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| Derentwater Lake in England |
Hiking has always been a favorite hobby of Jonathan and I’s.
We’ve been so fortunate that the past 2 assignments we’ve had have been prime
hiking destinations.
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| Loch Muick in Scotland |
Scotland was a walking paradise and Northern California is
turning out to be the same (except with better weather!). Since moving to San
Ramon, we’ve been out hiking nearly every weekend.
We’ve been getting by with
our Ergo carrier and our BOB stroller but now that Forest is sitting upright,
we figured it was time to invest in a sturdier carrier that would be more
comfortable for long treks. Meet the Deuter Kid Comfort Air:
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| Buy on Amazon |
We purchased this carrier last weekend and decided to test it out on an hour and a half hike around Lake Chabot, a reservoir lake about
30 minutes west of us.
The Lake is not used for swimming, but mostly for
recreational fishing, hiking, and picnicking. There were plenty of
paved, mostly-flat trails that we could have easily taken the BOB on, but our
Deuter carrier did just fine and allowed us to veer of the main path and up
some hills for better views of the lake.
Plus, while Forest simply tolerates
the stroller, he LOVES this carrier. He’s one nosy little guy so he was totally
digging being up high enough to see over Jonathan’s shoulders. He was seriously
all smiles the whole time, despite skipping his last nap of the day.
Just as
important, Jonathan was all smiles too. I haven’t tried toting Forest around in
the Deuter yet, but Jonathan promised it was mega-comfy and felt just like a
hard-core hiking backpack (with 18 lbs of pack weight). Personally, I just can’t
get over how cute Forest looks riding in that thing. I mean, seriously. Is
there anything cuter in the whole wide world?
We plan on taking it on some
walks for Memorial Day weekend and will definitely get some use out of it on
our upcoming trip to the Central coast. I’ll keep you posted. Until then, here are some more pictures from our Lake Chabot hike:
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| So sad that this one came out blurry. Forest was smiling so sweetly:( |
Have a great Memorial Day weekend!
We LOVE our Kid Comfort! We use it instead of a diaper bag and big stroller when traveling through airports. When I just recently flew home with both boys solo from London, I had ES on my back and IS in the umbrella stroller, and it was super easy. I also love the looks I get when lugging around a 30lb kid on my back in a carrier that is almost half my height! You will LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteThat is one BIG contraption!!! But he does look super cute in there :) You guys seriously found the best transitional place from Scotland. I miss hiking with my gals :/
ReplyDeleteForest looks SO HAPPY!! those pictures are the cutest and him smiling like that and enjoying it probably makes the pack that much easier to wear :)
ReplyDeleteChild carrier is very useful for travel. While hiking, touring, shopping, walking, watching, exploring or whatever adventure you may have with kids, carrier is very vital if you want your adventure more enjoyable. Piggyback Rider
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