we've talked about is that people do
a ton of research in picking their child restraint
that goes in their car. And often people
buy that first seat as a travel system
with a stroller. But what if people have
done a ton of research, they've narrowed it down
to one child restraint, but they're not really
happy with the stroller combination that goes with it? What are their options? Well actually, they do
have quite a few options. This is called a "universal"
car seat carrier.
Universal may be in
quotes, because it may not work with every single
seat, but it works with quite a number of them. So basically, when you're
attaching your car seat to a stroller, you
expect to hear a click. Here, you're not
going to hear that. You're just going to rest
your seat on this frame, but you secure it.
These straps run right through
the belt path on your car seat, and you just click
it into place. Nice walking speed, so
it's nice and secure. And what I like to do
when attaching a car seat to a stroller, always
pick it up by the car seat so you know it's secure. This is universal.
Now what if they want the
stroller for their next step? So when they stop
using the carrier, but they do want a
stroller underneath? Right. Here's one option for you. For this particular
one, depending on the car seat
that you have, you have to make sure that this
stroller manufacturer sells a car seat adapter that will
work with your car seat. So this particular one-- these adapters work
with that car seat.
So what I first
had to do, you have to take off the canopy here. Get it out of the way. The seat has to be
reclined all the way, you just pop these
adapters right on here. See this little lip there? Just slide it right down
until you hear a click.
OK. And then you just
take your car seat. You have to align it,
sometimes you have to fuss with it a little bit. But you should
hear a nice click.
And I click here. So let's pick it up and make
sure it's firmly attached. This is good. So that's pretty simple.
OK, now let's talk about
the City Mini stroller. This is also another
one where you have to buy an adapter that goes
with a particular stroller that will work with your car seat. So in this case,
Baby Jogger makes an adapter for the Chicco. Do the adapters
go with all seats? No, they're very specific.
In fact, this adapter will
work with one other seat, but you actually have to
assemble this differently. It comes with another
part, and you have to assemble it differently. So again, really specific. Very specific, which you
kind of reassuring, I think.
You know, you want it to match. So basically, what we have
to do is remove the canopy, which is pretty simple. Just these two buttons. And we're just going to
lift it straight out.
And you can see there's
these two holes here. And that's where
the adapter goes. That's right. And same principle,
it'll just click in.
And you always want to hear
a good click, like when you're attaching your car seat. So you're just going
to pop this in. And now you have the
canopy from the child seat, so you don't really need
the canopy from the stroller anymore. You can just store this
until you need it again.
So now let me show you what I
think is the simplest option. OK, you really like this. We really like this one. This is the Chicco Activ3.
Chicco, not Chico. Not Chico, Chicco. They're Italian. And this is the Chicco
KeyFit infant seat.
This is great because not
only is it a great stroller, excellent maneuverability,
you don't need any adapter. You can just pop your
seat right in here. Is that because it's a Chicco
seat in a Chicco stroller? Yes. Now, what I've already
done is recline the seat.
Any time you put a car
seat into a stroller, you usually have to recline
the seat all the way. To make it fit. Yup. This is very simple.
You just put your
seat rear-facing, just pop it into place. And this is not a travel system. This is not sold
as a travel system. These are separate items,
again, that the customers put together.
Exactly. And no adapter needed. You don't have to
buy a third piece, like you did with those others. If you're considering buying
a stroller, or a car seat, or an adapter, make sure
you do your research online.
Because sometimes, there
can be incorrect information on a website, like they'll
say, oh, this adapter works with all of
these car seats. But it may not work with every
single variation of that car seat. So make sure it's returnable. Exactly.
Keep your receipt,
make sure you try it. If it doesn't work, you
can return it right away..
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