Not exact matches
There are also companies that don't make car seats but make
stroller frames that fit a wide range of car seats.
Since many parents don't know what, exactly, they want in a
stroller before baby arrives, buying a less expensive
stroller frame to carry the infant car seat can be an economical way to have all of the convenience of the travel system without spending a lot of money on a heavy
stroller that you may not like within a year.
You should be fine with the
stroller frame + car seat combo, but
do consider getting a travel bag to protect your seat.
It
does have a 5 year limited warranty on the
frame and 1 year on small parts and fabric & this quite great as compare to other
stroller where you get only 1 - 3 years of warranty.
This
stroller does have a safety wrist strap located low on the
frame in case you should trip or loose hand contact with the handlebar.
Since you would be putting the car seat onto the
frame with no
stroller seat, it doesn't really need to match anything.
As your child reaches the 55 - pound weight limit, you'll be pleasantly surprised to see that the
frame does not flex inward like some other lightweight
strollers tend to
do.
However, if you don't plan to use double
strollers a lot, but you need them to take your kids from your home to car, you will definitely want to have twin car seat
frames.
Some systems come with jogging
strollers which are great for the active parent while others feature «
frame only»
strollers which are lightweight and perfect for people who don't want any more bulk in their life.
Many side - by - side
strollers don't offer a small
frame!
The
frame feels sturdy without being exceedingly heavy, and it doesn't have the poor durability track record that plagues other travel system
strollers in the lower price ranges.
I didn't want to get a
stroller frame that would only work with car seats without the option of
stroller seats.
I wish you could leave the bassinet attached to the
stroller during collapsing / folding, but I think that if it could, the fold would be much thicker and cumbersome (I
do leave adapters attached to the
frame).
How much
does the
stroller frame weigh without the seat?
The fold is ultra-compact and can be
done one - handed and a auto -
frame locking clip holds the
stroller together.
Did you ever think that a
stroller frame could look and function differently?
The fold is so easy to
do, and the auto locking
frame keeps the
stroller together for convenient storage in your car or inside.
However, they
do have one limitation in that once your baby outgrows her car seat, you will not be able to use the car seat
stroller frames.
The pros here are that you don't need a separate car seat and that the
stroller frame (the part with the wheels) is almost always foldable, so it doesn't take up much space when not in use.
Also,
stroller frames that are self - standing when folded are a great option, as they are easier to store and you don't have to worry about them falling over every time you open the door of your storage space
Two potential issues we foresee and the reason we
did not give 5 stars include: the hood with magnetic strips to provide shade for baby is a bit difficult to work with and requires moving the rigid
frame out of the way to reach attachments; the second issue is that the
stroller brakes
do not seem to lock completely which would really be a problem if we lived in a hilly area... in Illinois it is our guess we won't have problems with this.
The big advantage here is that you can have the
stroller frame parked in any direction and all you have to
do is turn the seat to face your baby in the required direction.
We took the two most popular double
stroller frames on the market — Baby Trend Snap - N - Go Double and Joovy Twin Roo + — and
did a side by side comparison in the video below to help you decide which is better for your twinnies.
What to
Do: Consumers should immediately stop using the Dash v5
stroller and contact Phil & teds to have the
stroller frame replaced free of charge.