Comments on: Goodness Me, I Love Size Three!

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It’s Time to Get Serious: Zombies | Baby Carriers Downunder — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:34:02 +0000

[...] of your apocalyptic stash, however you have identified them. Whether or not that’s your size three wrap or your trusty Kozy, have one with you at all times, either on you, in the car or stashed into the [...]

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:52:23 +0000

Thanks for all those links Steph! You’ve reminded me to get my “shortie” and play with it more, though it’s a size 4 rather than 3. The toddler leash comment made me smile–I used a wrap for that very thing the other weekend with Mr 21months who desperately wanted to walk.

By: Ruby

Ruby — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:40:40 +0000

Great post! I learned much new stuff – and also realised I have been using the terms chest belt & Tibetan pretty much interchangeably…must re-wire brain and get *that* sorted out!
Thanks for the links and info. I don’t think I’m going short yet, but never say never, eh?

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:04:06 +0000

Sarah, I’m just under 170cm tall (or so) and about 70kg- I can do all these carries with a standard size 3. I can do everything but the HCC, some ruck variations and short cross carry with a size 2- but I’m tying in the tails for some of the ones I can do.

If you want to do rebozo carries and RUB, you could get away with size 2, but size 3 might give you some more options without giving you ridiculously long tails.

If you’re taller/bigger than I am and want to do things like the short cross carry, you may need to step up to a size 4 or a vat 3.5m, but in these situations, it’s definitely better to try before buying. A SPOC would be a good option for checking which length suits you.

One thing I forgot to add: no sew RS. Fantastic.

By: slingdad

slingdad — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:50:42 +0000

I think for taller people like you and me, closer to 3m is better Sarah. Whenever I tried RUB with a typical rebozo length (2.7m) I always tie in the tapers and wish I had just that little bit of extra fabric! Most people should be able to do a HCC with a 3m also.

By: sarahr

sarahr — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:26:59 +0000

OK – this has convinced me to try a short wrap! I was always turned off by my experiences fumbling with a slip knot (I thought “Why would you bother with this when you could use a sling?” but these days while juggling 2 children I really need versatility and the ability to do fast back carries. What length would let an average sized person do most of the carries you mentioned – the front and hip carries and a RUB?