Butterfly Series

We have a bugaboo fox 5 for walking the dog and it’s been pretty great on all terrains. The wheels come off and easy to clean, smooth and not too bumpy on rough ground We’ve just been away and got a bugaboo butterfly 2, so pleased with it. Was allowed in overhead lockers on the plane, folds up tiny and light weight - thought I wanted the joolz aer but felt flimsy compared to the butterfly. We still use the fox 5 at home and long walks but the butterfly for quick trips out The accessories are interchangeable too which saved a bit of money Granted it’s a minefield though!

I started out with the uppababy vista that I managed to get like new for a good price. Bought the car seat adapter which was critical in those early months but that sucker is MASSIVE. Took up my whole trunk and all things considered, pretty heavy. We got the bugaboo butterfly 2 and it’s great for all the reasons you listed but it is in no way as sturdy. Still great, but we struggle much more on uneven terrain, gravel. But it’s light, one handed close, great for traveling, can fit in an overhead bin so it’s compact. Might be tough in your neighborhood. I’d recommend test driving them in a target or Nordstrom to get the feel for them! Target upgraded their options significantly in the past few months

Butterfly! The older model though because I know they just came out with a new model.

Yes! My husband has no issues with opening and closing it with one hand. I struggle but I’m petite. At first the button to push down to open it kept getting stuck because it was so stiff so I opened and closed it with 2 hands like 7 times in a row and no longer have that issue.

I have a 22 month old and just found out I’m pregnant with #2. I have the uppababy Cruz and bugaboo butterfly which are single strollers and don’t regret those purchases. My toddler doesn’t like sitting in strollers anymore but I’ll probably get the riding board for the strollers I have in case she doesn’t want to walk.

We have 3. Started with the uppababy Cruz which we used as our main stroller when my toddler was younger. The roads in my neighborhood aren’t smooth and have tons of small rocks so her head kept bouncing around on walks which led us to get a BOB jogging stroller. Once she could walk and was less interested in the stroller, we got the bugaboo butterfly to keep in the car and now use that when needed. All 3 serve different purposes and although I haven’t used the Cruz in a year, I’ll be using it once my second comes in the summer.

It all depends on where you live and your uses. We have 3 different strollers for different needs. We have the uppababy Cruz that we used when going out for the first 11.5 months until she could walk. Once she could walk, she’s been less interested in the stroller so we got the bugaboo butterfly as a travel stroller that stays in our car. We also have a BOB jogging stroller for neighborhood walks since the roads in my neighborhood aren’t smooth and she was bouncing around a lot in the uppababy.

I’d recommend having 2 strollers. I have 4 and they all have different uses. Uppababy Cruz for infancy and going around town, Bob jogging stroller, bugaboo butterfly as a travel stroller (was the main stroller for my toddler), and the uppababy minu duo since we just had our second.

I have the Cruz V2 (v3 wasn’t out yet years ago) and it was our main stroller for the first year of my toddler’s life. Once she started walking and became less interested in the stroller, we got the bugaboo butterfly which is compact and super easy to open/close and lightweight. Now that we have #2 on the way, I got a riding board attachment for the Cruz and the minu duo because I have a feeling toddler will be a bit jealous seeing baby sit in a stroller. I love the Cruz and the minu duo seems to be really smooth as well.

We ended up with three strollers lol. We have a Bob running stroller that is AMAZING but bulky, so we don’t take it on the bus or to daycare. For that, we use a travel stroller, the Buggaboo Butterfly 2 (we also have a rowhouse, so it’s much lighter carrying up and down our front steps each day but still handles the sidewalks like a champ). I would absolutely not bring a jogging stroller for errands - having the smaller travel stroller is MUCH better for this, but we don’t often go out and about using the car either, so really depends on how you personally will be using the stroller and what your daily life is kinda like. When kiddo was tiny, we used the Graco Prammete with the bassinet, since it also allowed connection to our Graco car seat. You also mentioned snow - we recently had a huge snowstorm that shut down the city for weeks, since it basically all turned to ice (coined snowcrete lol). None of our strollers could handle that, not even the Bob. We used a hiking backpack since it felt much safer.

We also started with the Graco prammette, but recently upgraded to the Bugaboo Butterfly 2. The bassinet feature was AMAZING when he was tiny since we live in a very urban area and do lots of walking. Though agreed, it’s a little wobbly depending on how you position them in it. However, our kiddo is big (95+ percentile) and very quickly outgrew the bassinet weight limit (around 3 months) and now even the normal stroller seat is too small for his booty/thighs (he’s not even 5 months 😅). The Bugaboo is miles above and beyond the Graco. It’s ridiculous. It’s so much more smooth, significantly lighter for carrying down our rowhouse steps, and he fits so well in it/seems so much more comfortable. In hindsight, I probably would have opted for the Bugaboo system with the bassinet, but we still get good mileage from the Graco since it clicks in with his car seat (we now just leave it in the car for dr appts).

We also love our bugbaboo butterfly2! I do feel like the harness moves a lot but no rethread harnesses are new to me. I can’t keep much in the basket for my full size stroller and still have it fold … that kind of just seems like regular physics?

Aww. It’s annoying that it doesn’t fold in the pramette mode but tbh, I always disassembled it because it was too heavy for me to lift all together (part of the reason I’m moving towards the butterfly now) & I was likely using the car seat with it anyway for the next usage. That being said, someone gave me a vista v2 as hand-me-down (I know the V3 is a bit lighter so YMMV) but I HATED it. I literally could not move the base around my basement let alone fathom lifting it into my car and that was without a seat attached. We never used it once and gave it away. If it makes you feel any better!

I went Joie ginger with plans to upgrade later. It’s worked for me. We got a bugaboo butterfly 2 later on which has been dream now that baby is sitting up

Hmm I was just testing driving the bugaboo butterfly & I didn’t think it handled the cobblestone patch at the store too well. Other than that I thought it was an A+ stroller

Not sure if OP is American but I don’t think the nest is coming out in the USA

Oh cool, that’s new. It wasn’t there a few weeks ago when I was looking. Everything I read said it wasn’t coming out in the US and that it wouldn’t recline as far. It’s the same as the Bugaboo butterfly. I was knee deep in this a few weeks back 🫠 I don’t think it goes all the way flat though….

See that’s what I was saying about the bugaboo but someone else is saying I’m wrong. But that’s what they told me in the store!

We are also loving our butterfly as a daily use stroller!

I have a Joie ginger as my full sized that I used with my car seat. Now I use the Bugaboo butterfly. IMO, a small travel stroller for outings is critical! You just have to be prepared to baby wear or put them in the shopping cart if you want to really shop with them since the basket isn’t large