Chicco - Presto Self-Folding Compact Stroller

I recently got the Chicco Presto because I was looking for a travel stroller that was compatible with our chicco KeyFit car seat. This thing is amazing and it's now my daily use stroller. If you have a chicco car seat, it fits without any adapters and just clicks on. Otherwise the stroller itself is good for 6 months+. You can collapse it and open it with one hand, it's super light, and collapses pretty small. And it folds itself! It's also a lot less expensive than most of the other strollers mentioned here.

We have a chicco car seat and none of the fancy ones seemed to be compatible with that, so I opted for the chicco presto and OMG it is amazing! We have a hand me down uppa baby Vista, and the chicco has taken over as my daily use stroller because it's just so much easier to deal with. We also took it to NYC for a weekend trip and it worked really well! Though I would recommend using a strap of some sort (we had some elastic ones) to keep it from opening when you gate check it. Having said that, the stroller by itself is still going to be 6+ months, but if you have a chicco car seat it attaches without an adapter.

Since a lot of people are mentioning travel systems, want to share the combo we use that I love but I don’t tend to see around here as often. We use Chicco; so KeyFit car seat - in hindsight did not need the 35, we moved into a graco 3in1 before 25 lb lol. As for stroller, we have a Chicco Presto which is lightweight closely with one hand. I keep that in the back of my car for quick trips. Then we have our “bus” the Chicco Corso Flex. I LOVE this thing. There is so much storage when you’re on a day trip and supports multiple kids at various ages I plan to use this thing for years to come. Both support the Keyfit to lock in. All these things can be found on sale. Best of luck and congratulations!

We have tried a million strollers, but our Chicco Presto has been a workhorse. We never had issues with the wheels breaking, the one-handed fold/unfold is THE BEST, and we used it basically everyday with our kids until they outgrew the bucket seat. It’s gone on two international flights, navigated cobblestone (that sucked; don’t do that. But it didn’t break!), and traversed miles and miles of city sidewalks. It also has a lot more storage than just the lower basket as you can stuff a lot of stuff in the space between the canopy and the car seat. My biggest complaint is that the brake will trip when you go over big bumps in the sidewalk. It’s kind of annoying, but not really a big deal. Also the cupholders are super flimsy.

Chicco Presto is so lightweight, compact and easy to fold

We have a couple stroller/wagons now... a Vista V3, a jogging stroller, a compact one made by Chicco, a Pivot Explore... We use the Pivot Explore the most now that we have 2 kids and the youngest is 1... it is great for off-road. When it gets tough, it is better in wagon mode since you're pulling up instead of pushing down. I have friends with the Cruz, and it is pretty similar to the Vista, which is pretty good on dirt and grass. The larger the wheels, the better it will be, so the jogging stroller is the best for rough terrain, but the wagon wins in soft stuff like sand. The Vista is pretty darn good though, and has more options vs the jogging stroller. The Chicco we have has small wheels and hasn't been used in months.

Check out the baby trend wagon. I have that and a Chicco single stroller, because I thought it would be a really big deal to take my baby out of the car seat when going places, which we do frequently. It turns out, it's not really a big deal and she wakes up whenever we park anyway. So in hindsight, it would have been way better to get a stroller with bassinet option and the most petite, lightweight one available within a reasonable price range.  The Baby Trend wagon is epic and enormous, so not great for driving around with but amazing for your neighborhood and easily accessible trails or if you have an SUV. It's a bassinet stroller with wagon pulley and mosquito/shade net plus tons of room to store phone, drinks, lunchbox, and other stuff. The bassinet turns into 2 seat pads that 2 babies can buckle into. I think it holds 100lbs, so kids can pretty much use it until they're too big length wise.

Yeah we have a chicco stroller for the infant seat but spent the money on a Thule chariot bc we run and will eventually bike with baby

I have a Chicco and it’s midrange at best and I wish I had gone with a more expensive one. I live in NYC so it would have been enormously important for maneuverability.

Honestly, the Chicco stroller that has been rained on several times and what not works just fine and I spent $400 on that and the infant car seat and base. I toyed with purchasing a Mockingbird but ultimately decided against it because she’s going to out grow it and selling it seems silly. The umbrella stroller I used on vacation last year was a more worthwhile purchase and I will probably break it out again for summertime adventures (i.e. zoo, aquarium, etc.)

Agreed on the luxury brands of strollers/car seats. I have a chicco stroller and a Graco car seat and they’re snacking

We love our Chicco car seat and stroller (the stroller handles amazingly well and is super easy to fold up/open) and the oxo dispenser is great too!