Baby Trend - Expedition DLX Jogger Travel System with EZ-Lift Plus Infant Car Seat

Took [this ](https://x.com/DealHopperHQ/status/1964932393074344004)out in the park yesterday. It’s smooth, sturdy, and my toddler passed out in it without protest. Worth every penny for walk-ups.

Please don’t buy an expensive stroller. I got a cheap one at target - a babytrend travel system jogger. It was affordable for us and it has done the job. We are going to now buy a four seater Radio Flyer Voya wagon with the infant car seat attachment but this is because it’s like $500 and with another baby on the way and an expectation to have more, there is no way I am spending money on a simple double stroller when I may have another baby after my second within the next 24 months

I have a babytrend jogger stroller/travel system and love it. Wasn’t even going for something like this initially but my bestie passed me hers. Highly recommend. Jogging stroller in general tho, big wheels handle sidewalks a lot easier. Eta: I believe mine is an older version of the babytrend expedition

I have one 10 month old. I have a Joovy Balloon lightweight stroller, a babytrend jogging stroller, and a big plastic radio flyer wagon. We use the jogging stroller most of the time (the sidewalks around here aren’t very smooth). The Joovy only really gets used at like the mall. Haven’t taken the wagon out much bc she’s still kinda small for it.

DO NOT cheap out on a stroller, especially if you’re active. Go mid tier full price or top tier if you can find a discount or second hand. We got a cheap Baby Trend Travel System and the stroller broke almost right away and the car seat broke after about 18 months. I love my Nuna Demi Grow, but we got a great discount because we purchased a floor model. I’ve heard great things about Graco strollers too. I would put something you love but don’t necessarily want to pay for yourself on the registry because you might get lucky. Just because it’s on the registry doesn’t mean you have to buy it if no one does.

Trust me, you don’t need the high end stuff. It’s recently become popular but I’m on #5 and am just now considering getting a few higher priced items for my last baby lol. I totally do second hand, nock off brands and such. Just make sure it has good reviews. This is my first time getting a bottle washer/dryer lol. Amazon has good stuff, you can get a nice side sleeper/ bassinet for $150. You can always request money or gift cards and then go get the nicer stuff you want or may need after baby is born. You will find not everything will work for you. Good luck!!

I totally agree. Find where you want to spend the money and what is important to you! There is nice stuff out there that won’t break your bank! It seems like advertising has been bad for more expensive stuff. Like I said, I just got a bottle washer/sanitizer and I’m on #5. Dishwasher is fine and of course handwashing is good too but I have now found that it works better for me. You can get a baby trend stroller for $150 or less and they are nice but I know you said you have back pain so idk if that would be good for you. You can even get one with a car seat. It’s possible to save money just have to do a lot of looking which is super annoying lol.

This is gold. I do the same thing. I got a travel system (baby trend stroller - we like the bike tires for hiking) and then switch to a Graco car seat later. I’m on #5 and I don’t waste money on stuff that will be used for a few months. Second hand for bouncers and walkers are great lol. I kept the bassinet/side sleeper for my babies and then transitioned the same toddler bed before moving to a twin/full.

This is a great way to find out what works for you and baby and what doesn’t without breaking the bank! I do the same thing but buy a Graco car seat new after baby outgrows the travel system car seat.

Ummm i definitely went the non-fancy running stroller route. I bought a Babytrend stroller for like $100 or $150 on Amazon that comes with a car seat. I’ve used it hundreds of times and plan to continue with my newborn when she’s old enough. As for using a walking stroller, in addition to what’s already been mentioned, they shake if you push too fast and you’ll end up kicking the metal rim of the basket/bar when you’re running.

I got an infant car seat and stroller combo from BabyTrend that cost about $160 and it’s worked totally fine for us! He used the infant seat until he outgrew it at 10 months old and we’ll be able to use the stroller until he hits 60 pounds. No issues!

2.5 strollers, 3 car seats, 4.5 high chairs 🤦‍♀️ We mostly use the stroller (Mockingbird) and car seat (Evenflo 360 slim) that I bought first before he was born. I bought a cheapo travel system (babytrend brand) with an infant seat and jogging stroller (which I pretended I would use for exercising) it snaps into at 5 months when we first traveled by air. He outgrew the infant seat by 10 months so we got a cheap lightweight convertible car seat (Cosco Serena) and traveled with that and the Mockingbird over the summer. Then we moved to a house close to a lot of parks and my in laws came to visit for a few months, so we got a tricycle/stroller thing that’s lighter weight and the kid can use as he gets older. I’m also considering a cheap umbrella stroller for next time we travel now that he has good body control. High chairs happened because of needing them in multiple locations (one cheap Ikea one for in front of the TV, one travel collapsible) and one was bought at 3 months as a place to put the baby while we cooked so he wouldn’t feel abandoned. It lays back quite far, but then it wasn’t very good as an actual high chair. We use the Graco 95+% of the time. So yes, these things happen sometimes!

Congrats on your pregnancy!! I’ve been a mama for almost 5 years and we have done really well in all seasons with the Baby Trend and Graco travel systems. I loved the Graco one better. Really anything with tires will do well on sidewalks and trails! If you can get a deal on a used Bob they are a great stroller but also fairly heavy.  We now have a City Select Baby Jogger since we needed a double stroller and that one has done well for us too! It folds up really small and it has a million different configurations and attachments you can get for infant car seats!

Oh yeah it definitely wasn’t horrible! My only issue with the Baby Trend we had was that I felt like the incline of the infant car seat was too elevated when when we attached it to the stroller…

When I took a car seat safety class at work a few years ago, the instructor asked us “which is safer, the $90 car seat or the $300 one?” They both have to adhere to the same safety standards. That stuck with me when looking for car seats and we went with lower cost babytrend travel system with good reviews. It’s been great so far! It’s the rise of influencers that has really brought about the push for all the bougie baby products, in my opinion.