When buying a 3-in-1 stroller, you immediately get a cradle, a stroller and a car seat. This allows you to kill all birds with one stone and get a complete set for transporting a child up to three years old.
Advantages
Compared to the total purchase of each component separately, a 3-in-1 stroller will cost you much less. All elements of the kit - carrycot, walking block, car seat - are installed on the same chassis.
In such a stroller, combinatoriality is good: depending on the age of the child and the life situation, it is easy to change and combine its elements. So, the cradle is usually used until the child is 6-9 months old, while the child is placed in it and does not mind spending most of the time lying down. The walking block is installed from the moment of stable sitting skills of the baby and is used up to about three years. The car seat is used both in the car and on the chassis (for example, for short trips to the store). You can always return to the cradle, say, in case of severe frosts or the need for a stationary cradle on the balcony, etc.
It is also worth noting the technical and design capabilities of the 3-in-1 strollers. Since the chassis is a rigid, stable structure with relatively large wide wheels, the strollers have excellent cross-country ability in any weather and any natural conditions. Another plus is excellent shock absorption, no rattling and stability compared to lightweight strollers and cane strollers.
Flaws
The disadvantages of 3-in-1 strollers, depending on the circumstances, can easily turn into their own advantages.
For example, it may turn out that you do not need a walking block - snow does not fall very often in your latitudes, and the walking route is paved with quality paths. In this situation, the purchase of a separate carrycot and a lightweight stroller will be justified. In general, most of the contradictions arise with the walking block: in fact, it turns out to be unnecessarily cumbersome and heavy. Children who begin to walk often want to demonstrate their success on the street, ask to walk by the handle, and mothers are forced to roll a rather large stroller with one hand for most of the walk.
Another disadvantage of 3-in-1 strollers is the need for a large storage space at home for all items.
In public transport, transporting such a stroller is also very problematic. If it is still possible to enter the metro or the bus with her somehow, then there can be no question of taking a minibus. In addition, the well-known misfortune of our country - the lack of necessary ramps, elevators, high curbs and narrow sidewalks also put the use of heavy large wheelchairs into question. And lovers of long-distance travel all the more will not dare to go by train or plane with anything other than a light cane.
