Bugaboo - Buffalo

3.5 year old and 1 next week year old Hand me down Bugaboo Buffalo for our first, used a capsule. I hated the pram, but I think because I felt I had to accept the hand me down? Baby hated the pram, capsule, bassinet, car seat. It was also too big for the boot (Kia Seltos) and I hated that it was two pieces to dismantle into the boot. Bought a Reds Baby Jive 3 after an expo, just before the 5 came out. Liked that it was smaller and lighter but its aged very quickly. A much smaller basket, but I have basket thoughts below. This particular basket was held on by loops with presstuds and easily became detached. However, with toddler seat facing forwards you could fold it down in one, and I know they have taken this feature and improved even more with future Reds Baby prams. My one solid dislike of this pram is that it is lower profile. It would have been nicer to have baby up higher, which is what later editions have added in. First kid was well out of the pram when second baby arrived, but we got a second hand second seat for the Reds Baby. Didn't like that it was underneath the capsule but my big kid thought it was fun. Did us fine for the walk to and from daycare. We got a Joolz Aer+ for travel. I really like it, minus the basket and the straps. The straps get easily twisted and are hard to lengthen. The basket can't fit a backpack in it easily due to the shape of the basket. Joolz, Bugaboo and YoYo are good for travel as airlines recognise them and know they fit in the overhead. just make sure you have a travel bag for them. Friends/mothers group friends mostly got Uppa Baby Vista 2's. I liked it when testing it but no fancy, expensive pram would have made my eldest like it. I also wouldn't have liked the size of it in the boot. With baskets, people talk often about 'fit a supermarket shop in underneath'. Which yes, you can with some. Or you can get online delivery. Baskets become an excuse to bring everything but the kitchen sink. We spent a funny afternoon just before we had our second watching people push around prams at Melb Aquarium, using them to carry 5 coats/bags/lunchboxes like it was a beach trolley

I would absolutely recommend getting a higher-end stroller, but only second-hand. We have a Bugaboo Buffalo for all-terrain stuff (we live in the country) and a Bugaboo Ant for shopping and going into the city. We spent a fraction of the new price for both (I think less than €200 total) by buying from Facebook Marketplace. When I’ve tried other strollers, I’ve been struck by how much harder they are to manoeuvre than the Bugaboos, and how easily the wheels get stuck. The only thing that annoys me with the Bugaboos is that they’re a bit of a pain to fold, but otherwise I absolutely recommend them.

I went with a secondhand Bugaboo Buffalo for the rough roads around our place. Was 350. What I liked was it has bigger tires, higher weight and size limits so we could use it longer. It's a bit bigger though, but so worth it for mostly walking.

Safety? The bigger the wheels the bigger the clearance. All makes for strollers with large wheel and small wheels. People in cities might be perfectly fine with smaller stroller with smaller wheels. As a dad I like Bugaboo - the quality and design are great. Get one Bugaboo with big wheels for outside and one small bugaboo for taking in the car and travel. You don’t want to take outside stroller into a car generally speaking. It’s a very nice to have both. The sun canopy for bugaboo is a great optional extra - cup holder was overrated imo

J’ai une Bugaboo Buffalo (trouvée d’occasion) qui va très bien, mais elle est plus produite je crois… mais cette marque a l’air bien pour du tout-terrain !

Btw I‘m in ZH/very often in AG selling three different prams, a bugaboo buffalo, bugaboo bee and a cybex priam if you‘re intrested. Which leads me to another tip: get as much as you can second hand, it’s so worth it!

I have a pram cleaning business and I can tell you the difference between the cheaper brands like Redsbaby, Babybee, Jengo vs more expensive ones like Uppababy and Bugaboo is night and day. Definitely go for a second hand better brand one. All the prams I’ve cleaned have come up looking great. Look for one with no fading. I would recommend a Bugaboo Fox or Buffalo (buffalo is heavier but sturdier) an Uppababy Vista V1/V2 or a Cruz V2. Baby Jogger also make good prams and can find them cheaply second hand. Also buying from Amazon it may not be safe as it probably doesn’t meet Aus standards

So far, two. First one was an Evenflo Omni Plus. An okay stroller for the price, but the brake jammed and broke after 6 months of use. We were able to get a replacement part for free, but in that time I bought a 2014 Bugaboo Buffalo off of Facebook Marketplace. Definitely a higher quality stroller despite being over ten years old. It maneuvers much smoother and is better able to handle rougher terrain. As Bubs gets older, I'll probably also get a smaller travel stroller.

I used a buffalo in Zurich and it was great. The only problem is getting on trains and trams without wheelchair access but you’ll have that problem anyway. I’m selling it, by the way, in case you’d be interested on getting a second had one for a fraction of the price.

We went through a few with just one kid: - Maxi Cosi Zelia - Maclaren Triumph - Uppababy G-Lux - Bugaboo Chameleon - Bugaboo Bee3 - Bugaboo Buffalo (favorite full size stroller) - Bugaboo Donkey3 - Bugaboo Butterfly (favorite travel stroller) - Diono (idk what model, it was free with a car seat) - GB Qbit Stroller - Babyzen Yoyo - Babyzen Yoyo2 (runner up favorite travel stroller) - Veer Wagon (only wagon, kinda wanna try the Wonderfold if #2 happens) I bought most of them used as well other than the travel strollers.