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Cart a Kid

Let us salute for a moment human ingenuity. Who would have thought you could take two of the most intractable problems of travel, luggage and kids, and put them together into one nice, handy package? Take a brief look at the handy-dandy Ride-On Carry-On, a kind of bizarre rolling luggage cum kid's chair that lets you get through airline terminals without having to fret about little Billy's whereabouts. Why? Because Billy is nicely strapped right onto your luggage. Of course, you will have to remember NOT to check Billy as you would your other luggage. I understand the luggage holds can get quite cold in flight. But you have to admit it's a rather interesting idea.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the Ride-On Carry-On was invented by a flight attendant who probably hand-checked many a stroller in her time and probably dealt with many a tired, screaming child. No doubt there is some satisfaction to be had from strapping the child to a suitcase. Anyway, aside from my own invention of the Baby Cone of Silence, this is one of the more intriguing kid travel products to come along in a while.

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