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BOB car seat adapter..

souperOsouperO
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we have the sport utility BOB and would like to buy the car seat adapter, but am wondering if anyone has used it with a Chicco keyfit? the website doesn't say its compatible, but they're so similar to the graco snugrides..

just wondered before I drop the $60 to find out!

TIA!

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Re: BOB car seat adapter..

  • evenstar622evenstar622

    IDK, but the salesman at REI when I was buying mine was VERY adamant about this....that there are only a few carseats that work with it.  I don't have one of the listed carseats...so I haven't used mine yet.

    That being said, did you know that at 8 weeks, you can use the BOB for walking, IF you put the seat in the reclined position??  DS is 7 weeks now, so I'm excited we get to use it soon!!  I don't know how old your LO is, but if you can wait 8 weeks, you don't need the carseat adapter.

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  • souperOsouperO

    at the time, the REI guy was just shrugging giving me the idk- and we hadn't bought a seat yet anyhow..

    My LO is still an inside baby hopefully for a few more weeks, but I don't know that it will stay that way! Thanks for the info on the 8 weeks timeframe, we were pretty bummed that we'd have to wait till next summer to use ours.. I myself never run, I just like to take lazy walks so this is great news! my DH will have to wait until next year to run with the baby..

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  • evenstar622evenstar622
    Yeah, the 8 week thing is great....I can't wait to bust out DS's new ride!!!  LOL.  I'm a runner though and am bummed that we have to wait for 8 MONTHS to run with him. That seems like a really long time!!!
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  • souperOsouperO

    being that I couldn't run if my life depended on it, 8 months is long enough for this girl, but my H really wanted to be able to use it at some point this summer.. we only get about 3-4 months before snow flies around here so I am stoked that we can use it as a walker at 8 weeks! this is the one baby thing that my DH was super excited to get!

    let me ask you one other thing since I don't have a LO just yet.. how many strollers do you have? the Chicco car seat is the whole travel system, then we rcv'd as a gift the Chicco smaller stroller and then the BOB we got ourselves... is this stroller overkill?

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  • erbearerbear member

    imageevenstar622:
    Yeah, the 8 week thing is great....I can't wait to bust out DS's new ride!!!  LOL.  I'm a runner though and am bummed that we have to wait for 8 MONTHS to run with him. That seems like a really long time!!!

    FWIW, I asked my pedi and she said I could run with DD (at 10 weeks) as long as we were on a sidewalk that was smooth and she was in the car seat.

    "Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies. God damn it, you've got to be kind." - Kurt Vonnegut
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  • AnimalHouseAnimalHouse
    We have the BOB Ironman and the carseat adapter.  We also have a Chicco car seat but got a Graco seat from a friend who was done using it.  The Graco seat is slightly more secure because it has a groove on the bottom that sits on the bar of the carseat adapter so that's set up by the front door now for my daily walks.  However, once the Chicco is on there and it's strapped in it is just about as secure.  When we go on vacation next month we're taking that stroller and the Chicco seat and I'm not worried about it.  I'm just walking with it so far but Pedi said 3 months we could start jogging with the carseat.  We also have the Chicco stroller that came with the travel system that I really like for longer shopping trips at the mall.  My mom has a snap and go that I borrow all the time for running errands when I'm in and out of the car a lot.  We'll get a lightweight/umbrella stroller down the road too.  I guess that's a lot of strollers but they were all gifts so I'm not too worried about it!
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  • baylorflamingobaylorflamingo
    I have the BOB Revolution and used it with the Keyfit 30 for walking, no running. However, now that DS is older, we just set him in it reclined with a head stablizer cushion thing I got at wally world for $10. He looked a little bobbleheady the first time we went out at 8 weeks.
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  • evenstar622evenstar622
    imagetrixxiep:

    let me ask you one other thing since I don't have a LO just yet.. how many strollers do you have? the Chicco car seat is the whole travel system, then we rcv'd as a gift the Chicco smaller stroller and then the BOB we got ourselves... is this stroller overkill?

    I have 2 main strollers.  A Snap and Go that the carseat sits in.  And the BOB.  I also have a cheap umbrella stroller for when he gets older.

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  • souperOsouperO

    I just see my closet storage getting smaller and smaller! these puppies are not small, and if we have another baby down the road, we might need a doubler.. decisions decisions! the smaller chicco one I really like for me, but its too small for my DH and he ends up kicking the wheels on the practice run..

    we'll see how we do once LO arrives!

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  • souperOsouperO

    and thanks for all the replies! I appreciate it..

    I emailed BOB and they said that the grooves on the bottom that the chicco are lacking is the problem.. I think we might get the adapter anyhow with the gift cards we have and give it a whirl..

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