BOB Stroller & Car Seat

loriann091 · January 2015

DH is adamant about getting the BOB stroller (he's a distance runner), so we decided to go with the BOB/Britax B-safe car seat. What I find ridiculous is that, while they are the same brand, you need to purchase an adapter for the car seat to work with the stroller. However, of course BRU does not have any in stock online or in-store so I believe I have to purchase it through Amazon. Any others have this stroller/car seat combo or a different car seat that worked better with the stroller that you would suggest as an alternative? I don't want to get a different stroller as DH has shown such an affinity for this one.

ETA: We know to wait around 5-6 months before running with the baby in the stroller. No worries - we won't be jiggling our newborn

chicagojackie · January 2015

Put the baby in a carrier until it's old enough (and warm enough) to ride in the stroller without seven blankets and a bundle me.

Leave the heavy car seat in the car. Even the ones that come on and off of bases are really awkward and heavy. And our kid hated her car seat when she was a baby so snapping it into the fancy travel system would have just prolonged the screaming.

Bottom line, wait until the kid is born and then see what you actually do and need. Amazon 2-day shipping is there for you.

aggiebug · January 2015

Bob and britax are not the same brand, and any infant car seat, I believe, needs an adapter to work with the Bob stroller. I was shown a work around but not one I would consider safe enough to run with. I have done extensive research and found that a Bob was best for us and from there concluded the Britax best fit our needs and the Bob stroller. The one thing I would look into is how does a britax fit in your car? BRU will let you test drive the car seat and see how it works in your car.

We have a Bob Revolution which we purchased used off Craigslist for a lot cheaper and new Britax B-safe.

Purchasing any of those pieces online should not be an issue.

loriann091 · January 2015

Thank you for the advice.

When I said BOB/Britax - that's how they market it online, my apologies if that was a confusing way of phrasing it. I believe it's the same car seat you've mentioned @aggiebug. I wanted to purchase the items through my registry (to get the discount) and the adapter is the only thing I can't. I can suck it up and buy it somewhere else!

And @abseptember - yeah, we have to wait until around 5-6 months (suggested) before running with the baby in the stroller but we will still go on walks and hikes and don't want to use a carrier every time. I heard this stroller is good for hiking terrain as well.

smg2302 · January 2015

We have the bob revolution duallie and will need the graco adapter. It's more for shopping outings etc. Running shouldn't happen unt baby stops being floppy.

twinklymama · January 2015

FWIW, I found the adapter for our carseat to our jogging stroller about $20 cheaper through Amazon. Might be better than the completion discount amount. (But our adapter was for a different stroller/carseat combo).