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Review by NC Sarah:

I have bought all of these items seperately and they do help a lot when you are pumping for work. It is great to keep extra pumps, valves, and storage bottles so you aren’t constantly cleaning.

My favorite part of this kit is definitely the micro-steam bag. I still use this, even now that I’m not pumping as much. It is a very quick way to sterilize all the little things – you can do a bag full of pacifiers, nipples, nipple rings, etc. in 3-5 minutes, depending on the power of your microwave. Awesome!

Review by H. McFadden:

Two years ago, I bought a breastpump to monitor the amount of milk that my daughter was drinking at each feeding. I purchased this Breastpump Accessory Set for use with my Pump In Style once my son was born. I wanted to be sure that I was using brand new equipment, (not that I had to, but it was my preference). The only thing I have a problem with is that they don’t include the two tubes in this package. Luckily, I was aware of that when I purchased this “set” and went elsewhere to get the new tubes. I would have paid a little more to have EVERYTHING included.

As for another review stating that the nipples are a great transition from the breast – NOTE: This set does not include nipples. (that review could be misleading)

Review by Lesmiz:

I recently used this product with my 2-year-old (23 lbs) in a Britax Marathon and a 22″ carry-on roller. Overall, I am very happy with the strap. There are some minor details you need to know, here are the summary:

PRO:

- Your little one(s) will love it, it’s a novelty stroller for them

- Strap is simple and easy to use, it leveages(extends) the car seat’s belt system (top and two sides) to attach to your carry-on roller.

- It works well but make sure to do a test drive at home.

- You will get postive comments from almost everyone you pass by. If you have extra straps with you, you can probably sell them on the spot. Amazon should be paying me for the upcoming business they will get from my word-of-mouth advertisment!

CON: (not really cons but just observations)

- Expectation on size. Not really a con but just a little let-down when you get your package. Has nothing to do with usability.

- Price but still affordable. Probably cost $.50 to make so hats off for the inventor that came up with the idea

- Roller fitting. Make sure to try it with your roller. Three points on this: 1) make sure to pack your roller full, otherwise it’s difficult to “grab” the car seat; 2) make sure your roller’s handle is not a single arm , you will need an opening to thread through the top belt; 3) make sure your roller handle is long enough so you don’t have to bend down too much to pull or push the car seat/roller when attached

Again, overall a fantastic product. I took a star off for the price. Otherwise it’s a great purchase.

Review by Natalie:

We recently used this with my 26 month old son on his Britax Marathon. It was so simple. With my husband’s help, we were able to attach it to the carry-on while my son remained sleeping in his seat. My son is a real busy body and hates strollers, so I worried that he would not want to sit in it during our layover after being stuck in a plane for 4 hours, but he loved it. He actually couldn’t wait to sit in it and be wheeled through the airport. Once we got to our final destination, he actually threw a fit because we would not take the seat out of the car and wheel him inside the house.

Review by Anna:

I bought this and the Sunshine Kids Buggy Buddy, this one by far has all the storage that I need, but the cup holders do not work well with open cups (Coffe Cups, Soda cans, etc..) The cup holders are not sturdy enough for that. It does however work with closed bottles. I think the combination of the two works perfectly. But, this will be a life saver for all the extra stuff that you tend to accumilate, also great for wet clothes or sandy beach towels. Also, it has alot of little zipper areas to keep things seperated. Great solution for all of your storage needs.

Review by K. Cokeley:

The Cups N’ Cargo stroller bag is a great alternative to the Maclaren stroller bag because it enables you to put “real” drinks in the cup holders. Just make sure you have a lid on whatever you’re drinking! Love the zippered pockets too.

Review by DMF:

I have a Maclaren Triumph that I really like but wished it had cupholders… this organizer does the trick. You do have to put it on and take it off each time you use it since the stroller won’t fold with it attached but its worth it to have somewhere to throw your keys and cell phone. I will say this… since its not attached permanently it does move a bit so bottled water with the cap on is your best bet as far as a beverage goes, or a soda bottle with a cap. An open can of soda sloshed around a bit while walking.

Review by S. Marshall:

This was exactly what we needed for our Graco Ipo umbrella stroller. I had just purchased our new umbrella stroller for easy use through Disneyland Park but I also wanted to find something that would hold a drink. Perfect! It fit perfectly between the separated handles and held my sons sippy cup, my drink cup, as well as our camera and snacks for my son. I was able to use it with bottled water, drink cups with lids and sippy cups. It was super easy to put on, and super easy to take off and fold compactly. I had looked at other stroller cup holders but this one offered the stability to hold more than just a bottled water. The open area between drinks left it for easy access to the camera and snacks and other small junk we collected along the way. I couldn’t have asked for a better little accessory to my new stroller. Also, shipping to California from NY was super fast-ordered it Thursday received it Monday. Yeah!

Review by Marc:

For some reason this adapter does not officially support the Chicco KeyFit car seat. Fortunately, the KeyFit seat fits in the adapter and is very stable and secure – provided you follow one simple additional step in the installation:

First, follow all the regular instructions for installation. If you try to put in the KeyFit seat now, you can get either have it be level OR secure, but not both. Not good. The problem is the notch on the bottom of the KeyFit seat doesn’t properly lower onto the main bar on the adapter, because the secondary (“accessory”) bar interferes. The solution: Remove the accessory bar. The accessory bar needs to be removed to use the included accessory tray anyway, so there are even instructions for how to do this (it is easy, just remove two screws).

I’m sure for legal reasons the BOB people will probably tell you not to do this, but truthfully the KeyFit feels much more secure than it does in my Snap N Go stroller, which it supposedly is designed for. In my opinion, with the accessory bar removed, the KeyFit seat fits as well as the other supported seats I’ve seen in use. (Disclaimer: I’m not an expert, so use your own judgment.)

This would get five stars if it officially supported the KeyFit and was maybe 25% cheaper. It is really just some aluminum tubing and a couple of screws, so it seems overpriced to me. But it works well.

Review by S. Kennedy:

With the car seat adapter installed the Bob stroller will fold completely and easily, but there is a mistake you can make installation that will make you think it won’t.

I am usually quite adept and assembling products. That said, the installation of this car seat adapter is not entirely trivial, but if you are careful and fully follow the instructions and take time to understand them anyone can do it.

The mistake I made on my first attempt was confusing what the instructions refer to as the “arm” and the “main bar”. For some reason, I got them reversed in my head. The problem is that you can continue with the installation this way and the car seat (a Britax in my case) will click into it. However, a few things are awkward with this installation (difficult to move the hood, the angle of the car seat is slightly to steep, etc). But it appears to work except that you cannot fully fold the Bob like you could before. At first I was very frustrated and assumed I had installed it correctly but that it just didn’t work well.

However, I went back and carefully reviewed the instructions and realized that I has thought that the “arm” was the “main bar” and vice versa. I started the installation over from the beginning and it was much smoother. Now the car seat clicks in at a better angle, the Bob completely folds and the canopy moves easier. In hindsight it was a stupid mistake. I am writing this review to save other people from the frustration that I had.

So, now I am very happy with the adapter.

I will also point out that the kit comes with a foam block that is optional. It also slightly changes the angle that the car seat sits, but it is not necessary. It is a bit of a “hack” in my opinion. The bob does fold with it in place, but there is nothing really keeping the foam block from falling out. I am guessing I won’t end up using it much.

In the end, I am giving the car seat adapter only 4 out of five stars because the installation can be difficult to understand and I think it is a shame that it is not included with the Bob itself. It is a shame you have to spend extra to be able to use your car seat with the Bob.

Finally, I will point out that this adapter does not work with all car seats. You should make sure that the car seat you have or plan to use is compatible before buying.

Review by Mom of 2: Wyatt , my son in Heaven & Danika, my daughter on earth.:

Look no further!! These are the best!!

I purchased 2 of these a couple years ago and still using them! They’ve taken a lot of abuse and the only issue we’ve had so far are the velcro straps breaking off of the mesh bag – due to our own bogging down the bags with very heavy items.

Perfect for airline travel, letting you take a smaller stroller and still have a lot of storage capabilities. I highly recommend purchasing TWO of them – one for each side of the stroller. Another plus, if you want to take it off the stroller and onto the plane, it’s very easy to remove and you could wrap the velcro around a diaper bag/purse strap and off you go!

Doesn’t weigh down the back of a stroller, no tipping when baby gets out of the stroller!

Can hold A LOT – the mesh part stretches out to hold so much more than you’d think. We can fit a few diapers, wipes, a spare outfit, toys, snacks, sippy cup/bottle, plus some of my own items in just one! The opening to the mesh bag is smaller than the mesh, but stretchy so it holds items in there well and my daughter can even reach in there and get what she wants. I can fold up the stroller and nothing will fall out of these mesh slings!

I like mesh storage so you can see what you’re digging around for and so can my daughter.

The velcro has grippies on the inside to stay put on a stroller, however, if you load it up with heavy items, it will slip. Most strollers have a few points where you can place the bag so it can’t slide down so no problem.

I recently tested this out on the Radio Flyer Stroll & Go Trike and it completely solved my storage dilemma for outings with the trike! I’m actually ordering two more so I don’t have to keep switching them out. I was very nervous when I checked Walmart online to order some more and they were not longer selling them – VERY relieved to see that Amazon still has them!

My only con – I wish they came in more colors than just black!!

Review by C. Landy:

The product is easily moved from stroller to stroller in a pinch. The pouch is see-through, making it easy to see what you’ve put into it, and it dries easily if it gets wet. I’ve thrown ours in the washing machine and it came out fine. Very versatile product that seems reasonably priced.

Review by Mommy of Twins:

We recently bought 2 of these for a longish road trip to my inlaws’ home. I have 2 very active three year olds with VERY short attention spans- these trays were great for them! First off, they are lightweight and easily stored in our vehicle, plus they are soft and thus should not hurt our children in the event of an accident. Second, they were very easy to hook and unhook from their car seats, so pretty easy to get them in and out of their seats when we made stops. Third, they LOVE the side pockets for storage- it made it so easy for them to stick their cups and other activities in the pockets so they could move on to another project. Fourth, these were handy trays for eating their snacks/meals while we were on the go!

The only downside I could see to these trays (and it was not even that much of a downside) was that they would slightly slope in to my children’s laps (rather than staying flat), so food/crayons/etc had a tendnacy to slide closer to their bodies rather than stay on the outside edges of the trays. But overall, these were WELL worth the investment!

Review by M. Blackwell:

I read all the reviews before I purchased this item as I was looking for a snack tray for my son to use while in the car as he usually eats a light breakfast in the car on the way to school. After the first time using it, I knew it wouldn’t work. It is in fact very flimsy and will always slant in some direction. Being flimsy, however, does keep it safe in case one gets in an accident…but nevertheless, this item did not do the job for me. I returned it to amazon.com and received a refund (less restocking fee depending on the vendor). My son really couldn’t use it as a tray to eat on as the food would always slide down and the tray is not hard enough (very fast) to use for drawing. I ended up not using a snack tray and instead have trained my son to hold/balance a plastic tupperware to hold snacks/food. It worked better for me, and when he was done eating, he could just give me the tupperware and he would be free from the “tray”. You can’t really take the tray out unless you stop driving, park and unsnap the tray. It didn’t work for us, but that’s not to say it wouldn’t work for others.

Review by mommacass:

The snuzzler does an excellent job keeping baby from slumping in seats and swings. It can be used with just about any kind of buckle/harness including 5 point, 3 point, and typical swing belts.

Despite information posted by other reviewers, I would like to note that this item is safe for use in car seats. It is designed so that the padding is to the side of the baby and NOT behind the baby. This is stated on the packaging: “Safe for use in all car seats, Snuzzler is specially designed with padding only on the sides of baby’s head and body, not in back of baby, for proper harness fit.” This meets the requirements of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which states “Never place any extra cushioning under or behind your baby. This also prevents harness straps from being snug.” The NHTSA also recommends using towels to support baby’s head and neck, but the Snuzzler stays in place better because of its design and, therefore, in my opinion, would be safer to use than towels.

Also, the NHTSA recommends not putting jackets and heavy clothes on your baby in a carseat because this also prevents harness straps from fitting properly. The Snuzzler is designed with warm fabric on one side and a cooler feeling fabric on the other side to accomodate seasons, keeping baby warmer in colder temperatures and cooler in warmer temperatures, decreasing the need for bulky coats and clothing in the winter.

Review by SimplyKim:

If you look closely at the picture, the back of the Snuzzler – the part that goes behind baby’s back & head is very thin. The sides are really what support the baby, much like rolling up blankets and placing beside baby in the car seat. There are openings for the straps of the safety harness so they are not hindered in any way. I recommend this product 100%! It is awesome and has made things so much more comfy for our baby. He’s 3 months now so we use the Snuzzler in his swing but we used it the first two months in his car seat. The support it provided stabilized his little body in a car seat that seemed to swallow him up. I love that it is reversible so you can use the warm fleece side during the winter & the cotton side during the warmer seasons. Trust me you’ll love it! I’m so glad someone recommended it to me.

Review by Tim J.:

This is a great product but does have some short comings…

The good: It does stay on when folding the stroller and it does not affect the collapsed size of the stroller; It is rugged and not much chance of it breaking.

The short comings: It does not fold up to load a toddler (not a big deal) nor does it remove quickly, it is designed to stay installed; The Graco car seats are compatible but the fit is not great.

We contacted BOB to inquire about the fit of the Graco and they told us that the Graco fits best out of any compatible car seats. We took the stroller to the store and tried other brands of car seats and I found that the Peg Pergo fit much better. The Graco seat clicks loosely onto the “Car Seat Adapter” but the real problem is that the foot end of the car seat wants to sit too low causing the baby to be much too upright. This problem could be crudely addressed with a thick blanket being put under the Graco car seat (in the BOB stroller) to support it. Just be very aware that the car seat does not click in with a nice snug fit like it would with the same brand stroller.

I do not plan on returning the “Car Seat Adapter” but if I can’t address the problem I may buy a Peg Pergo car seat. This stroller is that good!

Review by A. Montgomery:

First, let me be clear in saying I LOVE the BOB strollers. We have a Revolution single, and now a Revolution Duallie AW, and they are outstanding products. High quality, excellent craftsmanship, and good-looking to boot. My girls ride in comfort & style, to be sure.

I also understand – to a point – the high price. Elite product, elite price. And there are certainly more expensive strollers out there.

That said… if I’m dropping close to 0 to buy a stroller, it ought to come with a freakin’ car seat adapter.

Okay, fine, it doesn’t. So I’ll buy it, otherwise I can’t use it with my newborn. Plus, otherwise, there is no tray. But ? Please. For what? worth of metal and plastic? Why not just fold it in to the price to begin with?? Same with the handlebar console. You can’t throw in a black canvas band with the purchase of the stroller itself?

Of course, I bought everything. The single console and car seat adapter for our single Revolution, and now the double console (for which I also wrote a review) and double car seat adapter.

I’m just thankful I don’t live somewhere rainy or I’d be grousing about the price of the weather thingy, too…

Oh and it took my husband (an engineer) about an hour to put the thing on, since he had already assembled the stroller. Apparently if you put it on during the stroller assembly you’ll save yourself a considerable amount of time…the manual for the stroller should indicate such, but does not.