Best Baby Strollers Travel Systems
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Best Baby Strollers Travel Systems
History of Baby Stroller
Stylish covers with window slits, shopping trays, swivel wheels, all-terrain tyres and more is what modern pushchairs are all about. Indeed, pushchairs have rolled on far indeed as compared to the 'ancient' Victorian-look prams that the royalty used for their babies in the 18th Century! Actually, the baby buggies were not really prams in the first half of the 18th Century. They were just baby carriages. Today, you have the stylish baby jogger stroller!
A British architect, William Kent, designed the first baby carriage as a shell with harnesses to make a goat pull it. He presented it to the Duke of Devonshire. The idea of attaching a handle to the baby buggies so that even parents could push them came much later.
Queen Victoria received three push-style prams in 1840 from Ludgate Hill stores. Though, these prams were too high to be comfortable for the baby, the Queen did start a trend. By the 19th Century manufacturers even started naming pushchairs and prams after royalty!
William H. Richardson patented the first pram that could be reversed as a pushchair in 1889. He also made changes four-wheel suspension and allowing independent turning of the front set of wheels and the back set of wheels. This innovation helped turn the prams and pushchairs by a complete 360 degrees in much smaller radius.
After World War I the baby boom also sparked a boom in the baby carriage market. Foot brakes, shopping baskets and stylish shapes were incorporated in pushchair designs. Also the earlier wooded and wicker models gave way to chrome plating, rubber and plastic parts. Baby carriages became a middle-class buy only in the 1950s. Owen Maclaren came up with a compact design for a baby buggy for his daughter in 1965.
The baby jogger stroller followed soon to help the busy parent who did not want to leave the baby alone at home while going to the grocery store. Pushchairs were redesigned with shopping trays and extra compartments to keep goggles, purses, diapers etc.
Today, pushchairs and prams are extremely popular and can be used with ease. The latest in the market are the travel systems and the three-wheel all-terrain baby joggers. You can buy double prams and pushchairs or even one for triplets! Phil Baechler invented the baby jogger in 1980 because he wanted to take his son along while going for a run. A baby jogger has larger and sturdier tyres as compared to regular prams and pushchairs. A baby jogger is also known as a baby jogger stroller.
Also, more emphasis now is on the compact and lightweight baby stroller. A lightweight baby stroller can easily be stowed in the boot of a car or carried around with luggage. Most parents nowadays insist on a lightweight baby stroller as a first choice before looking for any other features.
Some of the top brands making baby strollers include Graco, Maclaren, Firstwheels and Obaby. Busy parents find baby strollers a big asset. And, now, you can even shop for the world's best baby strollers online!
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Best travel system?
I am going to buy a travel system for my baby. (has a car seat, and stroller combo) I was wondering if any of you could give me some advice as to which ones are the best? I was looking to spend around $150-$200.
Forgot to mention that I'm having a boy.....don't know if that will help or not?
I am so glad I found this question. I have been eager to recommend the travel system we use to someone. It is the Chicco Cortina Travel System (Sahara is the style) http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2373617 and we LOVE it! (I think there are more colors too. Check in store for colors since they are not accurate online.) I had never even heard of Chicco. We ended up purchasing this system after we could not find an infant seat that would fit in our car. This was one of two that did fit. That is another recommendation I have; try the seats out in your own car before you buy. Babies R Us let me do this. We will soon be moving to a convertible car seat and I wish Chicco made those too! This travel system is such great quality. We noticed most other infant seats look cheap compared to this one. I was able to get the whole system for $200 plus tax. I used a few coupons to get it down from $279.99. Although, it IS worth that much. I had a coupon for (I think) $20 off a stroller over a certain price, one for 15% off any item, and I also used my remaining registry items coupon - an additional 10% off. Babies R Us has great coupons and they let you use a few at a time (read the fine print) so sign up on the web to recieve them! More about the travel system... I think my recommendation is based on quality, look, price, and enjoyment of use. The only downside is the small storage space underneath. I think it is enough room, but we have to take the infant seat off the stroller to get the diaper bag in and out. Don't know how other travel systems do in this area. That is such a small bother for me considering how much I love this product. So I don't mind at at all, plus I can throw the diaper bag on my shoulder if I want or use a smaller one. I love using this, and look for excuses to do so more often. Another tip for car seat purchases in general: check the foam thickness underneath the cover. I like to buy the thickest foam I can afford, as it absorbs the shock rather than your baby's body. Congrats Mom2be!
PS. The infant seat doesn't latch on to grocery carts... which is another thing that doesn't bother me. I always shop with someone so I can push the stroller and they can push the cart or vice versa. Just don't put him on top of the cart! I guess you will have to weigh those things and see which are important to you. Always check the store because there are so many great products that you would not otherwise know about. Be sure you really want whatever you are going to buy!
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