Zoe - The Traveler

We did a trip with our Zoe travel stroller and my husband and I kept talking about how much we loved it! Pros: - We were in a city that has rough roads to walk on and the stroller was great. We kept calling it an all wheel drive lol - lightweight and compact - it’s supposed to fit in an overhead compartment of a plane - you can buy a storage backpack to protect it if you gate check it - comes with a cup holder Cons: - a little pricy, but I think it’s cheaper than the bugaboo - the bottom basket is small but I don’t expect it to be big given that it is a travel stroller

We have the Guava and love it! We had the car seat attachment as well and it worked out great for us. It’s supposedly the smallest of the jogging strollers, and it does fold up nice and neat, but it’s still quite heavy and cumbersome to fold and carry around, so we still ended up getting a compact travel stroller (a Zoe), especially because I don’t think the Guava would be practical for air travel. Just want to point out that you definitely don’t have to get more than 1 stroller to start! You can always get a jogger and see how it works for you, and then add a travel stroller if you feel you need it later. If I had to pick just 1, I’d definitely pick the Guava over our travel stroller for everyday use though. 

We have the Zoe, been using it for months, I did not know about the weight limit and have definitely put much more than that in the basket 🤷

Zoe is our main stroller and we frequent Disney multiple times a month. You need to buy the stroller bag and also I don’t recommend overloading your stroller with too much shit anyway because you will need to fold it for transport. But as an everyday it is a dream. We use it for travel all the time. The Nuna having seats that are diff sizes blows my mind. It’s not made for longevity.

Second the Zoe travel stroller. When you’re done with the Doona, you will need something quick and easy for when the baby outgrows it and you’re transferring between a convertible car seat and stroller. It will take you beyond Disney and that’s really important.

Love the Uppababy Minu. The V3 has some nice upgrade features from the first two iterations. It’s so much smoother than my mountain buggy nano or Zoe stroller and the recline is close to flat. Underbasket is a little small but we’ve managed to pack it for two kids under 3-4 for Disney park days.

We love our travel stroller. It’s our main everyday bc folding it is so easy. The UB Minu v1. Considering the V3 once it’s out. It doesn’t meet your price but it’s so smooth and sturdy. Underbasket storage isn’t huge but I learned to pack efficiently. We’ve flown and cruised with it a bunch. Fits in the overhead bin - we’ve always used the branded backpack. There are probably Minu V2s on sale, which are almost exactly the same. Edit: we also have the Zoe travel version which is basically a Minu dupe. It’s held up extremely well and the brake is a little sticky but otherwise we love it. We keep it at my sister’s house in FL and it’s our main Disney stroller.

Definitely look into the Zoe or the Baby Jogger Citi mini (not sure where you’re located but I can easily find a used double Baby Jogger in my area) Wagons aren’t worth flying with because most airlines won’t count it as a stroller and won’t gate check it for you, and will charge you for it as well. I also highly suggest bringing the baby carrier with you as well.

we used either a zoe or a $20 cosco (not costco) umbrella stroller

my UB cruz won’t fit in my car so we used a zoe as a travel stroller. also have a $20 umbrella stroller for airports. you’ll end up with multiple strollers regardless.

we never used our UB stroller a s defaulted to the zoe or umbrella. sold the UB for a good ROI. it didn’t even fit in my car.

I have a 14m age gap and the Zoe is so bad :(

I’ve had a Zoe for about a year now and I hate it ever time I use it. Sure, the basket holds more than ten pounds but struggles catching the wheels as you push it. The entire thing is wobbly. I would love to switch to the uppababy duo. Bummer that accessories aren’t included. The Nuna was interesting to me too but I didn’t like that the seats had different widths. My two under two and much more like twins so the off center seats didn’t make sense for us.

I love my Zoe! I did buy the all terrain wheels and we sometimes still have issues with those. But if you’re not looking to drive on rough or bumpy terrain, you’ll be good to go. It’s my daily stroller. I haven’t met a door I can’t fit through (though sometimes it is hard to manage fitting through a door while holding it, but the same could be said of most strollers), and it’s super lightweight and easy to collapse and unfold.

We had so many different strollers for different purpose. Our fav is ZOE, it is truly a one hand fold esp you have to hold your child one hand while the other hand folding the stroller. A lot of it depends on how crowded the bus is, if it is not too busy then prob no need to fold but it is packed, prob a good idea to fold it up while you sit and hold the child.