A buggy should make your everyday life with a child easier, but there is an incredibly large selection on the market, so how to choose? For this reason, we would like to help you find the ideal model for you. For this purpose, we have compared the best buggies and listed the top 5 for you.
Through our comprehensive checklist, you can see at a glance what you should look for when buying and which model meets your requirements. Our product recommendations offer additional support.
- If the buggy is only to be used as an alternative second stroller, a model with slightly less comfort may be sufficient
- For daily use, the buggy should have better features
- In addition, there are buggies with which you can travel on bumpy forest and field paths without any problems
- Less expensive are buggies that you should use only on asphalt
- Therefore, you should definitely consider your desired area of use in your purchase decision.
- As a rule, buggies have four wheels.
- However, there are also variants with three wheels, which are particularly suitable for off-road use. In this case, you should also choose a buggy with neumatic tires, as they absorb shocks better
- To optimize stability and prevent the buggy from tipping over, many models have double wheels. Hard rubber or hard plastic wheels are usually used here
- For good seating comfort, the backrest and footrest should be individually adjustable. Only then can the buggy grow with your child
- Especially for smaller children, the buggy should definitely have a reclining position. Can the backrest be adjusted to an almost horizontal position and can the footrest be adjusted in height and angle? Then you have made the right choice for the optimal comfort of your child.
- For yourself, a higher seat for easy lifting of your child offers considerable advantages. An adjustable push handle can also save you back pain.
- Ideally, the stroller can be folded with one hand, so that you can hold your child on the other arm at the same time.
- You can’t do without a safety belt. A 5-point harness that can be adjusted to the size of your child is ideal
- Some buggies also have a safety bar
- When buying a buggy, make sure that it does not tip over!
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Recommended Buggies
We have compiled the best and most interesting buggies. You can find the list with our product recommendations here.
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Buggy Advice
Which Buggy Suits Me? This Is How You Find The Right Model Quickly!
Your child is slowly getting bigger and you are thinking about getting a buggy? But you don’t know how to find the perfect buggy? Since there is a lot of choices, you should first think about what you need them for. Do you want to buy a buggy as a second car, or as a stroller replacement? Buggies have different levels of comfort for parents and children. If the buggy is only to be purchased as a second car, you can cut back in this area. Weight, folding size, and maneuverability then play a greater role. The buggy as a stroller replacement, on the other hand, should offer a little more, as it is also used for longer distances. Most parents are looking for all-rounders that they can use both in the city and on uneven paths.
You Are Type A And Want The Stroller As A Maneuverable Second Car
Recommendation 1: Price-Performance Winner Knorr-Baby V-Easy Fold from € 66.85
The Knorrbaby stroller V-Easy Fold is with its unbeatable price, the winner in the class of buggies as a second car. It convinces in everyday life with its adjustable backrest and leg rest, up to the complete lying surface. Its easy handling makes it ideal for the city, but it’s also good for longer trips. The continuous slide also creates comfort for parents, who can push the stroller with one hand.
Recommendation 2: The Lightweight And Comfortable Chicco Ohlala From €87.99
The lightest buggy on the market, is pretty good. Compared to similar lightweight buggies, it can score in other areas: He offers your child comfort. He is ideally suited for the city and flat paths. Due to the continuous slider, you can also operate this buggy with one hand. The backrest and leg rest are adjustable to the reclining surface and the shopping basket is sufficiently large, as well as easy to reach.
You Are Type B And Want The Stroller As A Replacement For The Old Stroller!
Now you have already made a very important decision. The number of products you can choose from has decreased. Type A still has the choice between two buggies and type B even three buggies.
Recommendations For Type B: Buggy As A Stroller Replacement
For the buggy as a stroller replacement, I recommend you, 3 models. The Joie Litetrax 4 Air, the Peg-Pérego Pliko P3, and the buggy from Quinny are perfect for you. All of my recommendations can be combined with a baby car seat, so you can use them from birth. The buggy Peg-Pérego Pliko P3 even has an adjustable slide, which you can adjust to your individual size.
The Knorrbaby stroller V-Easy Fold is with its unbeatable price, the winner in the class of strollers as a second car. It convinces in everyday life with its adjustable backrest and leg rest, up to the complete lying surface. Its easy handling makes it ideal for the city, but it’s also good for longer trips. The continuous slide also creates comfort for parents, who can push the stroller with one hand.
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How To Find The Perfect Stroller
To help you find the ideal buggy for you, we answer the most frequently asked questions about price, function, lying surface and more.
Do You Really Need A Buggy?
You need a buggy if you need a lighter and more maneuverable alternative to your stroller. Buggies are not so bulky and therefore optimal for everyday life, or an upcoming trip. Most buggies are multifunctional, your child can sit, lie down, and a baby bath, or tray can also be attached. It is quickly folded and unfolded again and compactly usable from birth.
You don’t need a buggy if your current stroller is light and maneuverable enough for everyday use, or if you prefer to carry your baby anyway.
How Can You Recognize A Good Model?
The buggy should, whether you want it as a successor to the stroller, or as a second car, offer comfort and safety. It should have enough space, a soft seat, and not tip over when your child is not sitting still. Low weight and a compact folding dimension are also advantageous.
What You Should Look For When Buying:
Weight and folding dimension: the buggy has a smaller folding dimension than the stroller, which makes it practical and uncomplicated. The folding dimension depends on whether the stroller has one continuous or two separate sliders. The latter can be folded smaller.
A lower weight is basically advantageous, especially in public road traffic. If you are often on uneven roads, a good suspension is necessary.
Wheels: Most simple buggies are equipped with hard rubber or plastic wheels. Some models also have high-quality air chamber wheels. These are particularly quiet on asphalt, as well as light and robust, but also more maintenance-intensive. If you are mainly in the city, then the hard rubber / plastic wheels are sufficient. Generally speaking, larger wheels are more comfortable to ride.
The smaller the wheels, the more maneuverable the buggy.
Comfort and safety: a minimum level of comfort and safety, should be given in every buggy. This includes an adjustable backrest, an adjustable leg rest, a padded seat, an adjustable 5-point harness, a large shopping basket, and a height-adjustable push handle for parents.
Pushers: a stroller with a full-length pusher, is easier to steer and can also be operated one-handed. A possibility to adjust the height of the slide is advantageous if you and your partner are of different heights.
TIP: You can tell the right height when the slider is at belly button height.
Condition of the shopping basket: The Einkorfskorb under the stroller should be easily accessible and ideally withstand 5 kilograms. So you can easily stow everything necessary.
Brake: The brake on the rear wheels of the buggy, should be easy to lock and release. Some buggies also have a hand brake, but this is not absolutely necessary.
FAQ About Buggies
It is important for children under 6 months to lie down. Sitting puts a different strain on the spine, which is unhealthy at this young age. So as soon as your baby is at least half a year old AND can sit independently, a buggy may be used.
A buggy should only be used when the baby can sit on its own and for a longer period of time. However, you should also consider the age in order not to stress the spine too early. In addition, your baby should therefore be at least 6 months old, better older.
How long a buggy is necessary, can not be said in general terms. On the one hand, you must of course keep an eye on the size and weight of your child so that the maximum load limit of the buggy is not exceeded. The individual development and the occasion are also important. Usually buggies are used until the child is 4 or 5 years old at the latest. If the maximum load allows it, you can also use the buggy occasionally for certain occasions, e.g. when you want to go to the pediatrician and are dependent on public transport or have to walk longer distances. This way you don’t have to carry the sick child and it is still protected
How long you need a buggy depends on the individual. It is important to consider the individual development and not to exceed the maximum load of the buggy
A buggy is a stroller in which children can sit upright. It is also characterized by its folding function. Unlike strollers, the buggy is also lighter
Which wheels a buggy should have depends on where it will be used. Pneumatic tires are suitable for off-road use. On asphalt, hard plastic and/or hard rubber also works.
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