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MrsQ0520
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Stroller reco's/advice
We went looking for a stroller to add to our registry last night. I narrowed it down to three. They are all travel systems
any input you all have would be great! parents who have these please let me know your input too!! pros/cons anything...
Britax B Agile travel system... i liked this one. safety rating and all. one thing i was meh on was the wheeling... it seemed to pull a little bit and be a little hard to control. not sure if that was just this store model though
Chicco Viaro travel system: really liked this - loved the easy in and out of the car seat. Lighter than the bravo model. and loved the big basket at the bottom.
Graco Aire 3 click connect travel system - seemed just as easy as the chicco. heavier than the britax though. didn't like that when infant seat was out it looked kind of "bare" seemed like just a frame with little padding etc.
any suggestions or input is welcome!! :)
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ElizaRags35
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Stroller reco's/advice
I don't have any of these but I'm a big graco fan. Love their car seats and I have a double stroller that is great as well.
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HomeIsWithU
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Re: Stroller reco's/advice
I cant comment on the Britax or Chico, but my SIL has the Aire 3 and likes it a lot. We tried it out and although we liked it, I couldn't get past that there's no snack tray for the front of it. It's just an armrest bar. I remember when DS was young and we would go to the mall or something...he ALWAYS used the snack tray.
We ended up looking at and registering for the Graco Modes. It's very similar, but 4 wheels. Not only does it come with the snack tray and a HUGE basket underneath, but the stroller seat can be turned around to face you or face away from you, and it also completely removes from the frame so when baby is in the infant car seat you can essentially use it as a Snap N' Go and just attached the car seat directly to the stroller frame without the bulky stroller seat below it. We received it the other day as a gift and although we haven't officially used it yet, we've been playing around with it and we LOVE it so far. It's extremely versatile, easy to use, and very light weight.
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MrsQ0520
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Re: Stroller reco's/advice
I feel like we may have looked at that one last night. I am not sure now haha I have to go back and look again. my head was spinning after a while! LOL
I like the fact that you can turn the stroller seat either way, and that it can become a snap and go essentially. that would make it MUCH lighter.
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HomeIsWithU
Baby #2 on the way!
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Re: Stroller reco's/advice
Posted by MrsQ0520
I feel like we may have looked at that one last night. I am not sure now haha I have to go back and look again. my head was spinning after a while! LOL
I like the fact that you can turn the stroller seat either way, and that it can become a snap and go essentially. that would make it MUCH lighter.
It gets really confusing!! LOL. Once we had narrowed it down we went back to the store and had a sales person walk us through the 2 models we liked best. I'm glad we did because the Modes didn't seem like anything special to me until he showed us everything it could do. We had no idea it could be turned around or how much it reclined (the seat reclines completely flat for when they're napping in it), or that it becomes just the frame. It's also a VERY smooth ride. Even with all 4 wheels, you can use one hand to easily push and maneuver it and there doesn't seem to be any resistance.
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| Posted 9/28/16 1:46 PM |
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pumpkinmom
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Stroller reco's/advice
I've had the Britax almost 4 years and love it. Not sure if they've made any changes, but mine is very easy to maneuver. It doesn't pull or anything. I think I usually have the front wheel unlocked, maybe the floor model wheel was locked or it was just beat up a lot. But mine has been great for 4 years so far. The only think I'd change is the basket size, and I love on my double that I can access the basket through the front, but my single dosen't have the zipper in front. I got some j. cole mesh things that hang on the sides, so that gives me extra room to put things.
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| Posted 9/28/16 2:39 PM |
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TheMrs
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Re: Stroller reco's/advice
Posted by HomeIsWithU
Posted by MrsQ0520
I feel like we may have looked at that one last night. I am not sure now haha I have to go back and look again. my head was spinning after a while! LOL
I like the fact that you can turn the stroller seat either way, and that it can become a snap and go essentially. that would make it MUCH lighter.
It gets really confusing!! LOL. Once we had narrowed it down we went back to the store and had a sales person walk us through the 2 models we liked best. I'm glad we did because the Modes didn't seem like anything special to me until he showed us everything it could do. We had no idea it could be turned around or how much it reclined (the seat reclines completely flat for when they're napping in it), or that it becomes just the frame. It's also a VERY smooth ride. Even with all 4 wheels, you can use one hand to easily push and maneuver it and there doesn't seem to be any resistance.
I have the modes from my daughter and love love love it!!! Loved that it laid flat and that it could be turned around face mommy or face the world. Also could be used like the snap and go. And just FYI, does come in a 3 wheel model as well if you prefer the 3 wheel. I'm kind of disappointed the modes double is so huge and heavy bc were expecting baby #2 in 6 weeks and I love my daughter's stroller so much but she's only 15 months so I definitely need a double.
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| Posted 9/28/16 4:17 PM |
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Winchester26
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Stroller reco's/advice
I own the Graco Aire 3. I'm not due for another 5 weeks, but I did set it up and like it so far. Can't comment much more than that though lol
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| Posted 9/28/16 7:43 PM |
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MrsQ0520
LIF Adolescent
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Thanks everyone! I definitely looked at the modes. I can't remember why that didn't make it to the top three LOL - I am going to have to go back and look again
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| Posted 9/29/16 8:21 AM |
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