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Piggyback Rider is a top travel product for families in 2012.  Endorsed by both Fodors and CNN Travel, Piggyback Rider makes both top 10 lists for family friendly travel gear for 2012.

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By Mary Kavanagh and Laura Morrison, for CNN Travel

Every traveler needs cool stuff. Everyone else needs December gift ideas. Behold, CNN Travel 10-step solution to both problems.

The season of joyful tidings is more often a season of panic… Continue reading

At the end of the year, we often spend some time reflecting. It is always important to know (1) where you come from and (2) how far you have come. As Piggyback Rider, we went in search of where we… Continue reading

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Piggyback Rider child carrier is a back-back repeat winner of the RedTri Most Awesome Award for Outstanding Outdoor Gear, besting some big names like The North Face, Kelty, Merrell, and Camelbak.

TOTAL VOTE COUNT: 206,650

Piggyback Rider has already won… Continue reading

Up Slope

Want to turn your kid into a skier? Fifth-grade programs nationwide can help.

Yes, skiing and riding can get expensive, we understand that, but there are few outdoor experiences like being on a mountain together that cranks up… Continue reading

Fedex has nominated the Piggyback Rider kid carrier backpack for a grant in their small business grant program.  This is a great honor for us and we look forward to your vote.  As a hopeful grantee winner, we’ll use… Continue reading

Back in September, we posted the winners of our super successful “How do YOU wear YOUR kids?” photo contest.  Over the past few weeks, Multisport Journeys has been working hard to take those photos and turn them into images that… Continue reading

This is an updated blog and review from Ruff Ruminations from their Calgary Zoo Ranch tour with the Piggyback Rider kid carrier.

You can start by checking out what I had to say at Family Fun Calgary, our first… Continue reading

You know what we’re all for? Anything that helps get kids outside and away from the screen (computer or TV).

For that, and given the time of year, we applaud programs like this one in Vermont that lets young hunters… Continue reading

This year the Calgary Zoo offered Inspire members the opportunity to visit the zoo’s ranch just outside of the city. The Devonian Wildlife Conservation Centre currently houses moose, elk, caribou, deer, whooping cranes, sand hill cranes, Przewalski’s horses and Vancouver… Continue reading

Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2012 covers C4 Waterman and Piggyback Rider double decker stunt. These two are real pro’s.

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The Refs are back.

There is enough banter on the internet, talk radio and television about the path that the NFL is on now that the games are in the hands of replacement refs. At present, it is no longer… Continue reading

I didn’t write this but it’s pretty cool to see the shuttle fly over. Imagine the things that bird has done over its lifetime. With water on Mars who knows where the next shuttle-like bird will take us.  If you… Continue reading

The Piggyback Rider was featured on K-Talk Radio in Salt Lake City Utah.  Listen to the broadcast here

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BETHESDA, Maryland – Sportsman’s Warehouse stores nationwide now carry the Piggyback Rider®, an innovative child carrier for parents with older kids. Now available for purchase in all Sportsman’s Warehouse stores nationwide.sportsmans warehouse piggyback rider

“We’ve seen an overwhelming response in the 20 select Sportsman’s… Continue reading

Click here to read Parents Magazine and the story about the Piggyback Rider.

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Try the Piggyback Rider that lets your kid stand on the wide bar in back. He’ll be tied to you with a harness and his… Continue reading

LOADED! We are loaded with brand spankin’ new outdoor kids gear to show you. A lot of what you’ll see today won’t even be available in stores until 2013. I have 13 products that made my latest and greatest list… Continue reading

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BETHESDA, Maryland – The Piggyback Rider® burst into the outdoor industry last summer with a unique kid carrier made to promote active outdoors transport. It won “Best New Product” at the Summer 2011 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market show and nabbed… Continue reading

The Piggyback Rider Backpack is the latest way to carry your child on your back. The newest models add more storage capabilities to the Piggyback Rider system, which lets your child essentially stand on your back.

Introduced last summer, the… Continue reading