Sunday, January 31, 2010

Arrowhead: smaller bottle caps

Anyone seen this yet? We are now for the most part using reusable
water bottles however today we were at Costco and the vended water was
convenient. I got two today and noted the stubby cap one of the
bottles. The bottle also feels a bit thinner...but with the same 0.5
L content.

Chicco Liteway: Folded

Well we are back from our trip and all our travel gear is stowed in
the back of our van including the stroller. We very much enjoyed our
holiday and the stroller added to the enjoyment we had!

Monday, January 25, 2010

Chicco Liteway: Road-tested!

This is day three of my family holiday with the Chicco Liteways...my
first time traveling via airplane with a stroller along for the trip.
I have to say this stroller does not disappoint! We had no problems
gate checking the stroller on any of our flights. It was so nice to
have a stroller for my nine month old son as it meant I didn't have to
carry his 20 lbs about the airport!
I still think the two best features are the full recline and the five
point harness. These are not features I noted on many umbrella/
leightweigt strollers I looked at. Not surprisingly, the full recline
has been nice to enable my son to snooze comfortably while we were out
and about! However it has also been nice on multiple occasions to
allow us to pack the stroller full of all our stuff (without the baby
in it) to take up to the hotel room after our day of adventure.
The height of the stroller and the nice sized sunshade come in neck
and neck in third place. My 6' 4" husband and 6' 3" father in law are
comfortably able to push this stroller without hunching over to do so.
The 40 lb weight limit also means my 2 and a half year old got some
stroller time when he was too tired to walk! The five point harness
easily converts to a three point for him and just as easily converts
back again to a five point for the baby!

Thursday, January 21, 2010

The New Ride


Here is the new "travel" stroller that I ordered! Liteway by Chicco. I love my Gracos but they are unrealistic for traveling and other trips that don't lend themselves to taking lots of stuff along. Oh my how there seems to be so much stuff that follows along when going anywhere with kiddos!

I reserve the right to alter opinions after our first trip with this stroller however already I can say emphatically that I love it!! All those positive reviewers knew what they were talking about! This is a solidly constructed well thought out stroller!  For a compact stroller it has some very nice perks including a 5 point harness that can revert to 3 point for older kids, full seat recline, a very sizeable sun shade and a storage bin below that can be removed and used as a backpack!! They even have a velcro strap that covers the buckle to keep all our inquisitive and very intelligent kids from figuring out how to undo the buckle (not that I think they could as it takes quite a bit of pinch power!) The height is awesome and imagine my husband at 6' 4" will comfortably be able to push this stroller without feeling hunched over! The wheels glide across the floor and pivot nicely! It has traditional stroller brakes as well. It is weigh rated up to 50 lbs which mean either of my toddlers can cruise in it if their baby brother is getting a lift elseways! I weighed it myself and the stroller is ~ 17 lbs! That's pretty light compared to my Graco and suitable for traveling! Can't wait to road test it!!!!