Joie - Kava & Rue Travel System

I have the Ginger and Rue. I can’t comment on the DLX because my baby was born way before it came out. Imo, the canopy on both suck. I got the Rue over the mint because I wanted a base for my own car. My understanding is they came out with a base for the mint. If the mint could be used with the base in my car and just with the latch for grandma’s car, then imo it would be 100% worth it. The rue *can* be used baseless but I haven’t done it & don’t really plan on it. There was a two week period I swapped cars with my mom & moving the base was annoying. If my car seat had the latch, I would have just left the base. Whenever my parents babysit, I leave my car because of the base but if the seat had the latch, it would be a non issue.

The canopy is quite small on the ginger and the rue, imo. My friends with the Uppababy and Nuna car seats have much better canopies for the babies to nap on the go. I’m generally not a fan of Nuna but they have this nice flap that comes down to really give the baby cover

We’re also going with the joie ginger for the exact reasons you mentioned. It seems easy to use, grows with baby, and looks just as nice as the other strollers but without the much higher price tag. We’re getting the rue instead just because our car situation is different and we want to prioritize a lightweight carrier. Also OP- Target is where we “tested” the joie too. Ours didn’t have the exact ginger + rue setup we were looking for, and they’re roped to a post so tightly you can’t push it more than a literal inch 🥲 So I feel you there. But they had the color we wanted and it was good to play with it a little and see the quality in person. Besides that we’ve just watched a ton of videos online of people testing them and just using them in every day life.

I'm personally buying the joie ginger and rue travel system, and to be completely honest I chose it because I couldn't find an extra carseat base for the graco travel system I wanted 🤷🏾‍♀️. I spent months refining my registry and by the time I got to the carseat/Stroller I was just over it and picked one that had good ratings, was cute, had a video on how to put it together, and had an extra carseat base I could buy

I have the ginger xl and rue!! Love them! I also bought the 360 car seat for when he is older! Just as stylish as the nuna but without the price tag

I just got the joie hazel and rue and really love it. I see a lot of similarities between the joie stroller and Nina stroller.

I love my joie ginger and rue travel set and this meets all of your criteria. The only thing that I don’t love about it is that the sun shade doesn’t extend very far and I have to get a separate stroller down the road for jogging. But tbh, I don’t know that I would use anything other than a BOB jogging stroller for that anyway.

I got the Joie Ginger and Rue and love it. Also have a wrap carrier that I use if I want to run in somewhere quick

I got the Joie ginger and rue travel system from target for around $330. I used registry discount. It came with a separate bassinet attachment that will turn into a toddler seat when baby gets bigger

Join is made by the same people who make Nuna for a fraction of the price. We love our Joie travel system. We wanted the Nuna for the light weight carrier, and the Joie rue is the same weight. The seat just isn't quite as luxe.

Join is made by the same people who make Nuna for a fraction of the price. We love our Joie travel system. We wanted the Nuna for the light weight carrier, and the Joie rue is the same weight. The seat just isn't quite as luxe.

If you're going on long walks yes you'll need a bassinet. I also use it as a place for baby to sleep when traveling or in the living room for naps.I have the joie ginger and rue, one gripe is that to fold the stroller in the bassinet you have to take the seat out and flip it. Fun fact, the rue worked with the car seat adapters on the joolz aer+, so the adapters for the nuna also work with joie car seats (unofficially)