I know there are lots of mad pram obsessives on this site...well I need your help!

[Enid]

baby 3 due April - I am very excited as I have never had a summer baby. Both the others were wintery.

I have always wanted a 'proper' pram - have always ended up using a sling (as weather so cold) then transferring them to buggy at 6 weeks or so.

I live down a rutted old country lane and walk dd1 to school every day.

What I would like is a pram that is sturdy enough to cope with the terrain. I have dreams of sitting in the garden in May/June with baby dozing in pram rather than sitting in a buggy.

Dh horrified we would even consider buying another pram with our third baby...but I Want One!

Can you recommend anything?

Urban Detour?

right then, based on the rough terrain i will suggest air tyres and possible a 3-wheel with lockable swivel wheels. hopws that sound so far?

Emmaljunga, Enid. Bells had one built like a tank she could pile all her lot into and negotiate ye cobbles of olde Stepney etc. I think it has only recently been sold on. A real pram perve's delight.

urban detour doesnt have carry cots AFAIK.

oh god this is all greek to me

I need links

I have had a boogie three wheeler for the past seven years and a maclaren techno for 3. thats it.

whats your budget as well?

i culd spend an afternoon doing this lol.

well...dh would say nothing

but I would feel happy spending up to, oh I dont know, not £300. Maybe £150 is that feasible or am i in cloud cuckoo land?

misdee - my pushchair experts thread beckons please.

modern silvercross?

I think the full Emmaljunga config will set you back more than that Enid. They are good though, says an envious Maclaren veteran...

oooh thats nice

its not a pram!

its a concept

although swivel wheels no good really and they look a bit small

is there anything like that with bigger tyres?

this what your koffIkoff really want

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trying to find one.

will u want it to convert later on to pushchair or you will keep hold of the techno?

misdee dh calls those 'omen' prams

I think they are lovely

I will probably sell it on ebay and keep the techno (super swivelly and light)

micralite not one of my favourites tho.

yes thats good

can you always take the top off and use it as a carrycot (very useful and avoiding moses basket need)?

silvercross fixed wheel

Mountain buggy and cary cot - I love mine!!!!! - and you can have a buggy board on the back (not so good for rutted country lanes mind you!)

and they come in a funky red colour!!!!

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