Chicco Cortina KeyFit 30 Travel System in Adventure I really have no major complaints about this system, having had a Graco travel system with my oldest child I definitely prefer this system to the Graco one. The car seat is a bit bigger/heavier, but honestly they are all heavy/bulky. After the newborn stage I really don’t like lugging around an infant seat at all, no matter what brand/style.
I have only two minor complaints. #1 and the most irritating is when you have the infant seat snapped on the stroller (which is not hard at ALL, you just pop it in like you do with the carseat base in the car…of course you need to make sure the seat is reclined fully but it’s like that with EVERY travel system out there) you can’t easily reach the basket, at least not enough to get in/out of a diaper bag. It’s open just enough where I can put some shopping bags with clothes in it. I can’t really complain too much because this made me get a bag that I can attach to the handle of the stroller and I’m glad I did, it’s so much easier than having to reach down under the stroller to get things. #2, it is hard to figure out how to open/close without reading the manual. I had read the manual while pregnant but honestly didn’t read much having to do with the stroller because I figured it was just a stroller, what could be so hard. So when I misplaced the manual and arrived at the mall for my first shopping trip after baby I could NOT figure out how to open the stroller. Later I went home and watched a youtube video review to figure it out. Now that I know how, it’s so easy, but yes figuring it out when you are used to other types of strollers can be hard…just read the manual.
My son is 7 weeks old (and 9lbs) and still fits in the car seat very well, he was 5.5lbs leaving the hospital and it fit well then too. I think we are about to move to the second strap setting, but remember when babies are rear facing the straps NEED to be below baby’s shoulders. The straps adjust pretty easily too. I just love how the base works with the latch system so easily too, hook it up, press a button and the base is in the car nice and tight. My husband installed it in December during a snowstorm in Wisconsin in the hospital parking lot in less than 5 minutes. I can only comment on using the stroller with the car seat so far, but it glides very smooth and easy. I can easily push it one handed while carrying a cranky baby.
One more minor complaint that I almost forgot, the sunshade on the car seat is very small. Since it’s winter I usually have a blanket over the car seat when we are outside anyways so this hasn’t bothered me yet but I can see how it might become irritating. Chicco: 06060796650070 Memory Recline” seat remembers the last position seat was in when the stroller was folded. Has convenient one-hand fold. 3-position leg rest and flat recline for comfort. Linked one touch rear brakes and all-wheel suspension. Reversible laminated canopy. Contains parent’s and child’s trays. Has an accessible shopping basket. The KeyFit 30 Infant Car Seat interior is lined with “EPS” energy absorbing foam for improved impact protection. The large seat provides ample room for infants up to 30 lbs. Stroller holds up to 50 lbs. The newborn infant insert provides padding for fit and comfort for babies from 4 to 11 lbs. 5-point harness with one-hand center pull adjustment. Ergonomically designed carry handle. The adjustable, multi-position canopy offers maximum protection from weather. Locks into the Chicco Cortina, Trevi and S3 strollers. One-hand removal from both stroller and base. Conforms to FMVSS 213. The KeyFit 30 base has a “single-pull” latch adjustment that simplifies the usually complex process of car seat installation. Two precision bubble levels.
Features:
- Multi-position “Memory Recline” seat
- 3-position leg rest and flat recline
- Linked one touch rear brakes and all-wheel suspension
- Reversible laminated canopy
- Large seat with room for infants up to 30 lbs
- 5-point harness with one-hand adjustment
- Adjustable, multi-position canopy
- Easy one-hand removal from both stroller and base