What travel system have you got? And would you reccomend it?

[Kandl123]

I know I'm only 5 weeks pregnant but I keep looking at prams and I don't know what to get. I like icandy but OH hates them.

What have you got? And would you reccomend it?

 

[Becky1987]

I've got an icandy strawberry. I got it in 2012 with my ds and have used it again with dd and just got new flavour packs so it's like brand new. It's easy to push (do it one handed now so can hold onto DS hand) and easy to fold (can also do this one handed) and it turns on a penny! I can't rate mine enough. The only downfall is that you can't fold it with the carry cot on but it takes less than 10 seconds to take it of.

 

[hanni]

I've got the silvercross pioneer and no I wouldn't reccomend it.

Pros
- huge basket
- looks petty
- nice adjustable handle
- easy to collapse
- corners really well
- is easy to push one handed in shops

Cons
- super heavy
- the wheels buckle
- it's so hard to get up curbs
- the carry cot looks comfy but it's tiny
- the car seat weighs a tonne and you waddle like a penguin carrying it
- I don't find the hood big enough

If I could go back and change it I'd get one which has a seat suitable from birth. They very quickly get sick of lying flat all the time and it's annoying when you go out for the day and they start getting fussy because they don't want to lie flat all the time.

 

[Kandl123]

I've got the silvercross pioneer and no I wouldn't reccomend it.

Pros
- huge basket
- looks petty
- nice adjustable handle
- easy to collapse
- corners really well
- is easy to push one handed in shops

Cons
- super heavy
- the wheels buckle
- it's so hard to get up curbs
- the carry cot looks comfy but it's tiny
- the car seat weighs a tonne and you waddle like a penguin carrying it
- I don't find the hood big enough

If I could go back and change it I'd get one which has a seat suitable from birth. They very quickly get sick of lying flat all the time and it's annoying when you go out for the day and they start getting fussy because they don't want to lie flat all the time.

Thankyou so much for this! That's one of the prams that was on my list of "likes" I'll take it off now

 

[Kandl123]

I've got an icandy strawberry. I got it in 2012 with my ds and have used it again with dd and just got new flavour packs so it's like brand new. It's easy to push (do it one handed now so can hold onto DS hand) and easy to fold (can also do this one handed) and it turns on a penny! I can't rate mine enough. The only downfall is that you can't fold it with the carry cot on but it takes less than 10 seconds to take it of.

I love icandy but OH hates them

 

[Kirsty3051]

We have a Silvercross Pioneer that I absolutely hate using and have chucked in DH's boot as a spare, and a Graco Symbio that I love!

 

[Rainbow82]

I have a sola2 mtx from mamas and papas which I don't really like.
Pros
Adjustable handle
Nice size basket
Seat can be used from birth as it lies completely flat
Big hood
Compatible with maxi cosi

Cons
Need to take seat off or turn world facing to collapse
Takes up a lot of space in boot and we have an old Astra so good sized boot
The chassis squeaks
No front suspension so feels rickety on uneven surfaces and is difficult getting up the smallest of curbs.
Front wheel doesn't always touch the ground and it seems to be a common fault.

I also have a bugaboo cameleon I bought second hand for £80 and I love it, it's easy to push, adjustable suspension on front wheels, adjustable handle, big basket although access to it is restricted. Nice big seat. DS is 3.5 months and screams every time he's awake laid flat but in the cameleon the most reclined position still looks comfortable although we try to restrict how long he's sat up. Only thing I don't like about it is I find it a bit difficult to put up and down but on newer models it's one handed collapse or put up so not a problem. Takes up much less space in the boot than our other pram.

 

[Sqwidge]

I have a 2007 SilverCross Freeway (i think that's what it was called) and whilst I love it, it's so impractical and heavy that i wouldn't recommend it! We've obviously used it again for Amelia as I wasn't going to buy a £500 odd travel system when Josh's one is totally fine!!

I love the look of some of the new SilverCross ones. However I don't like the fact it's a separate carrycot/pushchair unit - my one was all in one, so you could sit them up a bit or lie them flat.

My friend has a bugaboo cameleon and although yes, it has the separate carrycot/pushchair, it's such a good pram and quick to fold down etc. Amelia sleeps in it when we go to her house and i've dubbed it the magical pram because she sleeps in it for hours!!!

Sorry this post wasn't very helpful!!!

 

[hanni]

We have a Silvercross Pioneer that I absolutely hate using and have chucked in DH's boot as a spare, and a Graco Symbio that I love!

Glad I'm not the only one!

 

[Kandl123]

I have a 2007 SilverCross Freeway (i think that's what it was called) and whilst I love it, it's so impractical and heavy that i wouldn't recommend it! We've obviously used it again for Amelia as I wasn't going to buy a £500 odd travel system when Josh's one is totally fine!!

I love the look of some of the new SilverCross ones. However I don't like the fact it's a separate carrycot/pushchair unit - my one was all in one, so you could sit them up a bit or lie them flat.

My friend has a bugaboo cameleon and although yes, it has the separate carrycot/pushchair, it's such a good pram and quick to fold down etc. Amelia sleeps in it when we go to her house and i've dubbed it the magical pram because she sleeps in it for hours!!!

Sorry this post wasn't very helpful!!!

It was helpful I'll have a look at the bugaboo now. I had that silver cross pram for dd when she was a baby. It's a nice style but I hated it, way too heavy.. But like you say it's good as everything is all in one. I only had mine 6 months and it broke.. Wouldn't fold down, then think I broke it more myself my forcing it to fold as something snapped on it x

 

[Iren_iren]

I had bugaboo chameleon with my first one, it was easy to push, large basket, overall i was satisfied.
The only thing i did not like and thats why i sold it - when you change from carry cot to pram sear (!? Not sure how to call that), the baby is always kind of in the sitting position. You can lay flat, but the angle between bum and spine still there, so no wat to stretch properly and he got uncomfortable when sleeping or sitting there for a while
Now i am considering mamas and papas urbo2 or bugaboo bee

 

[Tigerlily01]

Regardless of what you choose, travel systems are generally heavy, expensive, and a complete pita. They're nice for things like all day excursions to the zoo, since you can stash all your stuff under them, but most people eventually replace the travel system with a lightweight stroller for everyday use. I swore I wouldn't, but I did and am sooo much happier.

So with that being the case, I'd recommend getting either a jogging stroller or at the very least, something with decent enough suspension that you can use it for outdoor walking on uneven surfaces down the line. That way even after you've 'replaced' it with something lighter weight, it still has a function (ie. the exercising, slogging through snow, walking on dirt paths in the park, etc stroller). If you just get a generic travel system stroller, it likely will have junky wheels and won't be much better than your eventual lightweight stroller on uneven pavement. Definitely don't spend much...yes, you kinda need one in the beginning, but trust me, you will eventually hate whatever it is on principal, even if it is an awesome stroller!

We have a Bob Motion, which is awesome if you travel light (not much storage, but it's never been an issue for us). When LO was about 8 months old we got an Uppababy G-Lite though, because 23 lbs of stroller is just a pain in the neck to get in and out of the car. We still use the Motion when we are out ALL day, since it has more support for LO, but honestly it gets kinda heavy to push/harder to steer once you load it up with a 1+ year old, a diaper bag, etc. especially if the sidewalk is sloped to the side, so all the weight is on one hand. I mostly leave it in the garage and use it when we go for outdoor walks around the neighborhood (which means I'm also close enough to home that I don't have to bring the diaper bag). If I did it again, I'd probably get a jogging stroller in a different brand...Bob strollers are awesome, but not good for very tall kids, and we have a very tall kid!

 

[hanni]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0...vel+system&dpPl=1&dpID=51LhY1vr3GL&ref=plSrch

My friend has this one and it's amazing. It's still big but it's so light and easy to push. The basket is a decent size and the seat can turn into a carrycot there and then. The hood is really big and has a window bit so you can check on them. And for £250 if in a years time you decide to swap for a stroller it's not a huge loss money wise! Would highly reccomend this one and it's the one i'll be getting once I've managed to sell my pioneer.
We go on days out every Thursday and always end up swapping prams when I get fed up of mine 😂

 

[RosieRosieP]

We bought our Graco Evo which I still love but in hindsight I wish I had bought a car seat which went from newborn to 4 years etc (we have a joie I anchor now as DD out grown her Graco car seat) and a mid range pushchair which reclines fully instead.

Travel systems are nice but necessarily a necessity x

 

[hanni]

We bought our Graco Evo which I still love but in hindsight I wish I had bought a car seat which went from newborn to 4 years etc (we have a joie I anchor now as DD out grown her Graco car seat) and a mid range pushchair which reclines fully instead.

Travel systems are nice but necessarily a necessity x

Totally OT and sorry to hijack your thread OP.

But how do you find the joie ianchor? I've just ordered the blue one this morning.

 

[RosieRosieP]

x[/QUOTE]

Totally OT and sorry to hijack your thread OP.

But how do you find the joie ianchor? I've just ordered the blue one this morning.[/QUOTE]

It's really good it took a while to sort DD's head from tipping forward when she fell asleep in it but a visit to the place we purchased it from sorted that out. DD looks really comfy in it and doesn't scream blue murder in it unlike her last one.

I really wished we had purchased it from birth as we didn't use the other one more than a handful of times as I was never that keen on it so would have saved some pennies x

 

[AP]

I wouldnt recommend a travel system full stop - I would suggest a lightweight stroller that reclines or can have a carrycot, and a separate car seat that fits it. (I personally refuse to use car seats on pushchair frames though)

 

[Buttercup84]

We had a Mamas & Papas Sola for DD1 which DD2 is reusing, it isn't perfect but it's served us well We have a Baby Jogger City Select double for DD2 and our new baby due in March and it feels huge in comparison, but I don't think there's much getting away from that with a double lol!

 

[timeforababy]

I just bought a mountain buggy cosmopolitan. It has a seat which turns into a carrycot and becomes a pushchair. Rear and parent facing and about 10kg. Wheels suitable for paths (not running or trekking) so will be handy. Adaptors for car seat.

I don't have space to store much so bought a convertible.

 

[hanni]

I just bought a mountain buggy cosmopolitan. It has a seat which turns into a carrycot and becomes a pushchair. Rear and parent facing and about 10kg. Wheels suitable for paths (not running or trekking) so will be handy. Adaptors for car seat.

I don't have space to store much so bought a convertible.

This looks amazing! Is it nice to push? Is it in any shops to have a try of it?