The StrollAway: Store your stroller out of sight & Giveaway!
I have a lot of strollers (single and doubles) and I live in an apartment where space is at a premium. I store them in my front closet, but getting them out is kind of a nightmare. However, with The StrollAway from Metrotots ($39.99)-- which is a over the door storage hanger for strollers, things got a lot more organized. I can hang up the stroller I use the most (in my case, the Inglesina Zippy), so I can grab it quickly. Now, I found that most strollers, especially an umbrella stroller, will store the easiest by it's handles. When I tested this out with my Zippy, I found that it didn't hold so well by the handles. But when I flipped the stroller around and hooked the closing handle in the back of the stroller to the StrollAway, it fit beautifully!
I like that the StrollAway was over my door in seconds and I could easily adjust the arms to accommodate
my stroller. I also found I was able to store my Radio Flyer Fold 2 Go Trike on it also.
Features:
- Mounts securely over the door without drilling or damage
- Spacer included to fit most doors
- Adjustable arms to accommodate most stroller models
- Folds flush against door when on in use
Since I use double strollers also, I asked Mary Ann Malone, the creator of The StrollAway, about hanging a double stroller. She replied, via email, that "Set at it's widest setting it will hold a Maclaren double. I have a Joovy caboose and obviously hang mine everyday. The official weight limit is 35 lbs, and depending on the handle design, many doubles will work. Also to be considered is the depth of the closet and width of folded stroller." She also told me that they also have other versions in the design phase (wall mount and multi-stroller rack system).
If you live in an apartment or need to conserve space, you are going to love The StrollAway. I was very impressed that it worked so well and was so easy to put up.
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We are giving away a StrollAway (a $39.99 value) to one Mommies With Style reader. To be entered in our StrollAway Giveaway, post a comment about how you store your stroller(s). We will pick one winner at random. Giveaway will close at the end of the day on Friday, August 8. The winners will be notified after that time.
Comments
We store our single stroller in the trunk, our double in the garage, along with our jogging stroller. Oh, and our single umbrella stroller too! I think we have too many strollers!
Posted by: Amanda | August 7, 2008 10:44 AM
The most common place my stroller ends up is in my kitchen between the sink and the stair case. I don't know where else to put it.
Posted by: Michelle | August 7, 2008 11:04 AM
I keep my umbrella stroller by the front door next to the couch.
Posted by: Diana | August 7, 2008 11:05 AM
We store our double stroller, single stroller, snap n go stroller and bike stroller/trailer in the garage and our umbrellas strollers in our car trunks. Wow, that's a lot of strollers!
Posted by: devon | August 7, 2008 11:06 AM
We store our strollers folded-up in our garage. Since we don't keep our cars in the garage, it is my son's favorite play area. He is constantly knocking them over or stepping on them as he plays. Strollers really take a beating in our house. The StrollAway would be a big help.
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Posted by: Layla | August 7, 2008 11:20 AM
My strollers are usually in my trunk usually because i'm too lazy to take them out!
Posted by: Nancy | August 7, 2008 11:40 AM
We have a tool organizer in the garage and I bought one of the large hooks and hang it on that!
Posted by: Stacey | August 7, 2008 11:45 AM
it's propped up against one wall of our garage.
Posted by: lise | August 7, 2008 11:54 AM
I store my double maclaren in the trunk of my car (parked in garage) because that is the one I use on outings the most. A single umbrella and a double BOB jogger currently sit parked in the back corner of our garage and I'd love a more space friendly way of storing them.
Posted by: KatieG | August 7, 2008 12:00 PM
My stroller is in my office closet, and it's a catastrophe waiting to happen.....I pull it out and many things come tumbling out too!
Posted by: Carol | August 7, 2008 12:43 PM
We store the strollers in the garage hanging on the wall.
Posted by: Amanda | August 7, 2008 12:59 PM
My stroller is normally folded on the floor of our garage:( It is quite inconvenient at times, but at least it is easy to get too.
Posted by: Megan | August 7, 2008 01:05 PM
I store it in our shed!
Posted by: Heather Sebastian | August 7, 2008 01:07 PM
We store our one stroller in the car and the other one is on a hook in the garage.
Posted by: Mia J. | August 7, 2008 01:10 PM
We store ours standing up in the laundry room. They're sort of in the way, but overall it works out.
Posted by: Candice | August 7, 2008 01:13 PM
My neice keeps her stroller wherever she can in her small home!
Posted by: Louise Brouillette | August 7, 2008 01:23 PM
I usually store my nephew carriage on the side of my China Closet. Because it very near when I take him for a walk.
Posted by: JOSEPH BULONE | August 7, 2008 01:27 PM
The best we've come up with is the umbrella stroller stays in the trunk, the bumbleride "lives" in the garage - instead of keeping the car in there! - and our third stroller (a hand-me-down from my SIL) is being donated to our daycare next week because we have nowhere to put it!
Posted by: Nicole | August 7, 2008 01:47 PM
in the trunk of my car
Posted by: Vicki Wurgler | August 7, 2008 02:48 PM
I store mine behind the door.
Posted by: Angel | August 7, 2008 02:51 PM
We store our in the garage or in the back of the car. It doesn't really fit all that well in the car and if it's in the garage (yes, even folded up) we can't park the car there. I think that says more about our car and garage than our stroller situation.
Posted by: Shay | August 7, 2008 03:06 PM
I store mine by the door.
Posted by: Hil'Lesha | August 7, 2008 03:10 PM
We store ours in the garage.
Posted by: Sherry R | August 7, 2008 03:13 PM
usually in the back of the wagon, or in the garage in the walkaway
Posted by: sandy | August 7, 2008 03:19 PM
we keep our travel system stroller and umbrella stroller in the back of my small suv. (not much room for groceries there!) we keep the jogging stroller folded in the garage.
Posted by: leigh ann | August 7, 2008 03:32 PM
In the storage space beneath our living room stairs. It's a pain.
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Posted by: Gina Stratos | August 7, 2008 04:35 PM
I have a bugaboo which is a pain to store. It sits in two folded pieces in the entryway to my apartment.
Posted by: phillymama | August 7, 2008 04:39 PM
We store our light weight stroller in the trunk of our car and we store the jogging stroller in the garage.
Posted by: Lisa | August 7, 2008 05:28 PM
We keep it by the living room door. We have an apartment too with nowhere to put anything.
Posted by: Jenny | August 7, 2008 05:28 PM
My stroller is tucked away in the back of my closet downstairs, so everyday when I take my daughter for a walk we have to move everything out of the way to get the stroller, then put everything back. Such a pain the in the butt.
Posted by: Patricia Halk | August 7, 2008 05:40 PM
My stroller is tucked away in the back of my closet downstairs, so everyday when I take my daughter for a walk we have to move everything out of the way to get the stroller, then put everything back. Such a pain the in the butt.
Posted by: Patricia Halk | August 7, 2008 05:40 PM
in the closet
Posted by: susan varney | August 7, 2008 06:02 PM
I store a small stroller in the back of my vehicle but we have a three wheeler that is always in the way with no place to put it.
Posted by: Pamela S. | August 7, 2008 06:30 PM
In the garage!
Posted by: Carolyn Nedrow | August 7, 2008 06:36 PM
We store our regular stroller in the back of the minivan. The jogger is in the garage.
Posted by: Rebekka | August 7, 2008 06:38 PM
99% of the time it is in the car.
Posted by: Kathy Scott | August 7, 2008 06:46 PM
I used to store my maclaren in the laundry room but now my son likes to climb on it so I had to move it to the garage.
Posted by: Shira | August 7, 2008 06:51 PM
Any strollers in our apt stay in front of the door as we don't have any other place to put them!
I'd love to win and use this product!
Posted by: Anne | August 7, 2008 07:02 PM
Shove it in a space in teh garage
Posted by: ADrienne Gordon | August 7, 2008 07:11 PM
by the front door closet
Posted by: Will | August 7, 2008 08:08 PM
In The Garage so its ready for a car ride or a walk.
Posted by: djgroz | August 7, 2008 08:32 PM
I keep mine folded up in the garage :(
Posted by: Stacie Ruyle | August 7, 2008 09:20 PM
How creative! Mine always stayed in the trunk.
Posted by: Sandra - Illinois | August 7, 2008 09:57 PM
What a great solution. We've not had a good solution -- either just in the trunk of the car or folded and taking up too much space in the gargae or laundry room
Posted by: Aimee | August 7, 2008 10:30 PM
Our stroller is either in the truck of the car taking up all the space or covered with a plastic stroller cover on the back screened in porch.
Posted by: Barbara Cafarelli | August 7, 2008 10:34 PM
i leave it in the living room.
Posted by: Vicky Boackle | August 7, 2008 10:43 PM
great
Posted by: Molly Marchand | August 8, 2008 12:30 AM
Our stroller goes in the hall closet. I can think of a lot of uses for the Strollaway. Besides strollers, you could hang backpacks for the ones too big for strollers.
Posted by: kathleen Yohanna | August 8, 2008 01:17 AM
How neat! We store ours in the garage. They usually end up getting buried between uses because it's hard to get the car out if it's in the way.
Posted by: Suzie G | August 8, 2008 03:41 AM
Nice..we put ours in the garage
Posted by: Kari Follett | August 8, 2008 06:44 AM
Usually in the closet!
Posted by: Nikki | August 8, 2008 07:54 AM
Being organized it the biggest key to being a mommy. This looks like it would work by the back door and not take up too much room
Posted by: missy h | August 8, 2008 09:16 AM
In the garage or trunk of the car
Posted by: cindy | August 8, 2008 10:21 AM
my husband has been puting it in one of our bathtubs - yuck
Posted by: Lisa Fosses | August 8, 2008 10:28 AM
Thank you for having this. I store my strollers in my storage room off of my closed in porch. They are bulky and its aggravating every time I need one I have to in there and heave and ho it out. Not much fun. If I had this I could hang a stroller in my closed in porch for easy access.
Posted by: beth shepherd | August 8, 2008 10:34 AM
We are incredibly limited on storage space so my jogging stroller replaced my regular stroller and the umbrella stroller stays in the car in case I need it. This is awesome! I would LOVE to win it!
Posted by: Robin | August 8, 2008 10:41 AM
I have a double stroller also. It is hard to store anywhere, lol. So I leave it in my hall. This would work great! Thanks
Posted by: Gina Benway | August 8, 2008 10:47 AM
I just stays in the trunk of my car and when I am leaving the kids behind for those rare chances I get I leave it in the garage.
Posted by: danielle | August 8, 2008 11:01 AM
under the porch :)
Posted by: kathy pease | August 8, 2008 12:49 PM
I have the stroller hanging in the closet in the spare bedroom
Posted by: Linda Grieser | August 8, 2008 01:12 PM
We keep the snap n go in the trunk, and the big one in the foyer.
Posted by: Jocelyn | August 8, 2008 02:07 PM
in the car trunk or the garage, but this would be great
Posted by: Dean | August 8, 2008 02:08 PM
It is either in the baby's room or the foyer. It always seems to be in the way.
Posted by: Erica G | August 8, 2008 02:12 PM
in the garage.
Posted by: beverly paquin | August 8, 2008 02:29 PM
Why, folded up in the trunk of my car, of course.
Posted by: Elizabeth Young | August 8, 2008 02:41 PM
The stroller is in my front closet--I don't know where else to put it. Thank you for the contest!
Posted by: Donna Hunt | August 8, 2008 02:47 PM
I store them in the car so we can use them wherever we go.
Posted by: Gianna | August 8, 2008 02:52 PM
in a plastic bag in the cellar
Posted by: jffryclough | August 8, 2008 02:55 PM
i am in! ready to win. thank you very much. the end.
Posted by: donna pavcik | August 8, 2008 03:11 PM
Our stroller is stored in the basement, Than lugged up the stairs when time to go somewhere.
Posted by: Stacy Gamble | August 8, 2008 03:40 PM
Our stroller is always in our minivan.
Posted by: Denise B. | August 8, 2008 04:38 PM
mine is in the garage behind my car, I have to move it each time I pull out.
Posted by: Kate | August 8, 2008 04:54 PM
The stroller stays in the trunk of my car.
Posted by: Linda | August 8, 2008 04:55 PM
In the garage.
Posted by: Barbara Fox | August 8, 2008 05:16 PM
Our is stored in the back of the 4runner all the time. It takes up too much space in our little apartment.
Posted by: Sara G | August 8, 2008 06:39 PM
Wow I didn't know these existed but would LOVE it! My baby shares a room with me so it would be helpful haha! I just leave his stroller in my car
Posted by: kristi blackstone | August 8, 2008 06:50 PM
we typically use our stroller on car outings so the normal storage spot is in the back of our SUV.
Posted by: Judy Y | August 8, 2008 07:14 PM
in my trunk
Posted by: Miranda Allen | August 8, 2008 07:41 PM
under the bed
Posted by: Frances Watson | August 8, 2008 07:59 PM
I store it anywhere I can find room.
Posted by: Rebecca Chavez | August 8, 2008 08:06 PM
Right now we just leave it in the trunk of the car.
Posted by: Elizabeth M. | August 8, 2008 08:21 PM
we have two strollers. One is stored in the trun of the car and the other is stored in the mudroom ready to go near hats, boots, mittens, etc when the weather turns
Posted by: Catherine copeland | August 8, 2008 08:58 PM
The Chicco stroller baby girl just grew into never has been stored, but it would be wonderful to have someplace to put it.
Just wanted to say thank you for offering such a great giveaway.
Posted by: Marie Noguerole | August 8, 2008 09:02 PM
It is always in the trunk of the car. I never know when I may need it.
Posted by: Anglelia McDonald | August 8, 2008 09:12 PM
We currently have 4 doubles and a single (we are trying to get rid of two of the doubles, but there's always another on the horizon.) Two are in the kids closet, two are in the basement, and one is in the back of my car. Too many strollers!
Posted by: Jennifer C | August 8, 2008 09:44 PM
We have a tool organizer in the garage.
Posted by: Timothy Sternberg | August 8, 2008 10:36 PM
in my bedroom closet
Posted by: Lily Kwan | August 8, 2008 11:26 PM
I just out into the garage (not folded), so this would be great to win!
:-)
Posted by: Amy | August 9, 2008 01:50 PM
Thanks! Really amazing. Big ups!
Posted by: Kencost | August 9, 2008 05:43 PM