I have the clear Tex keyfit 35 and love it! Is it heavy? Sure. I have a 20 lb 6 month old but I’m only ever carrying it from inside to a car or vice versa so it doesn’t really bother me. If I did it again I would probably get the 30 though. Save a few dollars and when they get too heavy you’ll want a new seat anyway
I was super happy with my Chicco Infant seats. With my youngest I used the Keyfit35, which has been replaced by the KeyfitMax. I got the Cleartex Zip version, and I don't think I had a single complaint about it in 18ish months of use(She's a small kid, ymmv on how long baby fits in the seat). The base was super easy to install, the materials felt really nice and held up wonderfully, even with repeated washing, and the Zip canopy gives the option of full coverage and has a ventilation panel at the back of the canopy too.
Look into the Joie mint latch + nutmeg - the stroller is our travel stroller but folds small and doesn’t take up much space at all + mint latch doesn’t require a base and has a decent height/weight limit. It’s not that expensive either. I’ve used this stroller on walks and it handles our paved neighborhood sidewalks and stores well. I wouldn’t take it on any huge hikes or through gravel/grass/sand but it works really well! We don’t use this car seat but we looking at it extensively. We ended up with a chicco keyfit35.
I have for my normal system the keyfit and we chose that off of recommendations and reviews. We use an uppababy vista but that’s giant. We love it though.
Chicco key fit 35 Corso - it’s been absolutely fantastic. The car seat has worked perfectly, I don’t have much to say about that since I have nothing to compare it to. Baby just did a 2000 mile roadtrip and only finally melted down in the last 20 miles.
We’ve had the Corso stroller on sand and snow - both performed pretty great. It rolls fabulously. The real rubber wheels and suspension on the Corso work better than the Bravo stroller we borrowed for a bit.
I personally didn’t hate it but also didn’t love it. I had the Keyfit 35 cleartex zip. The elastics for the zip canopy always came off. It was extremely annoying, and it was HEAVY. I felt pretty uncomfortable hand carrying it, especially with its weight. And the straps on it were super annoying to get a decent fit. They’re super thick, and always looked like my babies weren’t tight in it but they were.
I did like how it was safe, and the seat at the time went up to 35lbs. Plus the no-rethread harness is super nice.
I’m due next week with my 3rd and had to get a new infant seat since the mice got into our Chicco Keyfit. We ended up getting the Nuna Pipa RX and I’m pretty pumped for the weight difference (I make large babies haha) and the shape of the handle. The squareness of the handle seems like it will be more comfortable on my elbow when I have to hand carry? Idk, I hope it’s helpful at least! Lol
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