Decent for a travel stroller, but has some major flaws!
Decent for a travel stroller, but has some major flaws!
This thing folds up SO small and I LOVE it. We purchased it initially for airline travel, but it is slowly replacing my regular daily stroller due to the amount of space it leaves me in the car! My daughter seems to enjoy it and it reclines so easy for her.
Also, honestly surprised by how much can fit in the basket underneath!! I am used to my UppaBaby Vista that could fit anything, but honestly impressed by how much I can stuff in this cart.
There is a learning curve for the folding and unfolding and it is a little counterintuitive, but after 4-5 uses I felt it was much easier. The handle in the middle of the seat makes it so easy to pick up, but the way it opens and closes is kinda a trick to keep the fabric parts off the ground. I will say the latch on the side does not do a great job of keeping the stroller closed tightly. It would come undone often in the car and then be a pain to take out if I didn’t notice it.
The stroller has a ton of customizable features that were easy to adjust. I like the height of the handlebar really low where as my husband likes it high and it is so easy to switch back and forth.
As we have not flown with it, I will be interested to see how it does for travel. All in all I think it is a good buy. I think it’s super comfortable and luxurious for my daughter, but does have some small improvements that can be done on the folding and unfolding. I will be purchasing the travel bag for this and it may make it a little more easy to move around.
*** Updated to add** After the 10th or so use, we noticed one of the front wheels is EXTREMELY loud and is constantly squeaking. It wasn’t ever taken “off road” and I attempted some WD40 in the wheel to see if it helped, no luck, but it could just be something stuck in there.
*** Updated after flying **** I was ready to leave this guy at the airport more than once.
- It is not easy to fold one handed while holding a child. You have to make sure the lap bar is up before you fold it and for it to get fully latched you have to make sure the front wheels are in the correct position.
- Cup holder? Not even worth it. This thing kept getting knocked off, lost it more than once in the airport.
- Bag? I did additionally purchase the bag that comes with this stroller, great, to protect it. Well. You better not be trying to solo fly if you care about it being in a bag. It requires both hands and the right angle to get it in.
- Ease of use, overall embarrassing. Cannot easily open with one hand or close with one hand which to me is CRUCIAL when traveling, especially alone. This trip was with my husband, but there was more than once we had to both have hands on the stroller and my daughter. I think I would fork over the money for an easier to use travel stroller before purchasing this one again.
- Maneuvering through the airport was generally easy and overall a pretty smooth ride.
