Best Lightweight Strollers of 2011/2012

Lightweight strollers are mid-sized strollers that often look like fancy umbrella strollers. They can be very basic or come with many features, depending on the price. They are designed for basic baby transportation: shopping, walking on paved sidewalks and paths, traveling, etc.

Following are the recommendations for best lightweight strollers by consumer advocates Denise and Alan Fields in the 9th edition of their book Baby Bargains, the best baby product consumer guide that I have encountered in my research for this website.

The TOP PICKS were given a rating of A.
The GREAT CHOICES were given a rating of A- or B+.
The GOOD CHOICES were given a rating of B.

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TOP PICKS:

• First Years Indigo - the seat can be turned so that baby faces you!

• Baby Jogger City Mini

• Baby Jogger City Micro

• Abiie G2G BabyDeck - has a diaper changing platform!

• Britax B-Nimble

• Jeep Cherokee Sport

• Kolcraft Contours Lite

• Kolcraft Contours Options 3

• Chicco Liteway

• Chicco C6/Capri

• Chicco Cortina

• Chicco Trevi

GOOD CHOICES:

• Graco Quattro Tour Sport

• Graco IPO

• Graco Mosaic

• Graco MetroLite

• Teutonia T-Linx

• Maclaren Grand Tour LX

• Peg Perego Vela

• Peg Perego Si

• Peg Perego Pliko Mini

• Peg Perego Pliko P3

• Peg Perego Pliko Switch - the seat can be turned so that baby faces you!

• Cybex Callisto

Where to Find the Best Deals

So, once you've decided which lightweight stroller you want to purchase - by doing research on the Internet - go to a store and try it out (if you can), then buy it online for a lot less.

Shipping can sometimes be expensive, so see if you can get an online coupon (a special discount) from websites such as EdealsEtc.com or FatWallet.com. The money you save doing this can then be used for something else.

Happy shopping!