Best all terrain travel system?

[Rose1111]

Due baby no.2 in June. Last pram I bought was 10 years ago, we just went into mothercare & picked one. Now there’s so many different options & certain issues with some etc. Just wondering what travel system people recommend. Will be using it to go shopping, on walks, to parks etc. I don’t drive so want one with durable tyres, good suspension & easy to push. I’m having a girl & was looking at the oyster 3 in lavender. There’s not a lot of coloured prams unless you want baby pink which I don’t but read people having loads of issues with it. Icandy lime or ocarro were other options I was looking at if anyone has either of them. Thanks.

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Out and about nipper. Can get car seat attachment and baby cocoon. It’s an amazing pushchair. I live fairly rurally and literally every second pram here is an out and about. They can handle very rough terrain, are a pleasure to push, have a high weight and are very reasonably priced.

I surprised no one (unless I've missed it) has mentioned the bugaboo Fox? It's got big wheels and is an excellent all terrain pushchair. I've wheeled it on country walks through grass and it even has a two wheel setting so you can pull it across sand on a beach! I absolutely love it and so does everyone I know who has one. It's lighter too than the Ocarro and the uppababy ones

What about the Icandy lime has anyone had one of those? Seems to be lightweight & easy to push around. Had a silver cross 3D with my son & loved it but it doesn’t exist anymore

The I candy line has tiny front wheels? I wouldn’t say that’s good for even minor off road tbh

Maybe op you aren’t looking for off road at all? If your looking for more of a general day to day, you can’t go wrong with Bugaboo tbh. The Fox above would be newer version, and looks fine for general park use.
Theres an older bugaboo buffalo which has larger front wheels ( only secondhand now).

I've used my Ocarro all terrain, been through heavy snow, Lake District walking trails, quarry walks, through muddy fields... it's brilliant and even though it's massive compared to our travel pram we can steer it one handed, it's amazingly responsive.

It is heavy though, totally agree with PP, but heavy to lift not to push if that makes sense? So getting it in and out of the car boot makes me go "ooooft" each time, but pushing it it's light as a feather.

I always saw the weight as positive in some ways as it doesn't shake as much as a lighter pram on rough terrain, and it feels really sturdy and generally high quality. I wouldn't trade it for something lighter just to make lifting it into the car easier put it that way. Hope that helps!

This. I'd get a mountain buggy with a carrycot plus as it can be parent-facing (and most 3 wheelers are forward facing only).

I’m guessing smaller wheels means it’s not really “all terrain” which I didn’t know either. Don’t think I need a 3 wheeler with huge wheels but the wheels do need to be durable as I’ll be walking everywhere & doing shopping etc along with the occasional long walk & trips to the park

Does it take up a lot of space in a hallway? My house is upstairs so will need to leave pram at the bottom of my stairs.

So, having said you want all terrain, it sounds as if that's not actually your priority. You want an all-rounder but will use it mostly on pavements, in shops etc, with only occasional park walks, and actually a priority is that it has to be compact for storage.

Maybe look at the Bugaboo Lynx - it's not the best "all terrain" pushchair and it's not the most light/compact either but looks like a good all rounder and compromise between the two. I have a Fox2 which pushes like a dream but is a bit too heavy/big to be very convenient for storing in the hall (and taking on public transport, if you ever do that).

We got an Uppababy Vista with all the bits (bassinet, rain cover, etc) from Schpock for £90. It came with the maxicosi adaptor clips so you can take the seat out of the car and put it straight onto the buggy.

It's a 2012 model and we've had it since 2019. It's still going strong for our youngest and we're now using a rumble seat for our eldest (£10 from eBay).

It's incredibly stable, good on rough terrain, cheap enough to not care about, great shopping basket and very reliable.

Why pay more?

I have the occaro and would agree the downside is the weight but it does appear better than my friend’s silver cross for going across stones etc. I ended up getting a running buggy and since he’s been 1 he’s used that all the time pretty much for long walks. It’s so much lighter than a normal pram! I’m now expecting #2 with a close age gap so getting the baby jogger city mini gt2 double to use for 6 months or so and I’m then going to get a Bob duallie on eBay from America as it’s a double running buggy and would just be so handy for our lifestyle but it is like the size of a bus!

We were recommended the uppababy vista and the Nuna Mixx next as suitable prams for what you describe.

Having mentioned the Lynx, I think it's actually quite bulky when folded, so you'd probably be better off with something like the Uppababy Cruz V2 which is tall but slim when folded (and stands upright which is handy if you're folding it up and leaving it in the hall).
i wonder why people are recommending the Vista over the Cruz - I think I'd prefer the Cruz as it's a bit smaller and lighter, personally, but I guess the Vista is sturdier for rough terrain?

OP the Ocarro folds up smaller than the silver cross travel systems.

Love everything about the cruz looks perfect but probably out of price range my MIL is paying for it I don’t want to take the p* lol

I wouldn’t be buying a silver cross, looking at the oyster 3 or Icandy lime just now I think the ocarro is out of budget

In one post you say you hated the silver cross as it was too heavy and bulky and didn't go past the age of 2 and in the next post you say you loved it but they don't make them anymore? Im as to what you are actually looking for? Bugaboo or an uppababy vista are probably your best bet in terms of travel systems with durability and longevity that have wheels that can withstand walking every day over a long period of time. If you are walking every day it's worth spending the extra money for a good brand. I wouldn't class the oyster as a particularly hard wearing pram and the seat is tiny.

Baby jogger gt2 is for a bargain £299 atm here. You can buy the carrycot separately, and carders compatible or use main pram from newborn. Folds in one piece if you need to carry up flat stairs.

www.pramcentre.co.uk/prams-pushchairs-c1/pushchairs-c19/baby-jogger-city-mini-gt2-p18243

I can recommend the ocarro for all terrain. I don't drive and it's been phenomenal on all terrain. Survived many a hike in the lakes, through fields etc.
Look around at local retailers and avoid the likes of mamas and papas direct..we were quoted £1500 for our package at mamas and papas. Went to a local pram retailer and got the same package for 900 (carry cot, car seat, adapters isofix, footmuff etc).
It's a great pram, and as a PP also said, I too see the weight as a benefit. It's feels robust and sturdy to push, unlike my friends which feels flimsy.
It folds flat without having to detach the seat which is a bonus so fits great in our car. I don't find it that heavy to lift when folded, however I know a few of our family members do.
Walking friend has an uppababy vista which is also a cracking travel system.

After my son was 2 I didn’t like it anymore as my son was getting heavier & it was bulky & heavy as a pushchair & for what I was using it for trying to push an already bulky pram with shopping & growing toddler up a hill was difficult as I didn’t/don’t drive however it was a good pram & would’ve been great if I had a car as it was sturdy & durable

That was my first choice but cheapest I’ve seen for full package is £1279. I think it was in the sale before Christmas for just under £1000. Only thing that put me off was people saying it was big & heavy. Need it to fit in my small hallway as I’ll need to squeeze past the pram to get up the stairs so can’t be too wide

I was one of the people that said it’s big and heavy. I agree with a PP that said it’s heavy to lift in and out of the car but to push, it isn’t - it just feels sturdy rather than heavy and it’s really easy to steer. It is big in the sense that it pretty much fills my car boot when folded (and I have a Qashqai, so not a tiny boot!) but we have a Victorian terrace house with a narrow hall and we can keep it up and squeeze past it or you can fold it down (really easy to do) and stand it up, to save more space.
It is a great, sturdy, hard-wearing pram and I love it, just think about how you will use it. If you’re going to be lugging it up and down stairs, I wouldn’t say it’s the one for you, but if you’re mainly pushing it around and not really needing to carry it anywhere, it could be the one. Definitely go and try it out in store if you haven’t already (and not sure if M&P are still doing it but when we bought ours in 2020, if you had a personal shopping appt and spent over a certain amount, you got money when back in the form of a gift voucher to spend in store - so we spent £1,500 and got £150 back, so just saved that and spent it as we found we needed more bits as DD got older. Think there was a similar deal for £1,000 (£100 back maybe) but it HAS to be through a personal shopping appt).
Oh and they’re under warranty for two years from the day of delivery - we had a small issue with the buckle and they sorted it right away (and if they’d had to have sent it off, they’d have given us a pram to use while it was away), so can’t fault the customer service!

@Rose1111 deffo not big and heavy to push. Ours fits in the hallway fine too as it's not a bulky pram.
Family members have in my commented that it's heavy to lift in the boot of a car. I don't think it's too bad but I guess that's down to individual strength. It's a very sturdy travel system.
A friend ordered hers from here..prices are decent too: www.whwatts.co.uk/prams-pushchairs-c105/travel-systems-c113/mamas-papas-ocarro-pushchair-essential-bundle-carbon-p34411

Think I’ll go with the ocarro then. I only wanted the oyster for the lavender colour as I wanted a coloured pram that wasn’t pink but if the ocarro is better than the oyster then I’ll go for that

Our Vista is looking a bit tatty and I bought one brand new for our second child and quickly got rid of it. In my opinion, it is dangerously unstable with the second seat fitted. DH is 6'1" and he almost tipped it over a few times. If I'd been holding it, I would never have had the strength to get it back onto 3 wheels.