I Ditched My Stroller for the Veer Wagon and It Changed My Life

I was working in a coffee shop the other day, when I saw a familiar scene: a toddler was screaming, arching her back, and flailing her arms and legs as her mom tried to put her in the stroller. I was that mom, times two, a few months earlier when my twins started to resist their stroller. Around the same time, my older son who was five started complaining about how he was too tired to stand on the kick board. That’s when I found the Veer All-Terrain Cruiser XL – and I can confirm that the-much hyped Veer wagon is a dream. 

The Veer wagon is the sleekest and best looking wagon I’ve seen — and it’s also insanely practical for getting around. It fits four littles, can accommodate an infant car seat, and easily navigates uneven terrain. It comes with two cup holders and a snack and drink tray and is also a cinch to fold, transport, and clean.

If you’re on the fence about a wagon vs. a stroller, here are some key differentiators:

• A wagon is more social. One of the the main advantages of a wagon? Your kids can entertain one another.
• A wagon can be pulled or pushed. With a wagon, you can pull it or push it — although I almost always push it so I can better navigate the busy city streets and watch my kids. 
• A wagon has more storage space. If you’re traveling with three in tow (like me) you may not have a ton of extra storage space, but there’s definitely room to spare for snacks and other essentials.

TLDR I love almost everything about the Veer wagon and, as with most great finds, I only wish I had gotten it sooner. 

• It fits through every doorway (so far). I don’t have a car and do almost everything by foot, so having a wagon that easily fits through narrow doors is super important. (In our building lobby alone, there are two sets of narrow double doors on the way out.) With the Veer wagon, I have yet to encounter a single door I can’t get through. We even make it through the narrow Trader Joe checkout aisles and some subway escalators when the elevators are out of order.
• It’s easy to maneuver. The Veer’s large wheels makes it effortless to push over curbs, dirt, or grass. As mentioned above, it can also be pushed or pulled.

• I can fold it closed and carry it with one hand. It’s so nice to be able to fold the wagon closed with one hand, because I’m often alone with my three kids when that’s necessary. Like, if the subway elevators are broken and we have to take the stairs, or we’re visiting my mom and taking the wagon on the express bus. I can just fold it up, tuck it under one arm, pick up my daughter, and have the boys hold hands—making everything and everyone compact and portable.
• It has great accessories. The ones that use most often are the weather cover, the canopies, which clip on both sides for sun protection, and the basket accessory, which mounts onto the back of the wagon and folds flat when stored. Although the basket itself isn’t that big, it has a mesh zipper hood that expands to practically double the storage space. I also have a cup holder, snack tray, and canopy visor and you can also buy a car seat attachment. 

• My kids love it. My kids get really giddy and playful when they’re in the Veer wagon together, like they’re in their own little world.

The only problem we’ve had so far is that we weren’t allowed into the Museum of Natural History, as they have a strict No Wagon policy. I’ve been told it’s the same at Disney.

Otherwise, there’s definitely a learning curve for steering. Since the swiveling wheels are in the back, which is the opposite of a stroller, it can be disorienting in the beginning. It took me about a week to walk at a normal pace and get through tight corners without hitting something. But now I’m a master at zipping around with the wagon!

And, of course, it’s not cheap. The regular size Veer wagon is $699, but with three littles, I need the XL version, which is $799.

I absolutely love my Veer wagon and I’m not the only one. My Veer wagon is a bit of celebrity in New York. Every day – and I mean every. single. day – someone comments on  it when we’re out. “That’s so cool!” or “I wish they made that when my kids were young” or, my favorite, “I need to get that for my DOG!”