Mountain Buggy - Nano 2020+

Was just going to recommend this! I have the current version, which is $320, and have used it for 2 years on about 7 international trips, and as my backup car stroller. It has held up well, and I originally used it with my Clek Liingo infant seat. I've always gate checked it, just to keep my hands free to get on and off the flight.

We use two...Bugaboo Fox for everyday and Mountain Buggy Nano for traveling

Agreed! I was just there with my 2 year old and my Mountain Buggy Nano (single), and between the narrow doorways, cobblestone, and stairs, it was definitely a workout.

Mountain buggy nano v3 worked for our big toddler and still fits her at 3.5. Have taken it on tons of flights (we gate check) though I do think it’s overhead compliant. Seat can drop flat so kid can sleep laying flat if that’s something you’re interested in. Has worked for us in a few airports. Def not as easy to fold up as the Nuna strollers (like butter) but once you get the hang of it, it’s not so bad…Got it 20% off though so that sealed it.

We have the mountain biggy nano. Massive win was that it lays flat whereas not all the ones on your list so i believe. Weve got the MB Nano Urban specifically for the bigger wheels at destination. Loved it and worth every cent

Not on your list but given youve listed handling rocky or uneven terrain I feel obliged to mention the Mountain Design Urban Nano which is in the same price range as the Cybex etc. The big bonus for us was the removable and interchangeable wheels. Travel pram wheels suck. Doesnt matter how good the rest of the pram is having 5.5" fixed wheels is the worst over cobblestones or just general rocky and holly terrain. The MDUN has interchangeable wheels that you can swap out for as destination (or just have on at all times of youre gate checking it) that are 10.5" at he back and 7.5" at the front and they are a gamechanger. Super easy to pop on and off (we do it at the airport then stash the big wheels in our suitcase) and make the pram almost normal height and handles way better than any of the other travel prams we tested. That plus it lays flat ao great for napping, the accessory bundle is often included at sales time. The basket is big enough for all her essentials like nappies and bottles and was one of the more useable baskets of all the ones we tested. The final big win for me as a queenslander was that the back panel completely rolls up leaving a mesh panel for fantastic air flow for summer naps Weve had ours for six months and done Melb x1 on virgin, Adelaide x1 on Virgin and then Europe for five weeks via Singapore Air and it is hands down the best purchase weve made. Its great for overhead on those airlines with the travel wheels, the footmuff kept her warm in london and melbourne and adelaide and the rear panel and black out shield allowed her to nap in comfort in 40C heat in Spain. I love it so much i use it as my day to day pram for outings and adventures 95% of the time over the big pram at home. [mountain design urban nano](https://au.mountainbuggy.com/shop/nano-2020-11359?srsltid=AfmBOoq6cOIlBHqeflhuDS7i9sdxUL3UzgGceR2UiGNDqNz4wyP8mb1u)

Just a word of caution on how long you’re expecting to be able to use the car seat - most kids meet the height limit (30 inches for Keyfit, 32 inches for Keyfit 35) before the weight limit. So my 2.5 year old outgrew his Keyfit 35 in height around 1 year old but would still fit either of them by weight. He’s also 85th percentile for height and 30th for weight, so your child may be different, but it’s important to know the full extent of the limits because I feel like they aren’t as clear on the height limits and I wanted to make sure you had the information you need to keep your kid safe! Also, we loved our Keyfit system, and still use our Bravo stroller although we’ve upgraded to a Graco convertible car seat that should last him as long as he needs a car seat. We’ll be using our Keyfit 35 again with our second child in the fall, so it’s total about $200/child for our family, and still far more affordable than a brand like Uppababy. And I agree, unless you’re taking lots of long walks, a bassinet attachment isn’t worth it - it’s true that they shouldn’t spend more than 2 hours at a time in a car seat and they shouldn’t be in a car seat all the time, but a 30 minute walk in the car seat in a stroller is totally fine. For our family (suburban, 2 cars, lots of travel), the better value was a Chicco Keyfit 35 system with 2 bases, a Bravo stroller, and a separate travel stroller (Mountain Buggy Nano) that lays flat and stows in the overhead compartment. We still use the travel stroller and the big Bravo stroller, but we would have had to stop using a bassinet attachment over 2 years ago and we would have still needed an airline-compatible travel stroller. All in, I don’t remember what our car seats and strollers cost 3 years ago, but now they’d be $1350, and we’re still using $900 worth of that with our first kid. In contrast, the Uppababy Cruz V2 is $900 without the $280 bassinet or $300 car seat with $200 extra base, and it’s too heavy for gate checking with some airlines, so we’d still need a travel stroller in addition (and the Vista is even pricier and heavier). I have a friend who is going that route, but she lives in a walkable city with transit options and one car, so her lifestyle is different and it may make more sense for her. OP and his wife need to discuss their lifestyle, expectations, and goals to figure out what’s best for them. Oh, and check reviews of different seats - you might be surprised by what’s offered by different brands at different price ranges. Uppababy doesn’t generally fare as well as you might expect given the price tag.

We had 2 strollers with one kid (Chicco Bravo and a Mountain Buggy Nano for travel - the Mountain Buggy was a great investment for us) and now with a second kid we’ve added a 3rd stroller (second-hand Chicco Bravo for 2).

Check the airline’s rules because some will only gate check either a car seat or a stroller (American) and some limit the weight of the stroller (Delta for sure, not certain about others). So whatever you opt for, make sure it meets recommendations. We have a mountain buggy nano for travel, which fits in most overhead compartments and lays fully flat. Our son is now 2 and still fits comfortably, and it’s more reasonably priced than some travel strollers (I think about $250? Not sure about current pricing). You can also strap car seats to it, though I wouldn’t use it that way primarily because it’s not from the car seat manufacturer and may not have the car seat sitting at the correct recline. But it could be useful that way with an infant seat in the airport for a limited amount of time.

We have a Mountain Buggy Nano. It fits in (most US) overhead compartments, has a full recline, has storage underneath, has a good sunshade (though it doesn’t move as much as our full-size stroller’s would) and is reasonably sturdy for something so small. Cons are that the seat isn’t super padded, but that doesn’t seem to bother our 2 year old, and it’s harder to fold than our Chicco Bravo (it took us a few tries to get good at it, and it’s not 1-hand by definition). But we really like it and have flown with it and taken it on long car trips with limited luggage room with no problems. It’s gotten a lot of miles in different places and done well.

It was definitely a lesser-known option but I liked some of the features that aren’t on other travel strollers (the flat recline and good sunshade are hard to find) and that it wasn’t a $500+ investment. It’s still not cheap, but some of the prices on strollers are more than I’m willing to pay for convenience, especially when it’s just a second stroller.

We have a Mountain Buggy Nano and love it. We’ve only had to gate check it on a little puddle jumper where all roller bags had to be gate checked, and it has storage underneath and a nice canopy, and it lays completely flat. Lightweight enough that I recently took it on a train solo with our toddler at 7 months pregnant, lifted it to the overhead compartment, and carried it up stairs at the station, no problem. We’ve had it for 2 years now and the only problem we’ve had is that we overloaded the storage with water bottles and didn’t notice it dragging, and it got a small tear in the storage underneath that I was able to repair easily. It has a lot of miles on it by plane, train, and automobile, and we love it.

We have a Mountain Buggy Nano. It lays flat, has storage, and has a full size canopy. It also folds to overhead bin size and is pretty lightweight. We’ve had ours for 3 years and it’s done flights, hills, and Disney, and our 3 year old still uses it some.

I think it really depends on how much you plan to travel. If you aren’t a family that flies often/travels a lot, it’s probably not worth spending more than the cost of a cheap umbrella stroller (though you could definitely check out Facebook marketplace for a deal). If you do travel often, then a travel stroller could make sense, especially if you plan to have more than 1 kid overall. We fly at least once a year and do a lot of driving trips with somewhat limited cargo space, so we got a Mountain Buggy Nano. It was like $250, but it lays completely flat, which is great for naps, has a decent sunshade, and folds to overhead compartment size. We’ve been using it for over 2 years and it’s in great shape, our 2 year old still loves his “little stroller” as much as his “big stroller”. Our regular stroller is a Chicco Bravo, and is over the gate check weight limit for some airlines, which was part of our decision to get a travel stroller (so check with the airline you’re flying - some of them are pretty restrictive, like American will only let you gate check either a car seat or a stroller and there’s a weight limit).

I got the Uppababy Cruz 2 for my first (with the hope we’d have a second with a ~2 year gap) - I didn’t like the the double configuration for the Vista (with bassinet at the bottom) and liked the smaller profile of the Cruz. Figured we’d reassess the pram situation if/when the next baby came along. Second baby is now 5 months old, and we got a piggyback board a few weeks ago which has been working great when taking both kids out by myself (though less successful if dad is with us, as our 2.5 year old then wants to be carried 🙃). We also have a Mountain Buggy travel stroller dad has been using for almost 2 years, and still uses when taking our older one out on his own, so at this stage we’re not looking at a double.

First kid, we bought the Cosco travel car seat which fit perfectly in the Mountain Buggy travel stroller. Used it for years. And now have the Nuna Trvl which is a traditional travel stroller that allows the Nuna car seat to lock into it. Clutch !

We have the Mountain Buggy Nano which does “fit” the Cosco Scenera. For whatever reason, our 3yo has decided it’s her preferred stroller over our Uppababy so we’ve used it A LOT in the past few months. As an everyday stroller, it’s just ok. I miss the Uppababy’s much smoother ride. The big plus is that our kid really likes it. It’s a little small. I’m 5’8” and it’s a hair too short for me. Both my husband and I have accidentally engaged the brake by taking a big step. The folding/unfolding mechanism is not intuitive, and requires two hands and emptying out nearly all the storage, so it’s best used like a regular stroller that you happened to bring on a plane or in a car, it’s not something that makes trains and buses that much easier other than being lightweight.

We have a Cosco Scenera seat mainly for getting to and from airports, occasionally to get around the city. Our strollers are an Uppababy Vista, which can accommodate the car seat in the basket, and the Mountain Buggy Nano which has a universal infant car seat attachment system and a supposedly popular toddler carseat attachment hack. All that being said, we almost never go anywhere that requires that we lug the car seat with us at the destination. It’s too much equipment. These clever travel ideas don’t account for all the toddler stuff we have to carry around anyway, so getting either stroller perfectly packed so that they can go into a car trunk without raining out a bag’s worth of stale cracker crumbs only happens if we’re flying. What we actually do is 1) check if the destination has coat check or stroller parking to leave the car seat there, 2) figure out how to get there via public transportation with the travel stroller and/or a toddler carrier (apparently I’m often the only person that’s ever worn a 2yo because people were constantly surprised to see my giant monster of a child looming over them), or we put off going until kid is out of the car seat and ready for a booster/harness. Our wishlist of city destinations isn’t that long, just take the subway.

We have the mountain buggy nano as our travel stroller and it’s just ok for the price. Honestly surprised it won design awards because it does not fold and unfold easily.

I have 3. Uppababy Cruz is my everyday stroller, a BOB from fb marketplace is my winter/snow stroller, Mountain Buggy Nano is my travel stroller (has gone all over Canada, US, China, and Portugal). Love all three.

The Mountain Buggy Nano is a great travel stroller but not a great long-term option for a child who is already 4 unless they are very petite. Something easy to fold and reasonably compact but with a higher weight capacity and seat dimensions that will work for a bigger/older child will be beneficial in the long run since kids tend to need strollers MUCH longer at Disney than in regular life. Assuming they don’t actually intend to jog with it outside of Disney, I’d suggest the Baby Jogger City Mini GT2. It will fit a bigger child so much better. Shop around on Marketplace to find a good condition gently used one to save on the cost. 

Two main ones—we like the vista for our neighborhood and a cheaper one for travel (mountain buggy nano or ergo metro plus that converts for newborns, trifolds, and can have a car seat balanced safely on top. I skipped the Doona since it only works for the first year or so. (We also got the uppababy g luxe as a third for our off the charts tall kiddo that didn’t fit in other strollers by the time he was 2 years old.)