Customer Reviews

Rio Sports Wonder Wheeler

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Bought this for our trips to the Texas coast. We have to haul our stuff down a long boardwalk (quarter mile) and then maybe 100 feet of beach. The first wheel fell off in the sand at the beach. I tried to nurse it back but the other wheel came off at the first turn in the boardwalk.

You might think I overloaded it. But you would be wrong. I had a beach bag, a bag of plastic sand toys, two beach chairs and towels. Not much.

Not sure what the problem was but the plastic wheels sheered off at the hub.

I ordered this as a perfect cart for the beach. Of course, this thing has cheap plastic wheels and by the second use the wheels were coming off of it. Don't waste your money. I can't return the thing since I didn't use it at first, it sat for about two weeks. The first time it was fine, I put a small cooler chest on bottom and our towels in the mesh bag. It was a little hard to drag through the softer sand, but not too difficult. On the second use, about a month later, the left wheel got all wobbly and wonked. Now it's useless.

Update: Since this review I have managed to get the cart fixed by going to Home Depot and picking up two 8" garden wheels and replacing the wheels that came with this product. They slipped onto the axle rod perfectly. Now the cart works nicely. Of course, I had to spend $20 on the wheels...

I had alot of hope regarding this product as I found positive reviews for it online. My hopes were quickly dashed on its first use. I loaded it with a small cooler, 2 beach chairs, an umbrella and some toys. Before I even got onto the sand one of the wheels broke. I'd also like to note that these wheels ARE NOT made for sand (at least southern Cal. sand). The wheels sank in the sand and I was dragging it more than wheeling it. I've been told this company sells a more expensive version but I'd be hesitant to try it (fool me once...)

I was very much impressed with the rio sports wonder wheeler, we just went to a concert where you had to bring your own lawn chairs and instead of carrying them around all day at the park we were able to just put them on the rio sports wonder wheeler along with all our other bags. Great item! I like to keep it in my car to load all my groceries and make one trip into the house instead of a dozen. Thank you for a useful item.

Everyone who spends any time at the beach should have one of these. I had one a few years ago. It got lost when I moved to a new house, so I bought another one just like it for this summer. My only suggestion would be wider wheels for going through the soft sand.

Bought this item several months ago and love it. Use it in a high rise building where I can never find a grocery cart in the garage. Keep it in my trunk, use it to haul groceries up to the apartment. Life saver going through the garage and up the elevator. I have loaded mine to the "max" have not had any damage.

I have a 2 year old that I take to the beach by myself a lot. I purchased the Wonder Wheeler to help me with all the stuff I need to bring to the beach. The positives are that it absolutely frees up your hands and let's you carry more than you would without anything.
Negative is that it doesn't move very easily through the dry sand. The heavier the load and the deeper then sand, the more difficult it is to pull.

This cart was INVALUABLE at the beach this summer! We always stay a few blocks away from the beach when we go, and this cart made it SO much easier to haul our stuff back and forth. I was amazed by how much stuff we packed on it. I will add one caveat that it probably doesn't roll very easily through the beach sand (what does??), but my boyfriend didn't have any problem muscling it through the sand. I probably would have, though. We'll take this to the beach every year.

I Just came home from vacation. The Beach!! It was great except that by the time we were through dragging all our stuff down through the sand we were exhausted. I couldn't help but take notice that these carts were all over the beach so I sent my husband to ask where everyone was getting them. It carries everything! The cooler, the blankets and towels, beach chairs, umbrellas, sand toys, boogie boards. Needless to say as soon as I got home I ordered one for when we go to the neighborhood pool. Everyone we talked to loved this cart and said it was well worth the money! I can't wait till I get mine!

This cart is so helpful and easy to use. I use it for everything that needs to be moved from place to place and people are always asking me where I got it. When not in use it folds up easily and is easy to store.