocery cart. So if he takes his Kolcraft to the store with Ingrid in the car seat he perches the car seat sideways on that shelf and hangs the collapsed Kolcraft frame on the front of the cart.

Restaurant car seat hack

Apparently this is a common one: the standard wooden high chairs in restaurants can be turned upside down and accomodate your car seat. Handy when you're on a road trip with the car seat.