Out n About Nipper 360 Review
I have always been quite anti 3 wheeler/all terrain pushchairs, they are heavy, bulky, take up the whole pavement and you can’t get them through shop doorways. Then I changed my job, sold my car and realised that I needed a bigger wheeled pushchair for the walk to the nursery each morning and evening. My dad suggested a jogger, his reasoning being that when he was out with my daughter in the pushchair, people with 3 wheelers “ just flew by him” (he’s 73) anyway, after I had dismissed his idea, I went onto the internet and did some research.
There are a lot of all terrain 3 wheeled pushchairs out there, however even for a novice I found it very easy to distinguish the well built ones from the cheap attempts at 3 wheeled joggers, the main one being the price, but the general look told me all I needed to know. I wanted a 3 wheeler that was lightweight, middle price range, with a shopping basket or the capacity to have a shopping basket, and the rain cover needed to be included in the price. There’s nothing worse than buying a pushchair and having to wait two more weeks for the rain cover because it’s out of stock! There were a few pushchairs out there that fitted the description, but I chose the Nipper 360 because it was lighter than some of the others (weighing in at just 7kg) and it was simple and yet had some great extras included.
The Nipper 360 has the usual things included on it as standard, 5 point harness, sun canopy (hood) swivel/fixed front tyre, pneumatic tyres, a bar break that slots into rungs on the wheels for maximum breaking even on hills, but it also has a removable padded seat cover, (for younger children/babies) 2 very handy zip pockets on each side of the hood, rear shock absorbers, a draw string shopping, a rain cover (of course) and most important, it is suitable from birth because the seat can recline to a completely flat laying position and is fully adjustable enabling you to choose the perfect position for your child as they grow. There are some extras you can purchase as well, the head hugger for babies, a shopping basket that attaches underneath the pushchair and a foot muff/cosy toes.
What I think would be a great accessory to this perfect pushchair to make it the complete travel system, is a cocoon for newborns to go inside when the pushchair is laid flat. I’m sure there is a valid reason why Out n About haven’t made one, but having tried a couple of cocoons on the Nipper, I cant think of one. It is a little bulky when closed, although it does fold flat and has a clip to hold it closed. It would probably be a squeeze to get in the boot of certain cars, but the wheels un clip quite easily and this helps manoeuvre it into some tighter spaces.
I was very blinkered in regards to the preconceptions I had of what a 3 wheeler was. It is not bulky; it is actually quite slim line so fits through all doorways (sometimes needing a little force due to the wheels) and doesn’t force people into the gutter from the pavement with its huge clumsiness. The Nipper is exceptionally easy to push even with one hand if needed, and is very strong and sturdy so can carry a 3 year old child and shopping and a heavy bag hanging off the handle, on many occasions mine also has things on top of the hood too.
I am glad that for once listening to my dad and doing a little research really did pay off.
I rate the Nipper 360 5/5.
The Out n About Nipper 360 was reviewed by Nathalie - Brighton













