Welcome to my beautiful home state!!!   I image you’ve done extensive research already on the area.  I can’t even begin to keep up with the endurance level needed for your exploration.  but if you need help with some short 2-3 mile hikes with kids and dogs, a million accessories, toys, gear, snacks... I’m your gal!! Haha 😆   ... View more

This will definitely work! I need to try a couple more configurations and see if I can’t get some more floor space. Lol    thanks for the advice!!    ... View more

Thank you for all of this.  man’s it’s true.  my he cost of it all is daunting but I’m also nervous of not calculating our needs properly and being ill prepared... or purchasing the wrong gear and needing to re-purchase later.  we have many things already as we are a camping and hiking family. Sleeping bags and such. But we mainly camp in a trailer at this point and have given much of our gear to friends and family... like the tent which would’ve required it’s own bag anyway 😂   so far I’ve only purchased a backpack and sleeping pad. Camp stove and such I figured we’d just pack simple foods for the first few trips... we’ll only be going a couple miles in and only a single night.  but yes, it’s true, I was looking for a tent to last us years and years instead of just to get us started. Either way, they seemed expensive and I’m not finding much used right now in this category.  I’m reassessing our tarp/tent right now. It should work perfectly for our initial needs.  ... View more

Thanks.  @hikermor - Do you have a hiking staph recommendation? Every point of the gear selection process is proving to be so mind boggling. Lol    This is the only set up I have down so far. Ha! I need to learn how to not rely as heavily on the trees... sticks and proper hiking staphs would be very helpful!    ... View more

This is a good point!  We are in Oregon. Weather will be mild for the most part since we will be new to backpacking and I’ll have a dog and young kiddo in tow.  but we also do much of our schooling outdoors (thanks to covid-homeschooling)... in our rainy climate, I already own a tarp like item with the seam sealed loops and such that we use as a canopy.  now I’m going to learn how to use it as more of a tent type structure!  ... View more

YES!!!  Fantastic resource!! No one should buy a children’s bike without at least a quick swipe through their website.  I’m thinking I’m going to make a list of all options within a reasonable distance of our home (Beaverton, OR) and just... DO THEM ALL!!  Of course, I’ll have to report back. 😂 🥰 ... View more

We have opposite kids. 😂   I actually don’t want a woom for him. It doesn’t seem much his style/interest and I’m afraid I’ll end up having to buy more components to make it work.  And I’m DEFINITELY taking his bike next time we head out!! We are homeschooling and have a specific forest spot we sneak out to each week. It’d be perfect!  Best recent photo I have, but there all sorts of little trails and such all around us here  🥰 ... View more

😂 I love it!!!!  Wait... I can FULLY justify my purchases!!!!! we had a cute balance bike that my daughter learned on, was riding a pedal bike just after her 4th birthday. Handed to this guy at about 18-20 months and he couldn’t hold it up. He’s tiny, the bike was 11 lbs and he was barley 20. I’d help him stand it upright between his legs and as he walked it’d just pull itself over sideways and he tried soooo hard.  the woom1 was out of stock and spendy. The strider pro was a hair lighter and in stock!!  how was I supposed to know that this kid would burn the tires off it in the matter of a month!?! 😂 😂 😂 the pro was 5lbs. So, once he was good I upgraded the components... since they weigh a bit more.  but now I’m at a loss at what pedal bike to get him.  He’s 3 and 28.0 lbs and 35.0” 😂 he doesn’t need one yet but everything is on back order or pre-sale and months out.  His sister rides a 16” guardian and an REI REV20 with gears.    ... View more

Thanks! those original strider wheels was useless at the pump park! Lol and well... once you’re on their website you’re buying all the accessories. 😂 🤦🏻‍ ♀️ I’ll get all the apps and see what we can find. He absolutely doesn’t neeeeed a class for learning purposes. He’s very social and I think would just really *enjoy* the time.. he’s also high risk for covid complications so we have to leave the pump park when people without masks show up and such, need a controlled environment. 🙄   Anyway, thanks again!!  ... View more

Thanks! lumberyard is spendy, oof!! But man oh man would he love it!  I'm confused by gateway... the website is worded like it’s not open yet? This would be an accessible last minute drive for us!  ... View more