Stroller Mama Blog

After months of anticipation, the Phil & Teds Dash Buggy has finally arrived!  We saw it in Las Vegas last September and Amy and I were skeptical.  How does the Dash fit into the P&T line of strollers?  Months later and after attending Phil & Teds University in Atlanta this past May, we figured it out.  The Dash is the Active Urban Inline.  Once we got our hands on the Dash, there was no turning back.  I always had a love affair with my e3 but after seeing the Dash it was finally time for me to upgrade!

The Dash uses the Sport Buggy frame as its base but beyond that, there are many differences and improvements.  The fabric is upscale - heavy duty but soft.  The seat has a wonderful plush seat liner (that is removable).  The colors are black (which is black with charcoal and a slight bit of khaki on the backside fabric of the liner) and red (true red with the liner being a slightly different but very similar shade of red). 

The Dash functions in the same way as the other Phil & Teds inline buggies.  You can use it in newborn/toddler position with the baby lying flat or in toddler/toddler position.  The Dash has a plastic footwell which makes cleaning a snap.  The biggest improvement with the Dash is the intelligent handle hand brake.  No more fighting with the foot brake with your flip flops on like you have to with your Sport Buggy.  To engage the brake, just pull the handlebar down to the lowest position.  It is as simple as that.  The other great feature is the easy trigger fold mechanism.  Unlike the Sport Buggy where you have to bend down to fold the stroller at the seat, you just pull on the trigger on the handlebar to fold the Dash.

The Dash also has a small pocket on the back of the seat.  The frame of the doubles kit is covered in fabric (similar to the Vibe and unlike the Sport Buggy).  All of these things are small improvements designed to make the parent’s life easier.

To celebrate the long awaited debut of the Dash, we are running a special and very limited time offer of DOUBLE YOUR BUGGY FOR FREE.  Purchase a single Dash buggy and receive the doubles kit ($99.95 value) for free.  We have a very limited number, so if you were on the fence about which P&T inline to go for, this would be the time to jump on the Dash!  The Double Your Buggy For Free promotion is for a limited time only and while supplies last.  Enjoy!

So, this is a little break from my stroller reviews and just a real life story from last night.  All of my kids have food allergies and we have been dealing with them since my oldest daughter was seven months old.  My four year old son who is severly allergic to dairy, sesame seeds, peanuts and tree nuts, got a few bites of oatmeal last night that had milk as an ingredient and two seconds later he started crying that his throat hurt.  This was pretty old hat for me and I immediately knew it was a reaction.  I gave him Benadryl, had my mom over within minutes to watch my girls and hopped in the car to drive to the ER which was a few minutes away (with my Epi Pen literally in my hand). 

My poor little thing fell fast asleep in the car (who wouldn’t after a full day of camp followed by swimming lessons and a big dose of Benadryl?)  My stroller tie in here is that I then squished him into my Quinny Buzz (which my 19 month old uses) to roll him into the ER.  Not a great fit for him but, hey, it did the job!

After some monitoring, a dose of oral steroids and several long hours, a very exhausted toddler (and parents) made their way back home.  Food allergies can be overwhelming at times so I thought I would just give a shout out to all of you parents out there that deal with them like we do.  Also, I thought I would pass along some information for those parents who would like to learn more.  Here is a fantastic Newsweek article about food allergies in the classroom that actually featured my daughter and our family (quite an honor for us!) as well as a link to the Food Allergy Network which has tons of information about food allergies.