Summer Infant - 3Dlite Convenience Stroller

Go with a descent umbrella style stroller. I bought a Summer Infant something something Lite for about $50 for a trip to England. I expected it to be toast after 4 weeks travelling. Used it for 6 years before handing it off to a friend.

I wanted the vista but my kids were 4.5 years apart, I had given our britax travel system away. I went with the cybex gazelle for my second baby, skipped the infant car seat and went straight to a convertible seat for her. It’s nice. I use it on trails, it goes on cobble roads, it goes on everything with no problems. It’s smoother, it’s just better. I should be able to resell it pretty easily as well, that’s nice. It also has a bunch of different configurations if you needed to double up or have a kid boogie board thing. I didn’t do any of that. I also have the summer infant 3D lite for travel, it’s an umbrella stroller.

We had the 3-D summer infant lite, super cheaper and lightweight, umbrella stroller. Used it all across Italy and was great. Then upgraded to the GB pockit, slightly heavier, more expensive, but folds up and fits into the airplane as a carryon.

We bought a second hand Uppa and were gifted a Summer Infant 3D something. It’s been 4 years now, and I still own and occasionally use the summer infant (I like to make her walk lol, but otherwise we use a wagon). We resold the uppa as soon as she outgrew the bassinet. It’s too big for daily up/down stairs and in/out of the trunk. The Summer Infant stroller is my daily reminder that pricier and fancier isn’t always better in the baby product world. It’s great for paved surfaces and indoors. Folds up easily and light to carry. It really depends what you’re looking for though cause I wouldn’t take this thing even 50m on a lawn lol. It would be perfect in the airport and at something like Disney, but if you’re travelling to cobblestone streets or outdoor hiking it’s an easy no. Definitely go see these things in person if possible, it’s so difficult to imagine or guess based on reading

I hate to provide an opposing opinion because I know how overwhelming the ftm situation is but here we go: the Uppa stroller is really big and heavy. I put a Summer 3D stroller on our registry and bought an uppa with a rumble seat and bassinet used for 100. In the first 3 months, baby lived in that bassinet and it was handy to be able to pack them inside in the warmth and click them into the stroller outside (October baby). That was also the bassinet we used for sleep. BUT the frame of the uppa didn’t have to go up/down stairs or in/out of the trunk much. And it was the newborn stage so no one was letting me do any lifting. When it was in the trunk of our sedan it took up almost all of it. Don’t get me wrong, it’s lighter and easier than other systems. But as soon as baby was done with the bassinet we only reached for the 3D stroller because it’s more compact and easier to maneuver. I used it for daily walks on sidewalk and indoors. If you plan to do your daily walks on grass or trails this advice isn’t for you. But if you’re staying on even ground or mall walking then you might want to consider something more compact that can temporarily accommodate the car seat in the first months. The bassinet will be even more short lived, but most seats that accommodate a car seat can take a bassinet too

We have our “tank” (bumbleride indie twin) and a Summer Infant 3D stroller. The Summer Infant stroller doesn’t have any bells and whistles, but it gets the job done. It’s compact and folds down very well. It’s lightweight and can be flung around. Huge basket underneath. It’s sturdy and can take a beating. It’s also inexpensive so if it does get beaten up, it isn’t as pricey to replace. It was perfect for taking to daycare, through the airport, quick trip to the grocery store or rush hour on public transit. Any of the times/places when the indie twin just seemed too big to deal with.