Holding the seven month old baby on her hip, a duffle
bag containing various baby products swung on the arm and using the free
hand to maneuver a bulky stroller - one occasionally does spot young
mothers struggling to keep everything under control after they have
stepped out of their home with their little one. It is, thus, primarily
to avoid such scenes that stroller designers and manufacturers these
days give the convenience factor utmost importance while designing baby
products, especially strollers.
And this probably the basic reason why sturdy lightweight strollers are
so popular among parents nowadays. Infact, the light weight baby
stroller has been in vogue since the late 60s when a gentleman named
Owen MacLaren made the very first one as a suitable substitute for the
bulky English pram. Using one of the lightest available metals
'aluminum' and fabric, MacLaren made a baby stroller that weighed only
six pounds.
In the present times, however, one can get various varieties of
lightweight baby strollers. Most lightweight strollers are simple in
design and weigh less than 13 pounds. The main purpose behind designing
lightweight strollers is to make the parents' transportation of their
babies easy. One can, however, get installed additional accessories like
a tray, play bar, musical instrument, etc. as per one's preference.
The best known companies making lightweight baby strollers are Peg
Perego, Combi, Inglesina, Kolcraft, Chicco, Swan Infant Products and so
on. Peg Perego make lightweight strollers that weigh even less than 12½
pounds, have one-hand steering and reclining seats. Light weight
strollers from Combi are usually very trendy. One of their models even
has a musical system that plays baby songs and lullabies.
