Wonder Wheeler

Wonder Wheeler

 

I have used this Wonder Wheeler for about four years now. Within the first year, the wheel axle rusted completely. However, the cart remained functional, so I chalked it up to merely a cosmetic defect. It is wonderful for carrying a beach bag full of stuff as well as hanging beach chairs and the like off the top bars, and while it takes effort to roll through sand, it does indeed roll continuously -- just be sure to tilt it so it is only on the bigger back wheels. It rolls most easily on hard surfaces, and has been wonderful in water parks where I do not have to rent a locker because I have this cart. It opens and closes easily. While the weight of the beach chairs on the front bar will cause them to slide back and compress the main compartment, the trick here is to load the compartment first, and then hang your chairs so you don't lose storage space. Another bonus to this is that the handle, front bar, and opening area of the main compartment can also serve to hang three wet towels as you move around a water park (the third towel would get draped over the compartment opening and hang over the right and left sides).

Wonder Wheeler

HOWEVER -- this is our second unit. The first unit we had also had the axle rust quickly, and one of the big wheels fell off the first season. This second unit has lasted longer, but yesterday, after folding up the cart at the end of a day at Sesame Place, one of the big wheels fell off once again. Rio should really make a stainless steel, rustproof axle. Another improvement would be to make the Velcro pocket on the back have a flap closure. As it is, once anything is in the pocket, the weight of it pulls the closure open. It would also be nice if there was a wheel lock feature, like on a stroller, to keep the cart from rolling down slopes. I wish Graco would makes something like this, because I bet it would be of much better quality if they did.
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Wonder Wheeler