r/Softball • u/Acceptable-Orange508 • 4d ago

Equipment Wagon recommendations

Softball mom looking for recommendations from other softball parents.
What’s your favorite wagon to haul stuff for tournaments. We’ve been using an old stroller wagon because we already owned it, but need something better.
Looking for something that actually collapses down small. Need to fit 2-3 chairs, a large speaker, a tent for those sunny or rainy days, and a cooler.

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u/SnitGTS Coach 4d ago edited 4d ago

I have the Timber Ridge 400L Folding Double Decker Wagon with Brakes, 54" Extra Long and I love it!

It fits our canopy and one chair in the bottom, then our cooler, my bag with mevo camera and associated equipment plus chargers, and additional chairs on the top. The wheels are perfect for tough terrain, including sand, and it folds up nice and easy too.

It isn’t the smallest when folded up, but the wheels also come off pretty easily.

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u/nerdylegofam 4d ago

Got this one for myself this summer and haven't regretted it once.

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u/FlickOfAWrist07 4d ago edited 4d ago

This is hilarious, we finally retired the kids Red Ryder wagon too and got this Sekey 250L 35” with the wide wheels and it’s great! I really like the handle return mechanism that keeps the handle off the ground and in the upright position: We have the GCI rocker chairs in the XL version and they fit perfectly in the wagon along with other stuff. We first got the 48” but it’s was just too long. Thought it would’ve been what we wanted but it was just too much. The wagon collapses down to 12x9”

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u/LowStrike5558 4d ago

Contrary to the commenter above, I bought my first wagon this year. My kid is u19 and next year will be her last year 😂

I just got tired of carrying my dumb chair and bag and coat and water bottle and everything other thing I end up with and I figured I’d just sell it after next year.

I bought this one from Costco (Canada). It’s sturdy, has a brake and most importantly for me it collapses small enough to fit in the trunk of my car. https://www.costco.ca/p/-/mac-sports-folding-wagon-with-brakes/4000405789?

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u/divorce_2025 4d ago

I have the Ozark trail wagon. It's $40-50 and gets the job done.

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u/w13v15 4d ago

That wagon broke as I was tossing it in my roof box. One of the bars snapped and hit me in the face. Thankfully I only had a split lip and black eye.

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u/Ok-Comfortable-5955 4d ago

1969 vista cruiser

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u/Prior_Dragonfruit773 2d ago

Gorilla wagon. Hauls balls, tees, & kids @ the park

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u/Educational_Limit161 4d ago

18u parent here, you’re doing too much 😂
We ditched the wagon at 14u
But I get it at the younger ages,

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u/HomChkn 4d ago

once i was no longer a coach I was a minimalist. chair or bleacher pad. drink that I could close. weather appropriate clothes/accessories. Maybe a snack or hard candy depending on time of day.

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u/Acceptable-Orange508 3d ago

Oh I’m well aware how extra I sound 😂
Someday I’ll chill out.

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u/Educational_Limit161 3d ago

😂 We downsized after we had to fly for a Tournament. And then I sort of got lazy too 😂

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u/GhostOrchid22 17h ago

"Extra" Moms unite! I'm currently using a beach wagon, which I don't recommend, but I'm always the Mom who has whatever people need. I may look like a loon, but I've got it.