KeyFit Max Zip ClearLux Infant Car Seat (87013)

So I used the Chicco Corso travel system and liked it - except that full sized strollers are really big. I ended up baby wearing mostly and in the end, barely used our stroller. I think it is definitely personal preference but if I were to do it again, I think a convertible car seat and a small stroller (like the Bombi or Zoey) would have been best for me. I will say though, it is nice being able to easily take a sleeping infant out of the car with the bucket seat, and get them buckled inside during New England winters.

If you're set on a Chicco Keyfit, but don't want to use an adapter for the car seat, I'd seriously consider the Chicco Corso Travel System. It has basically all the features as an Uppababy Cruz (which is basically a Vista without the option to extend to a double stroller) but from Chicco. Can click in the car seat right into the frame which I love. Then the stroller seat can be forward or parent facing which is super important and something I didn't consider enough with our first stroller because we thought baby would have been in the bucket seat longer. Lol jokes on us, he hated it and we swapped him to an Evenflo Revolv car seat at like 5 months? So we had to switch to the main stroller seat but we had a Bravo which cannot parent face. So that didn't work as well for us as we hoped. Our friends loved it though. If you feel like you need the bassinet I'd look at Uppababy or Nuna though because I believe both have one and Chicco doesn't. If that isn't a want for you guys, I'd definitely consider looking at the Corso and comparing it to the Uppababy Vista/Cruz and some of the Nuna stuff. You could also totally get the Chicco stroller frame initially which is just for the car seat and then get a stroller with a baby/toddler seat once you have a better idea of what you want and how you'll use it. I wouldn't look at a specific travel stroller until they're older (well over 6 months). But our favorite is the Munchkin Sparrow Ultra if you want something compact and that's basically a fancy umbrella stroller. Not a lot of storage but if you just need it for airports, hotels, and similar situations, it's fantastic. Best of luck hun. ETA sorry I missed the bassinet thing. Either get the adapter for the car seat for Uppababy or Nuna unless there's a stroller you like more for the bassinet. If you don't think you'll have a second kid very close in age, I'd consider the Cruz over the Vista for the weight. That way you're not paying for the expand to double feature if you're not gonna use it

We ended up getting the keyfit max with the adaptor. Too many negative reviews, all with the similar concerns with the Aria for us to feel comfortable going with it. Or baby isn’t born yet, but we made the decision to go with the keyfit after our research.

We went the cheap route for the infant system with no regrets. Even being preemies, we only used the infant bucket seats til they were 10 months old (Graco, 2 seats and 4 bases + the double stroller I got off fb marketplace). I was able to sell the stroller for what I paid too! Now as (insane) toddlers, we have 4 chicco keyfit360 and a Zoe twin stroller

We bought the Chicco Corso travel system and I absolutely love it. It’s super easy to switch the attachments to either snap the car seat in or smart the modular seat in. We also had the infant insert so that baby could use the modular seat from the newborn stage. We use the car seat click in attachment when we’re just running into the store quickly and use the seat for all other times.

We have the Keyfit Max and I just want to clarify it is only 18.5lbs including the base. The seat itself is about 10lbs which is still heavier than the Aria, but the difference is less significant!

I have a Chicco Corso travel system and the whole set is occasionally on sale at Target for less than/just about $500. There is also the Bravo system which is slightly more expensive but to me the corso was plenty good enough. Baby girl is 7 months old and so far I am very pleased