Price as tested:
£320.00

Rachel Witte 'Living With' the Cosatto Supa Dupa pixelate

Date added: 5th February 2014

Hello my name is Rachel and I live in Leeds with my husband and 3 children. I have 2 boys aged 4 and 2 years old and a girl aged 14 weeks. In the distant past I was a qualified nurse, I am now a full time mum and part time university student. As a family we have a love of exploring and walks, although the boys would rather go to a soft play area everyday if they had the choice. We enjoy running and keeping fit, the children join us in a "jogging pram" when we go out on a weekend.

Slim width

Included in the cost extras, cosy toes etc

The fabulous pattern and colour

Difficult to lift over curbs

Brakes not always easy to apply

Rain cover not amazing quality (tore slightly at the seam after the second use)

Our score

3 stars

Living With Review

First Impressions:

The decent sized box arrived this morning. My immediate impression was that the box was smaller than I thought it would be considering that a double pushchair was inside, my 2 year old and I investigated further!

We pulled the pram out of the box and my little boy said "wow", we loved the pattern and the colours straight away.

The pram was easy to assemble without looking at the instructions, included in the box was 2 foot muffs, a rain cover, cup holder and insulated bottle holder. We attached the cup holder and put one of the foot muffs on for the baby....the big boy refused! I was impressed that the muffs and the rain cover were included as most companies make you buy these as extra.

The pram was a little tricky to fold with the muff on with it being new but I suspect that as we use it more it will get easier. I was impressed by the fact that it stands up, very handy when the wheels are dirty.

We then put it in the boot of the car to check how it fitted, slightly longer than some I have owned in the past but fitted with space left over. Tomorrow will be our first walk to nursery to pick up my eldest son, I look forward to seeing the looks and hearing any comments about it.

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June the 9th 2014

So this week has been mixed weather so far, today we had thunder storms....a great way to test out the rain cover.

We walked down to nursery to collect my eldest son and despite it being warm it was raining heavily. The rain cover is good, it covers the majority of the pram and so the two little ones were nice and dry. It was easy to attach without instructions and fitted well.

In the few days using the pram I have noticed that it is a bit heavier than a previous double pram I had a couple of years ago and it is a little bit of a struggle to get it into the car boot. My other observation is that the central back wheel on the pram (there are 3) is inline with where my feet are when walking which means I have to push the pram at arms length in order to prevent my feet hitting the wheel all the time.
Never the less, the kids are comfy and my daughter who is 4 months loves the inside of the hood and can't stop staring at it!

June the 20th 2014

Week three of using the pram. We have been to nursery and back everyday to collect my eldest son, the weather has been glorious....really hot. The hoods on the pram are great, really big and fully cover my little one which is great when the sun is hot, she doesn't like the brightness either and tends to get a bit cross if the sun is in her eyes. I can see her through the little window in the back of the hood without having to stop every two minutes. My youngest son enjoyed the hood too although he likes to see everything so he didn't have it pulled down too much.
The pram copes well over the cobbled pavements but is quite heavy to get up curbs. My eldest son enjoys helping me push the extra handle as we walk, it makes him feel like he is helping.

June the 28th 2014

We haven't really been out and about this week due to being busy at home, however we did go shopping! I always take the pram because a 2 year old running around and touching in addition to the 4 year old is quite stressful. My son has happily taken to his new ride and frequently requests that we "sit in pram", so getting him to get in it to go shopping was a doddle.

I am super impressed by the fact it fits through standard doorways, it looks so wide but gets through most doors with ease. The baskets are a touch small but I managed to balance things on the hoods!

July the 6th 2014

This week was very exciting for all of Yorkshire, Le Tour de France came to visit. For us this meant that we had to watch it go past!

The pram came in very useful when we had tired little legs whilst waiting, even my 4 year old jumped in. He was very pleased to see that he still fitted, which I'm not sure is a good thing.

This week we have done nursery trips, shopping trips and TDF celebrations with our pram.

July the 13th 2014

Another glorious week for the sun in Yorkshire, the hoods on the pram have really been useful. My 2 year old has started to pull his down when the sun gets in his eyes, my daughter is fully covered by the hood when it is pulled over her and is in constant shade which is great.

I haven't tested the multimedia pocket yet due to little fingers moving my iPod somewhere where I can't find it! The pocket does come in handy for carrying my purse and keys and even a book for my son to look at while we are walking. I need to connect up myiPad and see how it works, that is the task for this week.

July the 20th 2014

This week I decided to give the multimedia pocket on the back of the hoods a whirl. The pocket is large and big enough to fit an iPad in without it's protective cover on, mine had a cover on and I still managed to fit it in with only a little bit sticking out of the top.

It was simple to figure out, a cable hangs out of a hole in the pocket and you simply plug this into the device, seconds later you have music coming through a little speaker at the back of the seats.

Although I think that this is a great idea, to play nursery rhymes and other music (or even stories), I don't think that I will use it in the way it is intended. I prefer to talk to the kids as we go places and ask them questions about what they can see as we go along. A book fits in the pocket just as easily if something is needed to starve off boredom.

July the 27th 2014

This week we made the most of the sun and visited one of our local favourite places. The pram managed well despite some tricky areas and a few steps. The paths were well organised so that the pram went over the bridges and walk ways very easily, the width of the pram was fine and didn't cause a problem.

With the help of a strong husband we managed to navigate the stairs, although not light weight, we managed to lift it over the areas we couldn't manage.

August the 2nd 2014

We had a few short walks this week, down to nursery to collect my eldest boy mainly. Sadly it was his last week and will start "big school" in September. He had a Teddy bears picnic and played games and had some face painting done. We got lots of comments from the other mums about how lovely and colourful the pram was.

We also had a nice meal out in a cafe near to where we live, the pram fitted easily through the narrow access and in between the tables with no problems. I have also tested out the cup holder (which I have been meaning to do for ages but never get the chance!). It was lovely to enjoy a coffee whilst walking.

August the 22nd 2014

After 2 weeks of holidaying without the double pram I was somewhat relieved to be back home. We constantly had to think about how we would juggle the kids around when we went anywhere as we only had room for a single buggy and a baby carrier!

Our first week home has not been as uneventful as I thought it would be, resulting in a trip to the local hospital with my youngest son who injured himself playing with his big brother! We took the pram so that I could keep the little one comfortable and hopefully asleep while the doctor examined my son....he also was feeling sorry for himself and needed to sit in the pushchair (even after his injury was fixed). A possible long wait in A&E also prompted me to take the pram but thankfully we were straight in to see the medical team. The pram managed well to get into the doors and cubicles and took up minimal space which was very handy.

September the 2nd 2014

This week has already been one of emotion and I have a feeling that the tears will last for a few more weeks. My youngest son started a few mornings at nursery. At first he happily skipped in there with his big bro, as he has many times before when we have been to collect his brother, then came the realisation that we couldn't stay with him. What a terrible feeling for him and for me, even though I have already been through this once before it was still as hard. It was very strange pushing the pram down to nursery without my little talkative boy sitting in it.

September the 7th 2014

We had a pretty exciting walk today. A walk through the woods, keeping an eye out for The Gruffalo of course and finding this amazing memorial folly. The paths were easy to travel on so pushing the pram was no problem at all.

On the way back we bumped into a team of firemen and were a little bit cheeky and invaded their fire engine. A lovely day all round.

September the 15th 2014

Lots of changes in the house this week, one big boy at nursery and the biggest boy started school. Lots of emotions for us and the boys to deal with and getting used to a quieter house for me is a bit strange and may take some time! While we were waiting to collect my eldest son we ran a few errands....we always go green where possible and use the pram basket instead of carrier bags.

It seems strange having the pram empty on the way down to nursery, I miss my little talkative toddler. It is still tricky getting the pram up curbs, even with only one child in it.

September the 29th 2014

This week we haven't used our pram very much, we are currently in the process of some significant home improvements which means we have been tied to the house, organising and directing workmen. The poor pram has been crammed in the garage with lots of tools and equipment....dreading the time when we have to sort out the garage! Yesterday we took advantage of Daddy being at home and the sunshine being out and went for a lovely woodland walk, my 2 and a half year old is now becoming very independent and wants to walk most of the time but it's still handy to have the double pram when he becomes tired. My 7 month old still loves sitting in it and staring at the colours, it never ceases to amaze her. We get loads of looks and comments as we walk.

October the 19th 2014

We decided to go out in, probably the last, nice autumn weather for a walk. The sun was shining but it was terribly windy and what looks to be the tail end of a hurricane is arriving. The boys enjoyed getting blown away.

I did struggle a bit over the pavements full of leaves and nut shells which have fallen in abundance with the wind.

October the 28th 2014

This week is half term for us and we took the opportunity to visit family in Bath, we had a lovely weekend with really mild weather and this glorious weather seems to have followed us home.

We have had a few walks and collected various autumnal items, we walk through a wooded area to collect my youngest son from nursery and I seem to have acquired a pocket full of pine cones....I'm not sure that the multimedia pocket is meant for that purpose!

I'm finding it a bit tricky at the moment to push the pram through the masses of leaves that have fallen from the trees but my sons love to kick through them as we walk.

November the 2nd 2014

It was an exciting week for our house, after 11 months we finally had the scaffolding taken down. This of course meant some major garden tidying had to be undertaken so my youngest joined me. She sat in the pram with the cosytoes back on and watched my efforts and then when it all became too much she had a nap. The back of this pram adjusts with minimal effort and disruption to a sleeping baby and is great. The cosytoes are nice and thick, shower proof on the outside and fleece lined internally. She was very comfortable while I was busy.

Final Summary 2014

The double Cosatto Supa Dupa in my opinion is an average pram. First impressions of the pram are good, the pattern is amazing, it comes equipped with very thick shower resistant cosy toes, a rain cover and drinks holder and these are included in the box. On using the pram I thought that the handles felt flimsy and wiggled around, they didn't feel like they were secured on properly. On a few occasions I struggled to get the brakes to stay on and I always thought that it was difficult to tip back to get it up the curbs on pavements. I thought that it was heavier than other prams that I have had in the past. However, the pram has comfortable seats for the kids, a secure harness and headrest for younger babies. The seats reclined easily and the front edge of the seat adjusts for older children to allow them to rest their feet on the bar underneath. The size of the hoods are fantastic, brilliant in providing shade on hot days and to protect the children from the elements in winter. The pram is a nice slim size for a side by side seating arrangement and I managed to fit it into most places that I visited, even when shopping!

I would rate this pram 3/5

Pros
Slim width
Included in the cost extras, cosy toes etc
The fabulous pattern and colour

Cons
Difficult to lift over curbs
Brakes not always easy to apply
Rain cover not amazing quality (tore slightly at the seam after the second use)

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