Off hunting tomorrow.
Want system that can be used from birth with a carrycot. Might well use carrycot for day time naps at home and for overnight sleeping when away. Would like to be car seat compatible for quick nips in and out of places with car but don't plan to use this functionality very much for health reasons.
Want buggy seat to be both forward and rear facing.
Will be used for tootling around town on daily basis and on gravel/muddy paths on the local common etc several times a week and at least twice a week.
We're big walkers but our stomping ground is so full of super muddy bridle ways I can't imagine even a serious off roader being much use to us for proper weekend walks. Not to mention stiles! I anticipate we will use a baby carrier for most walks. That said given how outdoorsy we are it's likely to still get above average off road use.
I don't drive (dh does) so capacity and ease of access of shopping basket is key. Sturdiness also. Don't like look of some really thin looking netting ones.
I started getting bothered about one hand fold etc for buses but tbh I hope to walk as I do now rather than bus, and buses are frequent so can get off and wait for next if have to. I'm thinking that whatever the style dismantling a buggy while holding a baby and bags and shopping etc sounds like a total nightmare that I would try to avoid anyway! That said I do want it to be easy enough to handle that it can easily go on buses in the first place. If weather, time or distance don't allow walking, it's my only way of getting around!
Both dh and I are below average height.
Based on what always seems to get good reviews I'm sort of eyeing up mutsy Evo, uppababy vista, bugaboo cam, babystyle oyster, baby jogger versa. Also Icandy and mountain buggy, but don't know which ones! Some of these may be completely unsuitable but only just starting research!