Looking for a Good Lightweight Stroller to Travel With

The Quinny Zapp is the best lightweight umbrella stroller on the markey IMO. And it comes with a bag you can zip it into to protect it while travelling.

Try the Chicco brand stroller. I think its between $55-75 at BabiesRUs. I had the Gracco stroller too but found it to be too bulky. The Chicco is very good, travelled with us from Hillsborough NJ to SFO, Orlando, FL carrying my then 2 year old. Hope this helps!

Hi there. I too am 35 yrs. old with a 2 1/2 yr. old daughter and 12 yr. old stepson. LOL I used to use the graco stroller from the travel system too. I agree it is big and roomy but it got just too much to lug around. I bought a light weight stroller from toys r us. It is by Safety 1st. It is great. It's really light and the seat does recline back so she can still nap in it. I think it was about $70 and if you wait till they have the coupons you might be able to get $10 off which is what i did. Good luck and have a great vacation!

J.,
I am out of strollers now but they used to make an umbrella one that was about $30 and had clips so it could recline a little. It's great for having in the car and trips! I lost mine at a car wash but I loved it. Check Babies R Us to see if they still have it.Or the internet. It is an umbrella stroller that reclines. I am sorry that but I can't remember who made it.

Have a GREAT trip!

When we travelled with our daughter, we bought a Graco citylight (I think that's what it was called) umbrella stroller. It reclines, has a cover for the rain/shade and has a pretty good sized bucket underneath for storage. It has an adjustable handle as well. It's pretty lightweight and you can check it at the door of the plane and then get it back when you deplane. We bought it about 3 years ago and still use it with our younger son. When we bought it, I think it was about $50.

my husband and i travel alot with our 2 year old and i swear by out jogging stroller. its not the top of the line but its a great one. its made by jeep and has a front wheel that turns. we are going to the carribean in a few days and im bringing it. it pushs nice on the streets and even better on the sand. in my opinion the light weight strollers(think there called umbrellas are junk) i would rather bring the jogger even if its bulky i live by it and our son loves it. it has a big canapy so the sun doesnt hit him and the seat reclines.
some times when you think your taking the eaiser route your really not

hope it helped
have a great vacation
J. in connecticut

HI,

The funny thing my DH and I were talking about this. We are going to St. Maarten in April. We're not sure what we are going to do yet.

D.

I found a light weight foldable umbrella stroller at Target that has a small basket underneath, cup holder for me, a canopy, & it reclines (only 2 positions- up or down). It has a bit more than a standard umbrella stroller and was well worth the $30 especially for travel! It isn't as big & bulky & heavy as the stroller you have & easier to manuver through crowded city streets of Aruba when you shop! It's made by Kolcraft.

I have found the best strollers, especially for traveling, is a little $20 umbrella.

I think by age 2, we have always been done with the large strollers.

When our sone was 1 we went on vacation to Turks and Chacos and we too taught we needed to bring a smaller stroller for our son. BAD idea... we ended up getting a lower end one becasue we figured it would be just for the trip. It was horrible... I suggest bringing the stroller that you are already using. In the airports they hold them for you right at the end of the gate you dont have to worry about transporting it. The big stroller also has room for bags under liek beach bags ect. The smaller stroller has no room under and found it harder to manuver around. I suggest sticking with teh stoller you have.

An umbrella stroller would work. It is cheap, $10 dollars or so and light weight.

hi J.
the best one i brouhgt was chicco stroller they are very light weight and some come with an umbrella. so good luck hope u can find it. i got mines online.

I can't remember the exact name of the brand I have however, I love it. I bought it a Babies R US. It comes in red and tuquoise. I debated for an hour in the store between the one I have and a MacLauren stroller finally I hung my purse on each stroller and the $100 MacLauren fell right over. You are not going to find too much basket space in most of the very lightweight strollers but, I believe I have adequate space in mine. Hope this helps!

I just got a Chicco C5. It was about 80 dollars. I love it!!! My friend bought it last year when they went on a cruise. Very lightweight and compact...sturdy too!

If you want a cheap light weight stroller - they sell umbrella strollers at Wal-Mart $10. Both my kids don't seem to mind them and even fall asleep in them... they don't have any perks or cup holders or anything but they do the trick.... and they fold up quick - plus being as cheap as they are you could always leave it behind if you don't want to have to bring it back on the plane. Aruba is beautiful! I hope you have a great time!!!!!!!!!!! S. B.

I had one I bought from Toys'R'Us for $20--it was lightweight and perfect for traveling. We took my son when he was a toddler to Mexico and it was perfect. Not too heavy like the Graco stroller I had as well.

I did some research on lightweight strollers. I have a Graco one myself and know how bulky it could be. If your looking to get a good stroller with great feature and a little less expensive, try the "Combi" stroller. They have a website which allows you to look at different strollers. Good luck and God bless you!

I have always used a Maclaren Triumph for traveling. It reclines, has a plastic cover for rain and closes up really small and weighs about 10lbs. My youngest is 2 so the name may have changed. But its usually the one that is one up from the Maclaren Volo (which doesn't recline). Mine lasted through two kids. The only thing I replaced were the wheels, but I used to live in Brooklyn and walked everywhere.Have a nice trip!!!

one step ahead (onestepahead.com) has a great travel stroller. it's like $40 and it's really lightweight. we brought it to hawaii two summers ago for our son (he was like 16 months at the time) and it worked out great. i lent it to a friend for her trip to puerto rico a few months ago (her daughter is two) and she loved it too. it has a shoulder strap too for easy carrying, say onto the airplane or whatever. good luck!

I'm petite and so I needed to buy a lightweight stroller from the start. I purchased the Graco MetroLight stroller (Babies R Us). It's great and even I'm able to carry it and carry it up and down stairs. It has a nice sized basket at the bottom, cup holder and it reclines. It folds up easily and it's really comfortable for the baby. If your going away and u plan on walking around alot, u should really consider the child's comfort as well as your own.

Hi,

My daughter currently has a stroller made by Peg Perego. It is so lightweight and they have nice colors. Ive used this stroller since birth and its good for children up to like 3 yrs old. Ive included a website for you to check them out. They may look heavier, but trust me, it will suprise you how lightwight they are! They are also really smooth and simple to function as well.

http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?categoryId=225620...

I don't know what stroller would be good for traveling. I would probably just take my regular one. However, if you end up picking a stroller that doesn't have a good sized basket underneath, you can buy hooks. I forget where I bought them, maybe onestepahead.com, but I have several hooks that hang on the stroller handle for holding shopping bags. You can even buy cup holders that velcro onto the handle for your drink. Good luck, and enjoy your vacation.