Weight vs sturdiness of a buggy

[figsandalmonds]

I've found two travel systems I like, one is significantly heavier than the other one which is not quite as sturdy (the heavy one has a lifetime guarantee on it).

Any thoughts on weight of prams? I don't think I'll need to lift it often, we live in a house so will stay on the ground floor and won't be putting it in the car very much... but wondering about pushing a pram up a hill and things like that?

Thanks

Will you be taking it on the bus? Train? Heavy prams are really only good for situations where it gets wheeled out of the house, for a walk and back to the house. You'll be cursing if you need to take the car to the baby clinic after a c section and you can't lift the sodding thing
For what it's worth, we do have a heavy pram/pushchair. We live out of town in a country that has very harsh winters so something sturdy is a must for long walks.
Because MegaPram is a pain in the ass to use with the car/bus we also have something smaller and more lightweight too.

I'd go for the light one, unless you live rurally and are walking everywhere. Ours went in the car lots more than I thought it would, and you also don't realise how many steps and stairs there are in the world until you have to lug a pushchair up them. Even

Also about travel systems ... You use the pram/car seat stuff for such a short time. It's much more efficient to buy something that works primarily as a pushchair rather than all the bells and whistles as a pushchair. Our ds was refusing to lie in the pram bassinet from 4 months!
If I was buying again now I'd go for something stable, lightweight, reversible, good on most terrains and with an easy fold. Best things I've seen recently have been: Babyjogger premier, easywalker mosey, armadillo flip xt, joie chrome, Cybex balios, Uppababy cruz, Phil and reds smart Lux.
basically, go for something that's suitable from birth with a seat that reverses and pops off to be replaced by a bassinet at first. Make sure it's light enough to pick up, make sure it folds easily and compactly. Make sure the hood is decent, it handles well, reclines fully/sits up straight and doesn't tip easily.