Best Baby Strollers Reviews

I am 7.5 months pregnant and have a very petite 2 year old daughter. I was delighted when this came in the mail about 70% assembled, it only took me about 20 minutes to put it together with no need of tools of any kind — not even a shoe to whack something into place

Once together, my two year old wanted to sit in it ASAP! She is 24 pounds and fits with room to spare in both the top and bottom seats with canopies. The bottom seat has a tray with two cup holders and a shallow center area for snacks, this tray is fixed and doesn’t swing open so you have to top load your child; it would have been nice for this to have a hinge like our other Graco strollers. The top seat has a small tray with impressions to hold snacks, or the parent can use it if the top seat is used by a baby in an infant car seat. There is a slide out cup holder that can be used by the parent. It indicates not to put hot beverages in here since a tenacious child in the top seat could easily reach it — so while it is handy, use it at your own risk. The three cup holders are just shy of 4″ across; in the child’s tray the cup holders are 1.5″ deep and the one that slides out for the parent is almost 2″ deep. Just something to consider when choosing a cup to bring along.

The 12 configurations are easy to shift from, but I wouldn’t want to attempt a serious rearrangement in a parking lot — so make sure it is how you want it before you head out. While it is heavy, around 35 pounds, it is one of the lighter and more compact two-seater strollers we looked at. The bottom basket is large and easiest to access when the top toddler seat is removed. When that seat is present it is a tight fit to get items in and out, especially if you have a toddler in the top seat and an infant car seat facing you in the bottom seat. I plan to use it in this configuration when our baby is born, so I wish the bottom big kid seat over the basket swung to the side or popped out — currently I can only find instructions to flip it up, which just blocks what little space there is to put things inside. I do like that the Graco car we will be using for our infant clicks into the bottom seat, the bottom hook latches under the front tray. I assume this is why the bottom tray is fixed with no hinge. Be aware that the car seat covers the tray and those cup holders are covered too.

The harnesses are easy to use for adults but my child cannot undo then, she can undo the harness buckles on our Jeep stroller. I really like the extra crotch strap on the top toddler seat that also comes unsnapped and provides extra security for top riders. Good to know: this top seat does not recline, so if you are going to be out with two kids on different nap schedules, but the napper in the bottom seat which reclines almost flat.

The colors of the Forecaster are a bit different than what I see online, the brown is more of a dark mushroom and the orange is more a darker rust than the orange I expected — overall it looks better in person than the photo online, think desert neutrals rather than fast food brown and orange. This is good for parents who have boys and/or girls and want a neutral palette.

Best Baby Strollers Reviews

It is very easy to fold down and expand. You depress a button with your thumb on the handle and twist the grip to release the locking mechanism. You do not have to take anything off before folding which is super convenient. The brake is one simple peddle which is easier to use than our current Graco stroller, which hurts your foot if you are wearing sandals or open toe shoes — I could use this brake barefoot if I wanted to.

I was looking at getting the Britax B-Ready stroller, but it is twice the cost, you have to purchase the extra seats and there is no standing platform option; if your kids are a couple of years apart you will want to consider that an older kid will eventually want to do more than sit. We figure that this Graco Ready2Grow stroller will last us much longer than the Britax B-ready.

Graco Baby Strollers

We have been fully satisfied with our single seater Graco Via4 Stroller. Overall I am over the moon with what a great help this new stroller will be once our little bun is done. Great flexibility and quality for the price. One star off for basket access issues and the non-swinging front seat tray, both items are not an issue with our current Graco stroller and I wish they had carried those design choices into this new stroller. But other than those two things, this is just what we were looking for. Parent and toddler approved!