I'm 14 weeks along, soon to be a FTM with one niece. Ive watched my sister buy carrier, car seat, and stroller again and again and again, as she has grown. And she is only 18 months. I found the Orbit Baby G2 Travel system and fell in love, with the design, functionality, and durability. It includes the stroller, carrier (which fits anywhere from newborns to toddlers), and car seat for $940. A little rich for my blood, however the reviews and 'creature features' included make it seem well worth the stretch. Has anyone ever owned one, used one, or known someone who loved theirs?
Heres a link to the product: https://www.orbitbaby.com/en/products/stroller-travel-system-g2/
Re: Orbit Baby G2 Stroller
Emily 8.8.08
Madeline 1.2.11
William 8.5.12
Although I was in love with Stokke Xplory, or Bugagboo, we are going with Orbit, too, because we didn't want to buy a separate car seat, a car seat adaptor, and a stroller for different stages, etc. I know two friends who had orbit and loved how easy it was.
If you have money like that more power to ya go for it.
BUT I never bought diffrent strollers as my kid grew.... I had a travel system used the carseat with the stroller untill my baby out grew the carseat than we only used the stroller.
The only time I got a new stroller is when I had two kids I bought a sit n stand off the clearance rack at target for $50.
BFP #1 on 8/11/12 | natural m/c at 5 weeks
BFP #2 on 10/20/12 | due 6/28/13
This, and none of them look like a toilet on wheels
I loved the Orbit at first but ended up with the Chicco Keyfit 30 and the Uppababy Vista. I am SO glad I didn't get the Orbit. It's just wasn't a good stroller for my needs. I needed better tires and a big basket and the Orbit didn't have either of those things. You also have to take the seat off to fold it and that sounded awful. You need to think about what you really want in a stroller and then go from there. Where are you going to use, what is the primary purpose, etc.
Spend whatever you want to spend but get something that meets your needs, not just something that looks cool.
It's funny. We loved the same strollers. We ended up with the Stokke for DD - but this time around I'm either doing a bugaboo or orbit! I'd stick with the Stokke but we got the pink one, and the new stroller has come out and I'd want to buy a whole new stokke, so why not try something else!
Emily 8.8.08
Madeline 1.2.11
William 8.5.12
The seat is crazy-heavy IMO.
You will take your seat off of your Vista for a year. Bassinet. Off to fold. Seat facing you. Off to fold. Same thing if you ask me.
Thank you! Since you have both that I've been looking at, which do you ind works better on all terrain? I live on the 1 rated beach in the US and plan on bringing baby or walking the beach with the stroller. Have you tried either on sand? Also I take my dog to the park pretty frequently so grass and uneven terrain is also a concern.
Ive gone to the beach with both. For beach / sand / hills the Cameleon is better. Feel free to PM me any questions!
Definitely agree that you should not be judged based on how much/little you want to spend on our stroller. It is a personal choice and only you are the judge of what you can or cannot afford.
I actually got a britax system because my friends told me I would be crazy to spend more on a high end stroller, and I have seriously regretted it ever since. The Britax is an ok stroller but it definitely does not handle like a high end stroller--the turning, pushing, handling all seem to require more effort and I always feel like I am fighting it. For the second baby I am definitely considering the donkey as well (yes I know it's expensive but I think it would be worth it to feel happy and satisfied every time I used it vs feeling frustrated and angry).
Just my $.02.
FYI...the Bugaboo is NOT quite a bit less. I bought my cousin her Bugaboo for her first born and dished out $1,200 for it (she had to get a car seat seperately too). I can't speak for the others because I honestly never looked into them.
To OP I have the Orbit and love it! It is so easy to use and convenient. DD was small so we were able to use the infant seat for a year. I was actually bummed when we had to switch her. I just got the Double Helix upgrade attachment and hope that I love it just as much (I only tested it out at the store). I believe that you pay for what you get, and I think the Orbit is worth every penny.