Travel/Sit and Stroll

[73jewels]

Hi all - 
In 2 weeks we are going to be going to be flying (about 2.5 hour flight, no layovers).  We have a seat for S, and I have been planning on bringing his giant car seat on the plane.  Oh and I've been stressing about how we are going to get that, his stroller, and all the other crap through the terminal.  

This morning, I found out a friend of a friend has a Sit and Stroll available for sale for $40.  It's this one thewisemommy.com/reviews/2007/10/30/sit-n-stroll-carseatstroller/.

It was purchased in 2009 with a manufacturers date of March 2007.  She said she flew with it twice and used it occasionally as a back up car seat.  No accidents.  I won't really need a stroller where I am going (I'll be staying with family and not going too many places - plus I'll have about 10 different hands available to help once there), so if I take this, it will be my car seat and stroller in one, and I won't have to bring either.

So my questions are as follows:
1) has anyone ever used one of these... was it comfortable for your LO and easy to use?
2) Would you be concerned about the date on this?  I did a google search and had trouble finding info.

Thanks for the advice!  I have to get back to her today as to if I am going to buy it...

[trtlcrzy]

I personally probably wouldn't buy it since its 8 years old and most convertible seats expire at like 6 years. They do sell carts that you can hook your convertible seat to for traveling. This is an example: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0074JKQ0Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1423673532&sr=8-2&keywords=carseat+carrier+for+airport&dpPl=1&dpID=41WX5Nk3KZL&ref=plSrch&pi=AC_SX200_QL40

[JoeLies]

Feb 11, 2015 11:52:50 GMT -5 trtlcrzy said:

I personally probably wouldn't buy it since its 8 years old and most convertible seats expire at like 6 years. They do sell carts that you can hook your convertible seat to for traveling. This is an example: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0074JKQ0Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1423673532&sr=8-2&keywords=carseat+carrier+for+airport&dpPl=1&dpID=41WX5Nk3KZL&ref=plSrch&pi=AC_SX200_QL40

Thanks for posting that!!  We've just started brainstorming for our July 4th trip to SC and that cart would be awesome.

[LizInFL]

Feb 11, 2015 12:20:08 GMT -5 JoeLies said:

Feb 11, 2015 11:52:50 GMT -5 trtlcrzy said:

I personally probably wouldn't buy it since its 8 years old and most convertible seats expire at like 6 years. They do sell carts that you can hook your convertible seat to for traveling. This is an example: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0074JKQ0Y/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1423673532&sr=8-2&keywords=carseat+carrier+for+airport&dpPl=1&dpID=41WX5Nk3KZL&ref=plSrch&pi=AC_SX200_QL40

Thanks for posting that!!  We've just started brainstorming for our July 4th trip to SC and that cart would be awesome.

+1. We're headed to Maine and haven't decided if we're flying or driving...depends on how long we can stay.

JoeLies where in SC are you going?

[JoeLies]

LizInFL - We're going to Charleston and Hilton Head, plus a quick trip to Savannah. We've done long car trips with C (to DE and ME) but this will be his first flight.

Where in ME are you going?

[tikiroom]

I know this doesn't answer your questions, but this worked surprisingly well and doesn't take up any space.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JHN3AS/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[wineallthetime]

I'd personally be concerned with the how old it is.

[73jewels]

Thanks for the other options - I hadn't see either of those before! I really like the wheels that attach to the car seat. Looks like I'm headed for some shopping

[73jewels]

OK I was just looking at the HDBD pics (so cute) and I saw tjhine pic on the airplane... Do you mind if I ask, it looks like he wasn't in the car seat there - after take off, did you let him out of the seat to play? If so, what did you do with the car seat? Thx!

[wineallthetime]

If this helps at all- I flew with C in November. I just kept him on my lap. Luckily I had a bunch of family on the plane, so he got passed around a bit. He was pretty entertained with toys and SNACKS. I rented a car seat with our rental car.

[LizInFL]

Feb 11, 2015 13:40:42 GMT -5 JoeLies said:

LizInFL - We're going to Charleston and Hilton Head, plus a quick trip to Savannah. We've done long car trips with C (to DE and ME) but this will be his first flight.

Where in ME are you going?

Oooh, Charleston is my favorite...DH went to college there and that's also where we got married:) My sister lives there now so we get up every few months for a visit.

My parents have a place in Camden, about an 90 miles north of Portland. 

[finnaroo]

JoeLies, we lived in Charleston for four years (until this past November). Let me know if you need any restaurant recommendations or anything like that.

[73jewels]

Thank you tjhine,the flights were really cheap so we got him a seat... My hope is he'll sit in the seat and nap for the trip If not, maybe we'll have to find a way to stash the seat for a bit so he'll have room to play around!