Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon Review
A look at the Classic Walker Wagon by Radio Flyer. Can one wooden wagon really carry your kid from first steps to stuffed-animal parades?
The Short Version
Our four-year-old has grown up with the Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon since she was an infant. It’s evolved from a push walker that helped her learn to walk to a wagon she rode in, and now to a wagon she stores and strolls around her toys in. Nearly four years after purchasing it, it’s like brand new, and soon it’ll be used by our next kiddo.
The Pastello Scale: 🖍️🖍️🖍️🖍️ (4/5)
Why We Brought It Home
When our little one was starting to take her first steps, we wanted a baby walker that would help her learn to walk and grow with her. Cue the Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon. On paper, it appeared to be heavy-duty so that it wouldn’t topple over, was big enough to ride in at the time, and could become a toy storage wagon she would play with when she was older.
The Everyday Feel
Similar to our review of the Jeep Aries Stroller Wagon, the Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon is well made and durable. We’ve had it for four years, and it looks brand new. Simply put, it looks and feels “quality”: a good paint job, solid wheels, and a bumper to dampen the shock of pushing it into walls, etc.
It was easy to assemble, and within a few minutes we had our little one trying it out. She loved it. Initially, since she was still learning how to walk, I had to hold the Radio Flyer to slow it down even with the “resist push” feature. I’m not sure if it helped her learn to walk, but she had loads of fun walking with it before and after she learned to walk.
As she grew from baby to toddler, she wanted to be pushed in it, and it served as a nice little “car” for her as I’d push her up and down the hall. Once she outgrew fitting in the walker, she’d put her stuffies in it and push them around. A little after she turned three, she wasn’t as into the walker, but it became a nice toy storage unit for us. Since it’s held up nicely over the years, it’ll be used by our next kiddo.
A Few Quiet Details
- Wooden body: It has a nice, clean, classic design with the wood body. It’s sturdy, has lasted us four years, and is still going strong. I think this is a plus over some of the more “modern” plastic walkers I’ve seen in recent years.
- Safety features: It has a furniture bumper to dampen the blow of hitting furniture and walls. It also has “resist push,” with little plastic clips that slow the wheels down and make a clicking sound as the wheel turns.
The Low Lights
I don’t have many complaints about the Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon. It’s on the heavier side for a walker of its size, but that also makes it sturdier for walking and gives it a weight capacity of 35 lbs. But keep that in mind if you live in a location with stairs and plan to take it up and down.
Also, the walker can only go straight (aka no turns). This makes it safer as a walker since your infant won’t accidentally turn and fall while they’re still learning how to walk straight, but it can feel like an inconvenience if you’re using it in a smaller space and have to constantly pick it up to move it so your kiddo can start walking with it again.
While I haven’t tried it, it seems like Kidpop PULA 2-in-1 Push and Pull-Along Wagon might address some of these low lights, and it is a common alternative to the Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon.
Is It Worth the Space?
Given that the Radio Flyer Classic Walker Wagon has lasted us four years, still looks brand new, and will be used by our next kiddo, I’d say it’s worth the space. It’s got a great-looking finish on the natural wood, and because it has wooden stakes, you can easily turn it into a small toy storage unit once your child grows out of it, using it daily.
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