UPPAbaby - Mesa

We were gifted an Uppababy Vista stroller with the bassinet and purchased the Mesa 2 car seat. I loved the bassinet because that was her bed downstairs for months. And the car seat attachment was really easy. All that to say, it’s huge. Like the stroller takes up so much space. We still have it and use it, though only used the car seat for 6-8 months before loving her to a larger one and the pram for 2 ish. ETA I don’t use it as a travel stroller if that is important to you. I have the Uppababy Minu (I think?) which I love.

If you can I definitely recommend going to a store and pushing them around! I really loved both the Nuna and Uppababy, but we ultimately went with the Uppababy Vista V3 and the Mesa V2 car seat. She’s 8 weeks old now and we have no complaints - super easy to clip the car seat in and off of the stroller with one hand!! :)

We first had the mesa v2 and no issues. For the convertible seat I got the graco turn2me extend. I like that it can be rear facing up to 40lb and the ability to turn it to get baby in and out has really helped my back. Downside is that its pretty big and heavy, but i don't tend to move it anywhere. Baby gear lab rated it highly on their private crash tests.

I love my uppababy strollers, I have ridge and minu v2. Absolutely hate the mesa v2 carseat. Baby is 3 months and we are already transitioning him to a convertible car seat. He is too big and the car seat is about 20lbs on its own. I’d say he outgrew it by 2 months but we don’t drive much so we have pushed it this long.

Check out Macklem’s on Dundas and Roncesvalles. We were just as lost and confused as you are and Debbie at Macklem’s provided a wealth of information and answered all my stroller and non-stroller questions. They have a bunch of strollers you can try out in store as well. We went with the Uppababy Cruz with newborn insert and the Mesa v2 car seat. Skipped the bassinet.

I current have one in my ‘23. I will try to get a pick next time we put the baby in the car. The passenger side seat will have to be moved slightly forward to fit. With that being said, I wouldn’t put it behind the driver seat, unless you already drive with the seat forward. We have an Uppababy carseat.

All of this! We bought our travel system (Uppababy Vista V2) on Facebook Marketplace for $350 then just bought the Mesa V2 bucket seat separately. I deep cleaned the stroller and accessories and they looked basically new. Once baby outgrows the bucket seat we’ll buy a convertible car seat, we’re considering the Joie Saffron which is $200 after discounts. In total we’d be about a grand in, but she’d be set until she’s done with car seats. So basically yes, you will have to spend some money, but there are ways to stretch your dollar and still get good products.

The Uppa Mesa car seat. ( I had to look it up) it works with or without the base so easy to use in an airplane or taxis.

It is super great as long as the stroller fits in your car. The typical Travel System Stroller (can attach the infant car seat) tends to be a bit bigger, so that’s something to be cognizant of. We got the Uppababy Vista with the Mesa infant seat and it has been great. We still use it now with the normal stroller seat (2.5 year old kid). We then got a Graco convertible car seat when our little outgrew the infant seat.

I have Vista 2 and mesa from uppa and love it! We have two bases, one in each car so we don't have to deal with switching bases. Not a hassle for us at all!