The Piggyback Rider is ISO 9999 medical assistive device for children with special needs.The Piggyback Rider standing child carrier is now classified as a medical assistive device by the U.S. Department of Education’s, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, AbleData database… Continue reading
Through all the caring and nurturing, the unconditional love, good advice and bailing us out of jams, sometimes we forget to look at our parents as actual people. Especially Mom. Without her, there’s no us. So in honor of… Continue reading
Why would you need one? When would you use a child carrier for older children?
We’ve been asked these questions (and countless others) many times. In… Continue reading
Comedy in advertising is a really great way to deliver a message. And get your message out, because if it is truly funny people will share it. Now, I’m not saying anything we don’t already know. Look at the… Continue reading

Harlem Shake by Piggyabck Rider on a GoPro
We couldn’t help ourselves. The shake fever overcame us one cold winter day and we did a Harlem Shake video. Trendy, I know, but fun for… 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
about 1/2 way down the pagePiggyback 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
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
It’s been impossible to raise children in the 21st century without a little magic. And by magic, we don’t mean conjuring up some supernatural powers to get them into the car seat or a special spell to have them sit… 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
look for this like a short way down: 2012 06-20 piggybackriderdotcom 301-541-3744 Torsten Bangeter of readaboutgeardotcom.mp3
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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
Fodor’s travel has outlined their best family… 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
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
Piggyback Rider® has your back at Summer Outdoor Retailer
Loaner models available for those attending trade show
Print Press Release Child carrier kid carrier
BETHESDA, Maryland – Attendees bringing their kids to this year’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market trade show in… Continue reading
Bethesda, Maryland – The PiggyBack Rider® – an innovative child carrier that promotes active outdoors transport – has named a JoePro Team, a mix of professional outdoors… Continue reading

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It’s romantic, the thought of being an inventor, and it’s seductive, the dream of getting rich quick. But the reality of creating an innovative product and bringing it to market is exhilarating in entirely… Continue reading
The Cambodia Herald (exactly, from the country Cambodia) writes about the Piggyback Rider.
It was certainly a good way to make a family stroll around New York fun and exciting. And Liev Schreiber’s four-year-old son Sasha seemed to be having… Continue reading