Small, lightweight travel system - recommendations

[sagolou]

I want to buy a small travel system (won't be used on buses etc but needed because old terraced house is VERY small and the hall is almost non-existent!). Want to have carry-cot/cocoon, seat (that can face both ways preferably), and car seat. Have looked at some great systems but they seem huge when folded down. Any recommendations - other than the Bugaboo Bee? Thanks!

Baby Jogger City Mini - carrycot cot face you but seat only faces outwards. It folds down very small. Quinny Zapp Xtra - no carrycot but suitable from birth and is snuggly for a newborn with a Bugaboo Cocoon in - but the fold is awkwards. The Baby Jogger City Select is slim folded, and the Bugaboo Chameleon is slimmer than the Bee folded. Both these two have wheels that can just be popped off to make them slimmer so slide into a gap. Both have seats that can be hung from coat hooks on the back of a door so are easy to store. The carrycots fold flattish too. The iCandy Peach folds small but more chunky. These three also face both ways. I also have a Babyzen which folds down small and slim but it's outward facing only beyond the carrycot stage.

I'm off to check out the P&T smart, takes a peanut (safe for overnight sleeping) bassinet and a maxi-cosi car seat, with adaptors it faces both ways. Will let you know what I think when I get home! Apparently (from a review I read) it's good with a buggy board on too which sounds promising.

icandy cherry is lovely and would work :)

Wow, what a wealth of information! Thanks everyone.

FYI I'm possibly replacing the cherry with the P&T because the cherry doesn't take a buggy board with the carrycot in place, and the carrycot isn't signed off for overnight sleeping. If neither of those things matter though, then I do think it's a brilliant buggy!

hmmm i used a buggy board fine with my cherry and the carrycot and if you buy a proper matress (ours was from baby matresses online) then it can be used for overnight!

Do you have a budget? The 2011 Britax B-Mobile would be a cheap option-it takes a carseat, carrycot, coccoon or the Sleeper (carrycot that can be used in the car).