Best carrier for hiking

Into+the+Kitty · April 2013

What carrier would you recommend or do you use for long, strenuous hikes?

ncbelle · April 2013

What age baby? Unless you have a need to haul gear also, I would stick with whatever you normally use. To me the frame packs put baby's weight to far from your center of balance (although I am kinda a klutz

. Kiddo has to be sitting in

Into+the+Kitty · April 2013

She's 16 months. We're in the market for some new carriers at the moment (right now we only have a ring sling that is still supportive enough). I want a new SSC, and am thinking of the Beco Soleil because I want a carrier where the straps can cross on

ncbelle · April 2013

Sorry - siggy reading fail

So for a toddler I would actually go for a toddler size buckle - the soleil is bigger I think than Beco's older models but still not as big as say a Kinderpack or Tula (even their standard sizes which would fit fine

Into+the+Kitty · April 2013

Thanks for all the advice!

I had been considering the Kinderpack until I realized that it didn't cross, but I'll definitely look into the ABC.

I've also been considering a woven wrap (and am going to DIY a gauze one just to see how I like

adkhiker · April 2013

We have a number of different carriers - Kinderpack standard, woven wrap and a Deuter hiking carrier. I think it will depend on what type of hikes you will be going on with the carrier. We went with the Deuter for a few reasons. The most important bein

RioG1978 · April 2013

when she was younger I loved the mei-tei. It would still be good on the back, but I mostly hike alone and I have not mastered getting her in it on my back without help.

I love the frame carrier we bought - it's Roots brand, so not sur

TiffanyBerry · April 2013

I never got comfortable with DD in a frame pack (Sherpani). It was just putting her weight too far out and up. I still use a SSC (I have a wrap conversion half buckle Bamberro) that we both love. I don't know that we do super strenuous h