Baby Travel Gear

Before we started our travels I wanted to make sure I had the best travel gear for my little man. Here are a few essential travel baby items and my thought on how they performed.

1. Diono Radian Car Seat

Before our drive down to Florida it was time to move little R up to a convertible car seat. My original plan was to purchase a Britax. However then I learned about the diono radian car seat.

This car seat is FAA approved so that R could use it on the airplane. Also an incredible feature is that it folds flat and can be carried on your back through the airport.

The one downside is that it weighs a ton at 26 lbs. But that is due to the steel frame which I like to believe makes R safer in his seat (don't think that has been proven yet though).

The reviews online were all positive with the biggest complaint being installation issues. J however installed it in our car in less then 5 mins. He has now become an installation pro and installed it in 2 cans, an airplane seat and our rental car all without any problems.


5 Stars

2. Uppa Baby G-Luxe Stroller

We own an uppababy vista stroller which I love but it is just to big to travel with. This lead me after a great amount of research to their travel stroller the g-luxe.

Weight was a big deal for me.  The G-Luxe is the lightest weight travel stroller coming in at 11 lbs. (I have been told there have been changes to the 2013 model and it now weighs 13 lbs). 

The stroller also reclines and has a great big sun shade to help on those really sunny days.  The seat cushion also comes off and can be washed, which after the last few months is something that we really need to do to our stroller.  Also the basket underneath is a big deal, much larger then some of the other travel strollers on the market.

As a travel stroller it worked great.  You can't buy this smaller/cheaper stroller and expect it to be as good as the full size, expensive stroller.  But for the size and the price I would buy it again.  My only complaint is that the darn thing is squeaking.  Also when the seat is reclined it is hard to get anything in or out of the basket withput distrubing a sleeping baby.

4.5 Stars


Note: These are my opinions after using both products which I purchased myself for my personal use.