Oh, it's just like a baby bjorn carrier. We have one and have loved it, but I think she'll be ready for a pack this summer, size-wise and better views for her too. But the baby bjorn has been great and I think it would be for hiking if your babe was the age she is now (5 months).
Sounds like you have thought it through for Stella! I am sure she is going to love exploring the woods from the pack. It’ll be a lot of fun for her to be out in the woods and see new sights all the time.
I hope my little one enjoys hiking and seeing the sights from her carrier. I think she will because she is already showing curiosity and interest in the world. She has recently discovered that Mom has long hair! So sweet! I can’t wait till she is bigger and can learn more about the outside world!
Meg and Elizaray Wow I used a baby bjorn too. Tho todays models looks like the deluxe padding I always dreamed of for my shoulders sure have neat packs these days. When we took our babies... I used cloth prefold diapers/washed them out. We didn't use disposables. Using a waterproof bag, from my canoe gear, I would save the days worth until at camp, then with the clothes pin hung them out. If you are in restricted h2o lands=(desert)...we packed more in.
Rambling we called going off the path = bushwhacking. We lost the trail doing this in Canaan Valley,WestVirgina.Should have been called circling
Meg, doing 18miles with the altitude tops mine! Were you in the Ashley National Forest? I was reading about was it a whiterocks cave and a fishing spot not far from there. What is the name of the river?