The Mountain Buggy - a review after 2 months

We've been testing out the Mountain Buggy Urban Jungle on some pretty rough tracks and so far we're really pleased with how it copes. At the moment we're using either the main buggy flat or car seat adaptors for B, although she'll soon be too heavy for the car seat adaptors!




The Mountain Buggy Urban Jungle in the flat position with full hood

The car seat adaptors are for up to 9 kg. I suspect they are strong enough to last longer but B is now almost 9 kg and it makes the buggy very top heavy and potentially unstable when going up and down kerbs or on rough tracks.

The Mountain Buggy using car seat adapters for
up to 9 kg

A couple of the tracks we've been on are shown here. These were sandy and gravelly tracks through forestry and across moorland and a very wet and muddy, leaves covered riverside track.

A sandy, rutted track across moorland

A sandy, rutted track across moorland

Muddy leaf covered track

Forestry track with rutting and puddles

Although it seems bouncy at times, the Mountain Buggy has great suspension and handled them with no problems. When its really muddy or leafy underfoot there is no problem with debris getting caught up in the wheel and grinding to a halt like some buggies. Anything that does gather just drops as clods every now and then. We've even been on tracks in woodland where we've needed to go over fallen trees and roots and it has handled it no problem. Sometimes we need to lift the buggy over obstacles and this is easy and practical to achieve.

The lie flat option works well for B and combined with the full hood and a sleeping bag borrowed from the Bugaboo (MB do some great down sleeping bags too) she is very well protected. The rain cover (need to pay extra for!) covers the whole buggy and used magnetic strips to stay on. This hasn't really been tested fully yet but I suspect we'll need to adapt this and add ties to be really secure.

Storage area with pockets and buggy brake

The storage area is ok but it could be deeper. There are loads of straps you could add extra storage onto with karabiners though - we use dry bags for this. You can also get saddle bags which we might consider for the summer. To me the brake is a little bit of a let down. It is incredibly strong, which is the important thing, no complaints there, but I wonder about durability and it can be difficult to release when wearing walking boots. I sometimes have to lift the buggy slightly to release it.

Folding handle, safety strap, bottle holder
 and window in the hood for viewing baby

A really nice feature is the viewing window in the hood to keep an eye on the little one. The handle is also great to push - very sturdy and can go into 13 different positions so no problem finding the right height. I have also used the safety strap on steep hills!

I've accessorised the buggy to suit us. As we're often out at dusk I've added reflective tape to the foot board and parts of the frame. I also use the drinks holder for a torch rather than a bottle!

All in all I'm really, really happy with our choice. The buggy can go easily on rough tracks but doesn't look out of place in a shopping centre (not that we go to many of those!). Well done Mountain Buggy - its a joy to own and roll on many more walks 10/10.