As a retailer of wagons and children's toys, we are often asked the question, "What is the difference between a wagon and an all terrain wagon?" My sarcastic answer is, "It's the kind of wagon that you wish they had when you were little."
If you think back to your childhood and our experience with a little red wagon of your or that of a friend or sibling, you may remember that pulling your wagon through the grass or dirt was not always so easy. Even on pavement, the small hard rubber wheels felt every bump in the road to the point that the vibrations seemed to run up your arm and shake your whole little body.
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If you were lucky enough to convince one of your friends to pull you while you sat in the wagon, it was fun for a while. But again the vibrations... Whooo! And if they tried to pull it with you in there off-road it was near impossible to move. The thin wheels would just sink into the soil.
I remember using my wagon while we were collecting some lumber and parts to build a tree fort, and in the end it was almost easier just to hand carry the wood from A to B instead of the three of us trying to push/pull our overloaded wagon through the grass and the soft ground of the woods. I can remember thinking, "If only this darn thing had some big inflatable tires on it." Well, now it does!
If you haven't figured it out by now, this was all just the build up to tell you what an all-terrain wagon is not. It is not the wagons you remember, it's the one you wish you had. Imagine how you would have been the envy of the neighborhood, and king or queen of the playground sporting you off road masterpiece.
Today the all terrain wagon takes the classic look of the traditional radio flyer wagons with either the classic red metal base, or a flat wood wagon base, and upgrades the performance with a set of 4 wide, inflatable tires. If you then add some wooden side rails you have created not just an all terrain wagon (ATW), but now an all terrain cargo wagon. Great for hauling all of your loot! And if you can get someone to pull you in the wagon, the ride is much smoother. For added occupant comfort, radio flyer accessories now include a wagon pad to cushion the little bottoms of the riders. That would have been nice when I was little.
Is it just me or are kids today just really lucky? Don't worry, if you want your kids to suffer like you did, Radio Flyer still makes the traditional wagon models as well.
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