Product: Bugaboo Cameleon Stroller
Description: The Cameleon is promoted as using the latest technology and available in a wide variety of colors to satisfy the most discerning parent.
Features: Loaded with features, here a few of the key ones
- Reversible seat
- Reversible handlebar for city and woods
- Includes basinet that can be used with and separately from the stroller
- Bugaboo Cameleon has 2 Wheel positions for sand and snow
- 3 position tilting seat
- Advertised as folding compactly, but our mom reviewer begs to differ.
Says Shea Harris, San Angelo, TX: Baby products have advanced a lot over the last several years. When investigating today’s baby products, such as strollers, there is little comparison with most past products. While searching for a new stroller I came across the Bugaboo Cameleon. They seemed to have a large variety of options, choices, and flexibility. Bugaboo offers many great strollers but in the end I decided to choose the Cameleon.
It has adjustable handlebars! That is great if you are a little on the tall side like I am. It can be pretty uncomfortable having to lean down while trying to push a stroller. This is the first stroller I have come across with adjustable handlebars and that is the first thing I noticed about the Cameleon.
The Cameleon is very flexible. With just a few adjustments it can go from a bassinet pram to stroller to car seat and back. Very impressive. The stroller is fairly light. At around 20 pounds. So you shouldn’t get too tired if you have to push it around for awhile.
It is also nice that you can buy accessories to provide further function. For example there is a toddler attachment that is basically a trailer that attaches to the back of the stroller for your toddler to stand.
I give the Bugaboo Cameleon stroller my full recommendation. It is of very high quality construction and surprisingly isn’t that hard to assemble. It is a very flexible stroller that can do many things for you and your child, and despite a few flaws this is a great stroller that you can’t go wrong with.
Shea’s Criticism: This is not an easy stroller to just fold away and store. It takes a little practice if you want to completely store it away. I usually just throw it into the back of my car half folded so that I don’t have to take the time and effort to fully fold it. To fully fold the stroller you must remove and collapse the seat or bassinet and then fold the frame in what takes three more steps. And so on, you get the picture.
The Cameleon has no cup holders. That’s not a huge deal but it would be nice considering other strollers have them. I know I have seen other strollers by Bugaboo that had cup holder so it is disappointing.
Because there are so many options and adjustments you can make to the stroller it can be a little tricky to figure out how to adjust it for the different uses. So it will take you a little time and be sure to have your manual handy!
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