Britax Chaperone Stroller, Cowmooflage
- One-hand fold with automatic chassis lock positions stroller for next logical step: placing in vehicle or standing upright
- Large under-seat storage can be accessed even when seat is reclined
- Practical parent and child trays offer deep cup-holders and convenient storage
- All-wheel suspension provides for a smooth ride
- Adjustable height handle is comfortable and ergonomic for all care givers
Product Description
Britax Chaperone StrollerCombining the ultimate in convenience, comfort and style, the Britax Chaperone Stroller is the perfect match to the safest infant carrier to date; Britax Chaperone Infant Car Seat. With a simple new one-hand fold mechanism, the stroller is always in position for the next logical step. Smart features include a large under seat storage basket, functional child and parent trays, and a single brake pedal that engages and disengages both rear wheels.&n
Britax Chaperone Stroller, Cowmooflage
this stroller is so nice and well made. very sturdy, not cheap at all. kinda big and heavy but still love it.
great travel system.
Rated 4 / 5
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1QW5BEGPES4XG Between myself and my friends, it has been impossible to find the PERFECT stroller: lightweight; maneuvers like a Lexus; comfortable for child; cleans like a dream; folds compact and easily; has an extra large basket; and is affordable. Stuff that dreams are made of, right? Everyone I know who is of considerable means (i.e. they’re loaded) has more than one stroller to meet these multiple needs. The Britax Chaperone stroller, like so many others, meets some, but not all of a mom’s needs.
First, Britax makes awesomely awesome carseats (disclosure: I own 2 of them) and this stroller is designed as a travel system with the Britax Chaperone infant carseat. (It does also adapt to other infant carseats.) That means it’s CONVENIENT! You snap the carseat in and transfer the baby in and out of the car without having to wake them up!
Also CONVENIENT is the fact that the travel system folds shut very easily. In theory, you can do it with one hand. In reality, it sometimes gets stuck. Watch the video to see me folding and unfolding the stroller. Once folded, you can still push the stroller to the trunk of the car (something that many jogging strollers cannot do). It folds semi-compact, enough to fit in most trunks, but not as small as an umbrella stroller of course. The seat back also slides up and down very easily. You pull a lever and the seat back falls back. Push the seat forward and it locks back in place. Very much like the driver and passenger seats in a car.
SAFETY: The seatbelt is a heavy duty 5 point harness system, like Britax’s carseats. Some would argue that it’s a bit of overkill in a stroller (who needs that much protection?), but it’s nicer to have it than not, I suppose. The parking brake is also very easy to engage. Just step on it and it pushes on and off. (It also makes it very easy for a mischievous older brother/sister to disengage also.)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the child snack tray and the adult cupholders. My Valco Tri-Mode and my best friend’s Bugaboo don’t come with these conveniences and now that I’ve tried it, I don’t know how I can live without them.
My 3-year old LOVES this stroller more than the Valco because of the snack tray, the awesome fact that it’s the same pattern as a farm animal (which I’m not too keen on, but there’s no accounting for taste), and the fact that she rides so high up that she feels she can see more of the world and sits closer to me and her dad. Unfortunately, I don’t love pushing this things as much as she loves riding in it.
MANEUVERABILITY on this thing is awful unless you’re on an almost perfectly flat surface. The stroller turns on a dime and, because it’s not too wide, it makes turns smoothly and maneuvers through doorways and tight aisles pretty well. However, you take this thing to a place with old, cracked sidewalks and you’re gonna be dying for the air tires on most jogging strollers. We tried pushing our daughter through some of the old sidewalks in our neighborhood and, even with momentum, it would hit a dead stop if the sidewalk was raised too high. Even worse, if you’re going too fast and you hit one of these snags, you better hold on or you’re going to tip your kid forward out of the stroller. And because the child rides high on the seat, compared to the Valco or to the Mountain Buggy or Baby Jogger, you’ll have more of a tilted feeling when pushing it over uneven ground. Because I primarily push this thing in old neighborhoods on uneven terrain, it’s 10 times more work than a jogging stroller. Don’t let anyone tell you that the Chaperone maneuvers as well as a Bugaboo or Mountain Buggy. It’s not true except on perfectly flat flooring.
So, all of this led me to the conclusion that the Chaperone would be a great mall stroller! Yes, it folds easily, it has snack/drink compartments for mommy and baby, it has a travel system for when your baby is still small enough to fit in the infant carseat, and it maneuvers terrific on even flooring. But there is one dark side to even this plan. STORAGE: While the stroller basket is larger and more generous than most others I’ve seen, there’s no way to lock it in place. See the video to see this in action. As a result, when you put very heavy bags (and whose diaper bag isn’t heavy?) in it, the basket pops open and the bags fall out unless you’ve very carefully placed them further into the basket. This has been my number one distress about the stroller and it never fails that I’ve had that basket drop something out at least once a trip. If you’re reading this Britax, please put some sort of locking mechanism on that basket!
The other annoying thing about the huge basket is that it extends over the rear axle near the parking brake. As a result, you cannot put your foot on the axle in order to tip the strollers front wheels up to push it over the curb. Thus, when you go over even a small step or the curb, you have to turn the stroller around and go over it backwards. Don’t even think about taking this thing up or down stairs with anything in the basket, it will totally be in your way. Another downside to the large basket is that it will negate the possibility of adding a hitchhiker or buggyboard for a sibling.
PRICE: I do believe that this stroller serves a great function as an infant travel system, but it doesn’t meet all the needs for older kids. And at $300 for just the stroller (and not including the infant car seat), it’s a little steep for a stroller that doesn’t deliver on more fronts. I’m not against spending some serious money on a stroller, but you should get what you pay for it. Oh yeah, and at this price, why doesn’t Britax include a rain cover like most of the other more expensive strollers?
Since everyone I know ends up getting more than one stroller to meet all their needs anyways, I would recommend that you just buy a cheaper travel system (like Graco or Evenflo) and take the extra money and invest it in a better maneuvering 2nd stroller. Another alternative is just using a Snap N Go type product for the first few months of baby’s life. After all, travel systems are only at their very best for when the babies are still infants. In my case, my daughter out grew her infant carseat at 6-7 months.
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Rated 2 / 5
The Britax Chaperone Stroller (with cowmooflage) is a great little one seater stroller. I am the father of twins, but every now and again we need to have a single stroller for Dr’s appointments or shopping trips. This a perfect addition to our twin strollers (Snap&Go and Bob’s jogger). First off, it is very eye catching but actually not as gaudy as I first thought it would be from the photos. It was easy to put together and I love the one-handed folding mechanism. It light and easily maneuverable. It is not ideal for jogging since the ergonomics lead to hitting your shins, but it is perfect for shopping and Drs trips. The shade comes down enough (unlike others we have tried) and it has a great storage area at the bottom that is easily accessible. The 2 cup holders and compartment on the handle is easy to clip on and perfect for drinks and keys etc.
Pros:
- Eye catching without being gaudy
- Easy to put together
- Easy to push and has a great turning mechanism
- Light and has a great one handed fold away mechanism
- Conveniently accessible storage area under the chair
Cons:
- Needs some padding for the seats
- A little plastic feeling (but it does make it light)
Overall we are very happy with the Chaperone Stroller and think it is a great addition to our family of stroller.
Rated 5 / 5
First let me say that I LOVE the Britax carseats. LOVE’EM!!!!! Have four kids and have owned a Britax carseat in every shape and size. So imagine my excitement to try out the Britax stroller. Whooo Hooo….well not so fast. At first I was taken aback by the cowMOOflage. Not really a fan of that print, but hey, it’s a Britax right so I pushed my NYC vanity aside and accepted the cow print. Hey I live across from a corn field now so it’s not like I’m in a metro area. Well aesthetics aside, the stroller is sleek in it’s design. It does look nice. I thought it maneuvered just OKAY. I like my Maclaren Quest Sport Stroller in Black/Scarlet better. I can say it handles better than my Graco SnugRider Infant Car Seat Stroller Frame I thought the cupholders were great, but for me not a life and death necessity. I thought it folded up well. Almost a one-handed fold. Maybe with practice and a little luck on your side you can get it with one hand. I still was not thrilled with it’s compactness. I was also not happy with not being able to take the fabric off to wash this thing if necessary. I think this could be a great stroller for someone who absolutely loves Britax, loves this cowmooflage print and wants to coordinate with the Britax Chaperone Carrier, Cowmooflage. For me my top things were:
1) maneuverability-Not there for me.
2) Compactness-My Maclaren rolls circles around this one.
3) Washability-looking for a stroller I can totally take the fabric off of if the unthinkable happens, which with kids, will happen.
I didn’t feel this stroller was tops in any of my top three so I will keep searching and use what I got for now.
Rated 4 / 5
It’s a great big stroller not well suited for fitting in a vehicle. But being a great big stroller it’s great stroller for tooling about the zoo or long days downtown. It seems like it’s going to hold up well. It folds very easily and the extendable handles are great for those of us that are a little taller. I agree with the other reviewers in that it could use a little more padding in the comfort department. The fabric thus far is easy to clean.
Rated 4 / 5