UPPAbaby - Ridge

We went to a store and tried a few strollers and fell in love with the uppababy ridge. It’s great  to steer, and has one hand fold. Really good off road

I think this depends on what city you live in and how much walking you’ll be doing day-to-day. We have and love our Vista (LOVED the bassinet but baby outgrew it by 3 months) and have taken it to DC a few times with no issues but it was a pain to have in NYC (smaller doorways, lots of subway stations had elevator outages). You say you have a car so maybe public transportation doesn’t apply! Before having a baby I scoffed at people who said you need multiple strollers, but now I totally get it (we have the Vista, a jogging stroller - UPPAbaby Ridge - for trails/beach, and will buy a travel stroller before we fly with baby). If I lived in a bigger city I’d want the Vista for walking the park and running a full day of errands and a light travel stroller for quick errands or daycare pickup. The storage space under the Vista is huge compared to what you’ll get with a travel stroller, and I personally think the Doona wheels are rickety/feel cheap (same with UPPAbaby knockoff Mockingbird). It’s a trade off!

My advice is buy at least one stroller, but brace yourself for wanting others down the line. We tried out the Bob and UPPAbaby Ridge and definitely preferred the latter for our jogging stroller. And personally I think you’ll want an everyday stroller too (either one that has a large storage space underneath if you’re shopping OR a light travel stroller for quick in and out errands).

We love our Vista and got the UPPAbaby Ridge as our jogging stroller (which my husband prefers). He’s 6’7” and I’m 5’9”.

Same here! We got the Uppababy Ridge because we knew we’d be doing a lot of walks with the dog, who likes to play in the field. I ended up with a c section and couldn’t lift the Ridge into the car for a long time without pain so we got the Minu as well and I’m SO glad we did. It’s small and perfect for going into stores. It lives in my the car unless I’m driving somewhere for a walk.

Love our Ridge stroller. Bought it for the sturdy tires and it’s great in the snow. Although I’ve heard the Thules are a bit more stable.

We got the Uppababy Ridge because there’s only negligible size difference between it and Vista/Cruz and the weight wasn’t a big enough difference to really notice. We didn’t want to have to buy multiple strollers, so we went with the one that could go pavement or off road. The seat folds down to almost flat, so our kid can nap if he gets sleepy. Ultimately we decided there was nothing the Ridge couldn’t do that the others could, but there were things the Ridge could do that the others couldn’t. It’s been great. They get you with having to buy some add ons like drink caddie and the tray for the kiddo to use.

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.

3 if you consider a trike a stroller. We have the UB Ridge for daily walks in our suburban/rural neighbourhood, UB Minu as our car/travel stroller and the Doona Trike that my toddler has been loving since 14m old. This “stroller system” works pretty well and cover our needs.

Another Ridge lover here! I was set on getting a jogging stroller, and my top choice was the Thule Urban Glide 2. After visiting WCK, I completely fell in love with the Ridge. It felt so much higher quality compared to the other models available! We ended up becoming an UPPAbaby family with the Ridge, Minu V2, and a few accessories like the bassinet, Mesa car seat, and Cozy Ganoosh. UB customer service is also truly unmatched - I broke a piece that attaches the canopy on the Minu and didn’t realize it for a few months since we had only been using it with the bassinet. UB sent us a brand new frame overnight, no questions asked! We also recently took the Minu on vacation, and my little one (12m) was extremely comfortable the entire time. Even with the smaller wheels, it handled cobblestones really well! We’re very happy with our choice and feel confident that these strollers will last us a long time!

I had the ridge and ended up selling it. The fact that it has no footrest and thus lacking the ability to bring it up for smaller babies was a deal breaker for me

Same priorities and we went with Chicco Keyfit infant seat. I wish we had gotten the stroller frame for it too, it looks very lightweight. Yes to the bassinet stroller!! My baby loved ours and refused to sleep in his regular home bassinet. I have the uppa baby ridge + bassinet. I like the hiking/jogging stroller for a smoother ride and I can easily go in the grass. There are some other brands with a bassinet (Thule and Jeep?) but not sure if they’re as sleep safe. The bassinet is just so useful. We keep it in the house and move it around with us when baby is napping, sometimes he even plays with a toy chilling in it.

Seconding the Minu, it rolls really nicely, folds down and opens up with only one hand, is lightweight and you can get a really nice backpack bag for it for travelling (we took ours to Europe for 3 months). It’s also compatible for newborns (we used the newborn insert). I quickly tried the babyzen yo-yo in a shop but it felt so narrow and flimsy like it was going to tip over. We also have the Uppababy Ridge which is a jogging pram. I absolutely love it, and my only issue with it is it’s big and heavy to put in a car if ever you had to do that.