Baby Trend Expedition ELX Travel System Stroller - Everglade
From Baby Trend
| Price: | $292.49 |
Product Description
Car Seat can comfortably seat a child up to 30lbsSwivel wheel for easy turning indoors that locks for safety while jogging outdoorsParent Tray covered comparment features dual mp3 speakers that works with all mp3 playersExpedition ELX Jogger has an adjustable handle for parents of all size
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #20004 in Baby Product
- Brand: Baby Trend
Features
- The Baby Trend Expedition ELX Travel System Stroller in Everglade is the answer to all your active daily needs. This all-terrain jogger will take you wherever you need to go in style. The Baby Trend Expedition ELX Travel System in Everglade comes complete with the Baby Trend Flex Loc Infant Car Seat, an industry leader in safety and ease of use. The Baby Trend Expedition ELX has an adjustable handle for parents of all size, a large storage basket, a large ratcheting canopy with peek-a-boo window, and a swivel wheel for extra maneuverability in stores or on a stroller. Locking the swivel wheel turns this stroller into a fully functional jogger and the 12 rear wheels help tackle any path. This model also includes the upgraded Baby Trend Parent Tray with two cup holders and a covered compartment for cell phones, but new this year is the addition of two mp3 speakers so that you and baby can listen to your favorite tunes.
Most helpful customer reviews
87 of 90 people found the following review helpful.Ok so let me start by saying I have last years model that came without the mp3 speakers. I also bought this item from Babies R Us but I wanted to actually give viewers a review on the product itself and not just complain about the price.I am currently training for a marathon. I also just had my baby 3 months ago. When she was 3 days old we took her to the local parade and this stroller was perfect. Our next outing was at 5 days old and we went for a mile walk. She did not shake around at all. It is very sturdy. We have taken it on many trips and it is very lightwieght so I have no problem loading it in my SUV.I am currently taking this out for 5 miles at a time and my baby just loves it and sleeps the entire time. I love the swivel wheel for when we go shopping.I did not need any bells and whistles in a stroller. I wanted something that was easy for me to load and comfortable for my baby and this stroller is.
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful.If you walk everywhere like I do or jog occasionally, this stroller is perfect. However, if you're a hardcore runner or don't have lots of smooth surfaces around you, I wouldn't recommend it.We've had this stroller for about a month and so far I really like it. We bought it because we live near a park with tons of trails (dirt and paved) for runners and walkers. I use it 4-5 x / week and I am so glad I bought it. I wish I would've gotten it sooner. Our daughter is 8 months.I would say that there are mostly pros, but several cons that some might want to take into consideration before buying.Pros1. Comfortable for my daughter. She sleeps in it all the time. When she's in the carseat, the two covers work perfectly to block out sun and wind.2. I can take it anywhere. Street, mall, stores, cafe, trails. The front wheel locks and unlocks making it easy to switch from jogging outside to walking around in a mall.3. It takes me 2 seconds to fold it and put into my car trunk. And the carseat snaps in and out of both the stroller and the base in the car very quickly.4. The storage basket underneath is huge! I love it. I'ved filled it with two bags of groceries, jackets, toys etc. and it held everything no problem.5. Handle is comfortable and adjusts for different heights. I'm 5'2" and my husband is 5'11" and we can easily switch the height for either one of us.6. We liked the fact that it's a jogger with the all-terrain wheels, but that it also had the carseat attachment, so that our baby could see us and vice versa.Cons1. If you're outside and the front wheel is unlocked, and you walk too fast, the whole stroller shakes. It's scary. (It's perfect for when you're inside a store) So, I keep the front wheel locked most of the time when I'm outside.2. It's heavy (with the carseat attachment). Because I keep the front wheel locked most of the time, when I want to turn a corner or get on or off sidewalks, I have to tilt the whole stroller back to lift the front wheel up and it takes some effort. Granted, I'm short, so maybe I don't have the leverage for it, but even my husband felt like it was heavier than it should be. This will probably be easier once we take the carseat attachment off and my daughter rides facing forward.3. The cupholders are too small for my standard metal water bottle. We just removed ours entirely and replaced it with a different holder, the Sunshine Kids buggy Sunshine Kids Stroller Accessory Buggy Buddy which works perfectly. The only problem now is that I can't use the MP3 player since it was attached to the cupholders.Overall I would recommend this stroller! Hope this helps.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.We have had ours now for a little over a year and really like it.On the up side. . .-Very smooth ride-Easy to use in the stores with the swivel wheel or while jogging with the swivel wheel LOCKED IN PLACE. . . And it will stay locked as long as you flip the locking mechanism and then CHECK IT to make sure it did lock. Some folks were saying theirs wouldn't stay locked this is only if you do not CHECK that it is ACTUALLY LOCKED to begin with. NEVER have we EVER had an issue with the stroller front wheel unlocking and the storller dumping our kiddo.-Replacing the wheels if popped, only had to replace one in a years time-front tire, is really easy. We ordered it off of Amazon and did it ourself. . . just like replacing a bicycle tire. Recommend a tire lever for removing the tire, makes the process much easier.-Very easy to remove any and all of the wheels but especially the rear wheels are super easy to get on and off and lock into place. You push the silver metal piece in to release the wheel, pull the wheel off and then let go, that's it. You do it in reverse to put the wheel on.-Great height adjust for my husband who is 6ft 1in tall. And he never kicks the undercarrage of the storller when walking or running with the little one, a big problem for him with some other strollers.-Car seat LOCKS into place easily and is firmly in place.-Some people rave about the handle, I am neutral. My husband used the handle more than I did. I mainly held the carseat on my forearm like a purse, just easier for me to carry my rapidly growing baby . . . at the time:)-The car seat also works great with those universal carseat frames you see on the market now. We found one for $6 at a thrif store and used that with the car seat a ton. My husband out of town on business right after our son was born so I had to get the stoller in and out of our car myself, that is fine but the frame was just so much lighter and easier after I had had a c-section and couldn't lift much more than our baby and his car seat.-Car seat base is really easy to install. . . Lots of my friends had babies around the same time as we were expecting our son so we were able to check out lots of car seats and bases and day to day usage. This one literally snaps into the LATCH system, in most cars now. There isn't anything else but to tighten the base strap, really easy.-Very easy to fold and unfold.-Great harness straps for 5 point protection.On the down side. . .-Our son grew out of the carseat at 3 mo. in LENGTH! It is only for babies up to 30 lbs and 30 inches long. My son's head and feet were hanging over very quickly and we purchased one of those Safety First Alpha Omega Elite Convertible carseats. Our son loved it. Up until we switched carseats he would scream every time we put him in the carseat, not sure if it was the carseat or just at 3 months the colic was gone and he was just a more well adjusted child. But he loves the alpha omega if you need a convertible carseat and it's super afordable! Anyway, . . .-The height adjust on teh stroller doesn't really accomodate for a really much shorter person. . . .For a frame of reference, I am 5 ft. 2 in. and the stroller handle in its lowest locked position, only 2 positions, is just below my breasts so my arms are at about a 90 degree angle while pushing, not bad for me but just an FYI for those that are "shorter".-We had a 2003 Mazda 6 and could not get this stroller in the massive trunk of our car without taking at least one rear wheel off. We always took both wheels off because we were afraid of bending the one wheel left on. Again, easy to take the wheels on and off but if you are someone who uses your stroller a ton this will get annoying fast. With our 2011 Honda Pilot we can easily fit it in the rear, with all wheels on if at least one of the 60/40 folding seats are down. With all 3 rows of seats up there is no way to fit this stroller in the trunk. Even if all wheels are off it won't fit back there because of the shape of the foot rest for the little one.-Only faces out can't change the positon of the handle bar. This was our biggest issue with this stroller. Our son loved to face us and talk to us when in the stroller and this doesn't offer that option.-You won't be able to take the material off and wash it in the stroller, carseat you can, but not the stroller. But the goodnews is that it wipes down and dries very easily.-Canopy isn't huge on the stroller but we purchased a summer infant canopy extender, super easy to use, we actually bought two and put on on his big carseat/alpha omega carseat to keep the sun out of his eyes in the car.Overall, we really like our carseat but we tried to think of everything that we really liked and everything that we could see others wanting to know. Highly recommend going to a baby store, like Babies 'R' Us to try out the strollers. They will let you take them out to the car and see if they fit. . . Someone recommended this to us and it was super helpful. We went into it knowing the stroller would be a tight fit but not wanting to have 8 strollers decided to purchase this one as it met the bulk of our needs. We actually used the baby pouch more than the stroller. My son preferred being snuggled up close. We highly recommend the Ergo, flexible and you can wear it for hours. My husband's words, it's just a piece of material but it does so much! The ergo can hold up to a 45 POUND KID! So worth the buck for the bang you get! Sorry off topic again. . . Loved the carseat and stroller overall they were great for us.As a heads up. . . We ended up purchasing it at Babies R Us for less than $200 when they had a 20% off coupon and discounted strollers.
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