Mint Latch

Joie is what I’m really looking at too! It was my favorite of the ones I pushed around at my local Target.

We got the Joie Nutmeg and Mint travel system and I LOVED the latch system of the carseat. It was so easy to get in and out. When my LO reached around 6 months, we switched him over to the Joie Chili360 and the spin feature helps my back so much. We got them from Target, utilized the car seat trade in program for 20% off (got a $5 booster seat off marketplace as our trade in) + opened a red card for extra savings, I ended up getting the travel system for around $200. I loved that it wasnt black, we get a lot of compliments on the brown color

As others have said, if you want a car seat that can click into a stroller, you have to get an infant one -- not a convertible one. I also like Nuna and Joie. Personally I prioritized a baseless car seat since we don't own a car and need it to work easilywith taxis, etc., so we got a Joie Mint Latch. This setup also works well for flying/traveling. In the same realm, the Nuna TRVL + Urbn system is really nice - my friend just got one and loves it. If I were starting over again that's probably what I would buy, but we were gifted a stroller before I did much research. Joie also has [travel systems](https://joiebaby.com/us/travel-systems) that are nice for a lower price point. I do wish Joie would make a stroller that's as light as the TRVL, but at least the Mint Latch is really light (9 lbs). >if we’re flying I’m planning to rent a stroller at our destination rather than travel with a big system Having just taken our first trip with baby, I can attest that bringing a stroller is actually super easy -- most airlines will let you bring it up to the gate and gate check it for you for free. I personally wouldn't want to deal with renting and returning a stroller if I didn't have to. Unless your day to day involves a lot of uneven terrain or something, I would just start with a travel stroller system and go from there.

I have the Ginger and Rue. I can’t comment on the DLX because my baby was born way before it came out. Imo, the canopy on both suck. I got the Rue over the mint because I wanted a base for my own car. My understanding is they came out with a base for the mint. If the mint could be used with the base in my car and just with the latch for grandma’s car, then imo it would be 100% worth it. The rue *can* be used baseless but I haven’t done it & don’t really plan on it. There was a two week period I swapped cars with my mom & moving the base was annoying. If my car seat had the latch, I would have just left the base. Whenever my parents babysit, I leave my car because of the base but if the seat had the latch, it would be a non issue.

The canopy is quite small on the ginger and the rue, imo. My friends with the Uppababy and Nuna car seats have much better canopies for the babies to nap on the go. I’m generally not a fan of Nuna but they have this nice flap that comes down to really give the baby cover

Honestly, most of the car seat *can* be used without a base, it’s just inconvenient to do (at least I think so). That’s why I said I haven’t done it & don’t plan on it. The selling point of the mint latch is it installs without a base via the latch system the bases will typically use without needing the base so it’s super easy to move it between cars. But you’re still dealing with pulling out the latch anchors so I can see why the desire for a base would be desirable in the car that you’re using every single day. But for grandma’s car? Then yeah, having the ability to use the latch without a base is very, very convenient

Urbn, Graco GoMax, and Joie Mint latch are all baseless latch infant seats. All of the nuna seats can be installed baseless if you use a seatbelt btw. They’re all safe. People feel like they’re not safe because they’re new or because they don’t know how car seats work, but ask any CPST or look online for video demos - they can explain how it’s just as safe as other car seats on the market. People have this idea that the base that it clicks into, is safer, but when you have the baseless latch connection…it’s doing the same thing as the base is (connecting via latch lol) 😂 Idk the weight limits for the the Graco and Joie car seats but the nuna urbn, nuna pipa RX, and Aire RX all have the same weight and height limits now. They’re 4-30lbs and 16-30 inches. The older models varied more, but now they’re the same across the 3.

My boyfriend was also in love with the nuna after testing one out (his cousin also recommended it) but I couldnt justify spending the money on something knowing she would grow out of it fairly quickly so we ended up going with the joie mint latch and ginger travel system. Come to find out theyre made by the same parent company as nuna. Luxurious feel for close to half the price. My LO is 6 weeks old and I love my Joie travel system. Especially being baseless and having the bassinet attachment.

I have the joie ginger lx and mint latch and i absolutely love it! My boyfriend was stuck on the nuna but I coukdnt justify spending the money because I was going to be out of work for 12 weeks (so I thought, silly me.) Im happy with my choice though. It's that luxurious feel for a few hundred less. I mean the lx travel system was still 700 after shipping (I had to buy directly from the manufacturer because EVERYONE everywhere was sold out. I finally got mine a week before my daughter was born. Lol

I have the joie mint latch and ginger lx set and love it! We take our daughter on walks all the time and its super easy for me to fold up the stroller since its just one button. I also love that the car seat only weighs 9 lbs like the nuna. May I ask ehat you didnt like about the joie?

I had a Nuna (Pipa Lite RX) with my first and the Joie Mint this time and prefer the Mint! My baby always kicked off the sky drape on the Nuna and the Joie Mint honestly feels like similar quality to me (I have the maple that comes with the nutmeg). Strollers and convertible car seats are worth spending extra money on in my opinion, infant seats are outgrown too quickly to justify it to me. They all go through the same safety testing.

The Mint Latch uses maxi cosi/nuna adapters. It has worked on every set that I have tried. My Uppababy Minu adapters actually said they were compatible with Joie when I bought them in the spring.

Minu V3 also works with Joie car seats! We are doing the Joie Mint Latch ☺️

It works perfectly! Joie seats work with all Maxi Cosi post adapters that I have tried so far!