Cabin Size or Compact stroller? This is the type of stroller most parents look for when buying a stroller. They want it folded compactly, small, space-saving, easy-fold and yet steady and not shaky. Let see what are the things you should consider before buying any of these types of strollers.

9. What is the weight of the cabin size or compact strollers?

A compact stroller does not mean it will be light. You need to understand the type of material the manufacturer uses for these strollers, some are using quality material but the cost is much steep. Some strollers are cheaper because they use a different material and the costs are much more affordable. You need to know and understand it before purchasing it.

8. How is the folding for the cabin size or compact stroller?

The auto-fold mechanism is rather popular these days for cabin size or compact strollers. All you need to do is just click or press 2 buttons (Usually 2 buttons for safety purposes). The strollers will automatically fold. Some strollers will require a little push or pull for the auto-fold mechanism to work.

Even the auto-fold mechanism strollers are sometimes challenging for some parents to fold. Some cabin-size or compact strollers require the wheels of the stroller to be at the front-facing so that the stroller can be standing after is folded, otherwise, the stroller will fall flat and lie on the floor.

Folding is among the most important features of the strollers, we have parents debating which one to purchase because of this feature. We strongly recommend that the person using the most choose it, of course, both parties must know how to fold it so that it is easy for the other party when one is not around with them.

The more compact the strollers, the more folding is required. And usually more folding area. This will usually make the strollers less strong or hold lesser weight unless a very good quality material is used, and if it does, means the price of the stroller will be much higher.

7. What is the maximum weight of the strollers?

Small, light, and compact strollers usually can hold the lesser weight of the child compared to some of the bigger strollers. You need to understand the maximum weight of the stroller can last.

Usually, most strollers last up to 15kg (approx. 3 YO). Some up to 18kg, 22kg, or 25kg. 25kg is almost the weight for most 6-year-old children.

We noticed often parents put 2 children on the strollers in the mall and usually pass the limits of the strollers. Bear in mind that this is not recommended even though some strollers mentioned that they can last more than 50-60kg in weight. Unless it is tested in the report and shown it. Putting 5-6 times more weight onto a stroller than is light will cause the stroller to break thus making it dangerous for the children to sit on.

6. Do cabin size or compact strollers come in Dual-facing mode?

Mostly no, very limited cabin size or compact strollers that can do dual-facing mode. Mostly if can, the seat is separated meaning that you need to use the seat only for rear-facing and then change to another seat for forward-facing.

Those what can turn 360 strollers will not be cabin size or compact because of the turning mechanism. Usually, these features will make it much heavier than the other stroller.

The reason for most cabin size or compact strollers to have 2 seats so that it can reduce the weight of the strollers by reducing the mechanism on the strollers. The more mechanisms it added to the strollers, the heavier the weight will be.

Cabin-size or compact strollers that can be dual-facing are usually much more pricey compared to the other of the single-facing stroller.

5. What weight do you classify as light?

For cabin rules, other than the size that it cannot be more than 22″ x 14″ x 9″ or 45x36x20cm., the weight is also a matter to be considered. It is 7kg.

Most strollers are at the weight of 6kg-8kg in weight for cabin size or compact strollers.

For marketing purposes, most brands will brand their stroller cabin size when they meet both the size and weight of the cabin size requirement.

4. How comfortable is the cabin size or compact strollers for my baby?

To make something light, the strollers have to be as simple as possible. Take 2 minutes of your time to consider this, a sweater is usually heavier than a T-shirt. More comfortable strollers mean more padding, thus it makes it heavier. The more padding you need for a stroller, the more weight will make the stroller.

Those who love to watch racing will also understand that the race cars usually are really empty and light. They will ensure that the race car is as light as possible, if you really check out the car, you will see only a car with a body, engine, and a seat for the driver.

You can still add more padding for some strollers to make it more comfortable for your baby if you purchase a lesser-padded stroller. Buy, if you buy those which cannot remove the padding, the stroller will be rather heavy.

3. Can a cabin-size or compact stroller become a Travel System?

This is very subjective from model to model. Some yes and some are not able to. Even some of the cabin size or compact strollers can turn into a Travel System with an Infant Carrier, some Infant carriers might not be suitable for the stroller due to the size, not the adapter or the locking mechanism.

Some strollers do include an adapter for the travel system. For most, you will need to purchase it separately when you want to turn your stroller into a travel system with an infant carrier.

2. Which cabin-size or compact stroller is suitable for newborns?

There are some cabin-sized or compact strollers that is only designed for 6-month-old babies. Some of them can turn into a travel system for newborns, and you will need to buy an extra newborn seat to turn the 6-month stroller into a newborn stroller. Some are totally not suitable for newborns and as it.

More and more cabin sizes or compact strollers are suitable for newborns now. However, it is still always recommended to check the usage before you purchase it for your baby.

1. Can I bring my cabin size or compact stroller on board the plane?

The answer is YES and NO! Many parents love to ask this question. Sorry that we cannot answer this question on behalf of the airline company.

There are some parents who manage to bring their cabin-size or compact strollers onboard and some are not able to. This all belongs to the airlines’ company policy and we suggest all parents check with their respective airline companies before they decide to bring their baby stroller onboard and really allowed to bring it onboard.