Modes Nest2Grow Travel System

It’s tricky.  The uppababy minu is a FANTASTIC travel stroller and we flew internationally with it - highly recommend.  I got a past version on good buy gear.  It’s just not ideal for tiny infants - it’s prob more of a 6 months +.  We had the graco version of the vista (modes nest2grow) and it’s large so it’s cumbersome in the car and I wouldn’t fly with it.  But it was very nice with the infant seat and holds tons of gear.  Ultimately we use the minu a lot and a BOB jogging stroller a lot, the big graco hasn’t made as many trips due to size.

We use the nest 2 grow now that babies are bigger and you can face one seat forward and the car seat back so they both have a view

Depends how your going to be using your stroller. If your going to be walking/jogging down that dirt road regularly or be in rural areas a lot, your gonna want some sort of jogger stroller or something with inflatable wheels. If your going to keep it in your vehicle and use it for when your going shopping in the city, going out to eat, and use it for an urban sort of lifestyle, with tad bits of times you walk the stroller on gravel, grass, etc, maybe a good all terrain full stroller with good suspension like Uppababy Cruz, Nuna Mixx Next, Bugaboo Fox 5. If you want something more budget friendly in this category maybe the Chicco Corso or Bravo stroller,Graco Modes Nest 2 grow. Jogger strollers include BabyJogger city mini gt, Thule Urban Glide, Guava Roam, Uppababy Ridge, etc. A carseat is 100% necessary, so no matter what, that should be the 1st thing you look at. Find 1 you like, then look at what strollers its compatible with (usually you might have to buy a separate adapter if you use a different brand of carseat from the stroller). You can always look at what strollers already come as part of a bundled travel system with that carseat. But before you even get started looking at carseats, you need to make a decision ifbyour going to use an Infant Carseat (pill bug looking seats), or a convertible carseat (the big ones that stay in a vehicle), or both.

I’m about to have a 20 month gap. I have a Graco nest2grow, which has a rumble seat and then can also do a second rumble seat (stacked), bassinet or car seat. When baby is older we will get a wagon and maybe a double/side by side jogging stroller. Unfortunately I haven’t found an all in one for two toddlers- and multiples items are needed.

I’m 5’10, husband is 6’3” and we both love the Graco Nest2Grow! We have a travel stroller that is okay, but we love our Graco! It was a gift but was like $350 and included the car seat!

This - the Nest2Grow is GREAT. It’s reasonably priced, basically any Graco infant car seat can click connect to it to make it a travel system, they sell an additional seat attachments to become a DOUBLE stroller, and they also sell a carry cot attachment (like a pram/bassinet). The versatility is insanely good.

I had my baby girl in December 2023 and while the 2023/2024 winter season was mild compared to the 2024/2025 season so my opinion may or may not help you. We would go on atleast 1 or 2 walks a day in the winter. But we used the Graco nest2grow travel system. We got the bassinet attachment second hand off FB marketplace for like $50 which doubled as a sleeping spot when we were at people's houses. It faired well in the snow and plowed sidewalks. Wasn't so great in sandy, gravel areas. It fit well in my 2024 cx-5 trunk, took up about half the space when it was just the frame. When you add in the toddler attachment it takes up more space. For now I detach them put the frame in the trunk with the toddler seat on top so that I still have 1/2 of my trunk space. Since my area has alot of trails that are gravel or pressed sand we've since upgraded to the Bob stroller. But we only use that around the house, I find it very difficult to fold and it takes up alot of space in the trunk. The Graco stays in my car as our daily "travel" stroller.