I am always trying to get the kids outside. As a result we have skateboards, snakeboards, inline skates, penny boards and scooters as well as cycles! It may sound a lot, but they are pretty much all used. I have always refused get involved in any debates about hover boards because as far as I am concerned kids don’t need batteries – their transport should help to keep them fit and improve their balance while having fun.
However, we were at an organised event and there was the chance to try a HoverKart. I was pretty ignorant about these, but my youngest was really enthusiastic and immediately queued up for his free go. He took to it really quickly and had a brilliant time.
What I cannot understand is where you are supposed to use these things! They are not really suitable for pavements (too bumpy). They aren’t for skateparks – so when do you use them?
An internet search has left me no more enlightened. It seems that there are a lot of maufacturers who have created these karts to add to a hover board.
So my product review on this is simple. If you have a hover board you should go and buy the kart option because I can vouch for the fact that kids love it! If however you don’t have a hover board I would not buy one – if they were that great as a board people would not need to find new ways to use them. I think the whole concept of the hover board was fundamentally flawed. There was simply not enough ways to keep them interesting. I have spent too long watching youtube videos about this, and yes there are tricks – but I don’t think they can compete with either a skateboard, snakeboard or scooter. So if in doubt, save your money and go with leg power rather than battery power.
If you are not sure what a HoverKart is, here is a sketch of my son on the one he tried.
