Think I want to use a snap and go...

MommaA117 · March 2011

I was going with stroller and infant carrier. Now I'm thinking about just doing the infant carrier with snap and go and using a totally different light weight stroller for when she's out of the carrier.

I think the frame would just be soo much easier when using an infant carrier too. Anyone else going this route? It doesn't look as nice but I think it's so practical as far as ease of use. Still has a parent drink holder etc as well as a basket for stuff. Is there actually any disadvantages to a snap and go?

markyslove · March 2011

That's what we're doing and what all my mom friends IRL have recommended. The only "disadvantage" is you have to buy another stroller. But you can usually get on cheaper than what you'd spend on the stroller portion of the system.

theofania08 · March 2011

i agree with you...but i really still wanted the matching stroller cus i thought itd be more comfy for our baby when he/she gets older...so i just added the carseat and stroller set and added onto the registry the light weight stroller so i can use that with the carseat... if you are not buying them on your own add them to your registry and then you can always switch them out!

mrs.k 07 · March 2011

This is what we did with Jackson - the Snap N Go is so light weight and less bulky than a travel system stroller.

Either way, I think you'd end up getting an umbrella stroller for trips to the mall, zoo, or other places you'd go once she's older so why not save a little money and just get the Snap N Go for now?

CarlaAndJames · March 2011

The disadvantage to me was the cost having to buy another stroller later. We got the Chicco system and the stroller portion is $120. Subtract the $70 for a snap n go, and we'd be trying to find a full sized stroller for $50 or less. I know we wouldn't be able to find anything except a small umbrella stroller for that price, so the system saved us money.

It does weigh 25 lbs, and the snap n go weighs half of that (12 lbs). So I can see that advantage. But I could lift the 25 lb cortina just fine, even 5 months pregnant when we picked it out.

I can totally see why people buy & love the snap n go's, but it wasn't worth the extra $ for us when the baby will probably only be in it for a couple of months.

MommaA117 · March 2011

theofania08:
i agree with you...but i really still wanted the matching stroller cus i thought itd be more comfy for our baby when he/she gets older...so i just added the carseat and stroller set and added onto the registry the light weight stroller so i can use that with the carseat... if you are not buying them on your own add them to your registry and then you can always switch them out!

I'm a little confused. What I am wanting to do is get the infant carrier and snap and go. Then when she is no longer using the carrier use a different stroller. Of course I would get a comfy one. I just don't see why it would need to match the infant carrier if we aren't using them together anyways since we will use the snap and go. Maybe I'm reading wrong? lol.

I tend to find the travel system ones to be bulky and have found a stroller (not to be used with infant carrier) that is really nice and light weight with all the features we want.

MommaA117 · March 2011

CarlaAndJames:

The disadvantage to me was the cost having to buy another stroller later. We got the Chicco system and the stroller portion is $120. Subtract the $70 for a snap n go, and we'd be trying to find a full sized stroller for $50 or less. I know we wouldn't be able to find anything except a small umbrella stroller for that price, so the system saved us money.

I was in this boat too. Until I found the Jeep snap and go for $50 on Amazon. The stroller for later is this one. It's pretty popular on Amazon. I love that it's light weight and compact but with good features. Our travel system stroller (Graco) was going to be like $90. With these two only being $105 together it's only costing $15 more and both are less bulkier/lighter than the travel system stroller. I just see unloading the big stroller getting old fast.

kattyleigh · March 2011

We loved our snap n go!! We used it until about six months, when DD was too big for the infant carrier (got too heavy to carry) and then I got a good stroller I loved. By then you'll really know what you want in a stroller. I say do it!

CarlaAndJames · March 2011

AprilLynn09:
CarlaAndJames:

The disadvantage to me was the cost having to buy another stroller later. We got the Chicco system and the stroller portion is $120. Subtract the $70 for a snap n go, and we'd be trying to find a full sized stroller for $50 or less. I know we wouldn't be able to find anything except a small umbrella stroller for that price, so the system saved us money.

I was in this boat too. Until I found the Jeep snap and go for $50 on Amazon. The stroller for later is this one. It's pretty popular on Amazon. I love that it's light weight and compact but with good features. Our travel system stroller (Graco) was going to be like $90. With these two only being $105 together it's only costing $15 more and both are less bulkier/lighter than the travel system stroller. I just see unloading the big stroller getting old fast.

Those are great prices! Our friend just bought a Kolcraft Contours double stroller and she really seems to like it. For $15 difference, I would definitely just get what you want!

MommaA117 · March 2011

CarlaAndJames:
AprilLynn09:
CarlaAndJames:

The disadvantage to me was the cost having to buy another stroller later. We got the Chicco system and the stroller portion is $120. Subtract the $70 for a snap n go, and we'd be trying to find a full sized stroller for $50 or less. I know we wouldn't be able to find anything except a small umbrella stroller for that price, so the system saved us money.

I was in this boat too. Until I found the Jeep snap and go for $50 on Amazon. The stroller for later is this one. It's pretty popular on Amazon. I love that it's light weight and compact but with good features. Our travel system stroller (Graco) was going to be like $90. With these two only being $105 together it's only costing $15 more and both are less bulkier/lighter than the travel system stroller. I just see unloading the big stroller getting old fast.

Those are great prices! Our friend just bought a Kolcraft Contours double stroller and she really seems to like it. For $15 difference, I would definitely just get what you want!

glad to hear your friend likes it. The reviews all seem good. The compaints being height for some but we are both only 5'6 as well as the snack tray being higher but I figure baby can reach. lol

b55c · March 2011

we registered for a snap and go for our infant seat. and then we registered for another stroller. i wouldn't have known to do this but almost all of my mom friends said it was the easiest way to go. as far as i can see, the cost of buying two is the only disadvantage (although out snap and go is only $60-not at all outrageous).

MammaBear81 · March 2011

AprilLynn09:
CarlaAndJames:

The disadvantage to me was the cost having to buy another stroller later. We got the Chicco system and the stroller portion is $120. Subtract the $70 for a snap n go, and we'd be trying to find a full sized stroller for $50 or less. I know we wouldn't be able to find anything except a small umbrella stroller for that price, so the system saved us money.

I was in this boat too. Until I found the Jeep snap and go for $50 on Amazon. The stroller for later is this one. It's pretty popular on Amazon. I love that it's light weight and compact but with good features. Our travel system stroller (Graco) was going to be like $90. With these two only being $105 together it's only costing $15 more and both are less bulkier/lighter than the travel system stroller. I just see unloading the big stroller getting old fast.

Honestly, looking at the stroller you want to purchase for "later" if you recline it all the way, you might just be able to put the infant seat in it, and skip the snap n go all together. Just because the seat isn't made for an infant carrier doesn't mean you can't put it in there. My mom hated my travel system and bought her own stroller when I had my first DS, she just reclined the seat and put the infant carrier right int, he was just fine. I'm usually on the travel system band wagon simply because the stroller and car seat together usually saves money, since most people buy a stroller later, but when you can find a great deal I say go for it!

Sa2827 · March 2011

We were going to go for the travel system but then i went back to the store after hearing how bulky it was and how it just gets old after a couple weeks of having it.... I strolled around BRU with it and there was no ease with it especially closing it and lifting it in the car (i pretended a shelf was a car, haha)

After that we went with the snap and go and i got a jogger stroller for when i walk with the dogs... in the end it does cost a bit more but that is what your registry is for and i find it to be much easier then the travel system.... but its all what works best for you and your lifestyle!

DreamChaser246 · March 2011

The reasons why I did not consider a snap n' go were that:

1. Extra thing to store, since you only use it with the infant carrier. We're planning on having more than one kid, so we would need to in essence, store two strollers instead of just one. We're getting the City Mini, so all we need to store is the attachment bar for the carrier.

2. I have heard that they don't manuver great and less stable. As a new parent, having no clue what I am doing, something that doesn't manuver well and is awkward is going to be difficult, especially with a baby.

3. We didn't go with a travel system (too bulky) and our stroller of preference has an attachment bar, so we get the stroller that we want with the snap n go like property with the addition of the attachment bar.

4. We're also hoping to baby carry primarily, so though we'll need a stroller, we didn't see using it a ton.

JavaVino910 · March 2011

We are going to go with the Snap and Go, too. Friends gave us a super nice stroller that isn't compatible with an infant car seat that we want to use later. So, we decided to get the snap and go to get by until the baby is big enough for this stroller. Only disadvantage I see is that the snap and go is more for trips to the mall or really smooth/light terrain. If you think you are going to be more adventurous on your walks with the baby, you might want to invest in something else. We aren't big hikers or anything, so I think the snap and go will be fine!

mrs.k 07 · March 2011

DreamChaser246:

2. I have heard that they don't manuver great and less stable. As a new parent, having no clue what I am doing, something that doesn't manuver well and is awkward is going to be difficult, especially with a baby.

They maneuver just like a travel system stroller would & they aren't awkward at all.

IdigDirt · March 2011

I wanted a snap and go and a separate stroller but I wanted a stroller that faced front or back. I saw the stroller Sazhara got and fell in love! The seat comes off so you can use it as a snap and go or put the seat on and it's like a regular stroller.

The first years wave

I found it on e-bay new for less than it is on Amazon.

Turtle143 · March 2011

I'm thinking about going this route too because right now, we have the City Mini jogger which I loved and picked out because it's very lightweight at about 15lbs, or 16 I think. But we will have to get a car seat adaptor for it which is going to cost from at least $56. I can get a Snap and Go for about $60 so I'm thinking why not the SNG instead?

OctoberCAPA · March 2011

We're going with a snap and go. The double strollers are just SO HEAVY and I couldn't handle the decision of plunking down $600 for a double BOB right off the bat until I see how we use it and what kind of maneuvers we'll need.

skidunks · March 2011

If I had to do it all over again I would do the snap n go and a different stroller later. We already have a more lightweight stroller for later on so the TS stroller will probably only be used when the baby is in the infant seat. I'm actually considering selling the TS stroller and buying a snap n go.

sideout510 · March 2011

We're also going the Snap N Go route...many of my family and friends highly recommended it!!

jewel2515 · March 2011

We got the infant seat and a Snap N Go and then we will use a City Mini when baby is too big for the Snap N Go. The Snap N Go was $50 and the Chicco car seat was $150 on Amazon.

We thought the travel systems were way too bulky and the quality is not as good as if you spend a little more to get a standalone stroller later on.

theofania08 · March 2011

oohhh i gotcha!!! sorry i was reading wrong and what i meant my matching set and comfy is i got a combo graco stroller and carseat for 190something and to get the carseat alone was like a hundred somthing so i figured id just get the set....

Turtle143 · March 2011

jewel2515:
We got the infant seat and a Snap N Go and then we will use a City Mini when baby is too big for the Snap N Go. The Snap N Go was $50 and the Chicco car seat was $150 on Amazon.

We thought the travel systems were way too bulky and the quality is not as good as if you spend a little more to get a standalone stroller later on.

I've been thinking of doing exactly this because I also have the City Mini! The car seat adapter is going to cost $50 something anyway.

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