In the summer that asphalt gets just too hot for tender pads, so the stroller is perfect. In the malls I can go into all the stores without getting told to leave, and I've even taken them into resturants, but I cover the top over with a thin scarf. When Zada was recovering from both knee surgeries, I took her for walks in the stroller if the sun was too warm and in her wagon in the evenings. She loved being able to "go for walks" with Azrael.