Gate Check Bags for Stroller and CarSeat?

Toni79 · November 2013

For those of you that have flown with your LOs ... did you get gate check bags for your stroller and carseat? Wondering it they are worth it or just a waist of money. I can get both on Amazon for less than $20 total.

I mean, how dirty can my stuff get?

rp-chicago-mom · November 2013

I don't. It does get dusty but a vacuume with a curtain and couch attachment does the trick.

skooz · November 2013

We did. One trip our gate check bag had a small rip in it and another trip it had a huge grease smear. I would've been really mad if that had happened to the carseat.

sdlaura · November 2013

We buy a seat for DD and take our carseat on the plane, but we have this bag for the stroller:

https://www.diapers.com/p/jl-childress-gate-check-bag-for-standard-double-strollers-57340?site=CA&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc_D&utm_term=JL-040&utm_campaign=GooglePLA&CAWELAID=1338705923&utm_content=pla&ca_sku=JL-040&ca_gpa=pla&ca_kw={keyword}

It's not super fancy or super protective, but I think it protects the stroller a bit and keeps it cleaner.

rainedrops117 · November 2013

For us... it was worth every penny! When we got our stroller and seat back, there was black grease marks all over the bag. (must have been on the bottom or something) I say get it! Try CL too..

fastcarsandfreedom3319 · November 2013

Yes do it. Even a garbage bag is better than nothing.

Toni79 · November 2013

Thanks! My gut told me to go ahead and get them ... but I had a feeling that DH would tease me for buying something else that we'll only use once! LOL!

I did check out CL, with no luck. The J.L. Childress Gate Check Bags for a stroller and carseat are less than $10 each on Amazon! So I guess its not too much to spend just to be on the safe side!

We flew once before when she was ~2 months. We gate checked her chicco infant carseat and her chicco stroller caddy ... and had no issues (without putting them in a bag). But they were pretty small and easy for the folks to easily transport on and off the plane. Remember those nice handles on the carseat! But her convertable carseat is is much more cumbersome, so I think its more liekly to get pushed around! Plus we're traveling over thanksgiving, so I'm sure the workers are going to be overworked! (and more likely to not be as careful as they normally are).

Quetion: Another question ... any tricks to transporting your convertable carseat through the airport? I saw this on Amazon. But wasn't sure if a bungie cord would work just as well (that is assuming I put DD in a stroller and not in her carseat attached to my bag).

https://www.amazon.com/Traveling-Toddler-Seat-Travel-Accessory/dp/B000JHN3AS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385130872&sr=8-1&keywords=travel+carseat+strap

sdlaura · November 2013

We travel a lot, so we invested in this:

https://www.amazon.com/Go-Go-Babyz-QRKIDZ-Kidz-Travelmate/dp/B000JJK9EY

It turns the carseat into a stroller and DD loves riding in it. We bring our carseat on the plane, and it folds down and goes in the overhead bin.

Another option that I see parents doing at airports is wearing the convertible carseat like a backpack - so using the carseat straps as backpack straps.

Want a personalized experience?

Gate Check Bags for Stroller and CarSeat?

Re: Gate Check Bags for Stroller and CarSeat?

Choose Another Board

Search Boards