Best Car Seat Adapters for Strollers

Adapters can be used with standard strollers (needs to be purchased separately) that turns a standard stroller into a travel system. So if you already have a stroller and a car seat from some other brand, you will need an adapter for the stroller to accept the car seat.

Introduction

Car Seat Adapters allow you to easily attach an infant car seat to a stroller. It is the easiest way to turn your single stroller into a customized travel system.

A car seat adapter allows you to easily attach an infant car seat to your stroller frame thus making car to stroller transitions quick, safe and easy for both parents and the baby.

With the adapter installed, the car seat can be easily moved from the car to the stroller without having to wake up the baby.

Attaching your car seat to a stroller has never been easier. Adapters make it easier to switch between strolls and drives.

No tools are required for the installation and you can even fold the stroller with the adapter attached, giving you a versatile travel system.

• Different brands of stroller and car seat: Most stroller manufacturers nowadays sell adapters (sold separately) that let you use your favorite infant seat and stroller (both from different brands) and make your own travel set.
• Same brand of Stroller and Car Seat: If you have bought a travel system, it will come with built-in adapters so you just need to attach the infant car seat to the stroller and you are good to go.

Infant Car Seat Adapters: Features

• Most car seat adapters are infant car seat and stroller specific, so you need to choose the right car seat adapter for your stroller. Be sure to check the compatibility between the stroller and the car seats before buying your adapter.
• You can fold the stroller with the adapter/brackets attached, giving you a versatile travel system.
• The ones for double stroller may includes a snack tray for the second child.
• Do read the instructions on how to place the adapters.
• Manufacturer’s Suggested Age: Newborn and Up

Here’s how to install car seat adapters/brackets

Recommended Car Seat Adapters for Strollers

Here we take a look at the best infant car seat adapters for strollers.

Most “universal” car seat adapters available in the market fit multiples of their own brand joggers and strollers. However, you can always check their list of compatible infant cars before you go through with the purchase.

Top Car Seat Adapters for Jogging Strollers

Even if you intend to buy a good jogging stroller, please remember that babies need to be 6 to 8 months (please check manufacturer’s guidelines) before you start running with the child in the stroller.

Thule Jogging Stroller Infant Car Seat Adapter (Universal)

Designed for the Thule Glide/Urban Glide 1.0 & 2.0 jogging strollers, this universal car seat adapter that accepts popular infant car seat models and allows you to face your baby while strolling.

It accepts car seats from BOB, Britax, Britax-Romer, Chicco, Graco, Nuna, Maxi-Cosi, Peg Perego, UPPAbaby (see compatibility list).

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Chicco Keyfit Caddy Frame Stroller

Made specifically for Chicco car seats, the Caddy accepts all accepts all Chicco infant car seats (sold separately) including KeyFit and Fit2 infant car seats with easy click-in attachment. You can easily attach a car seat and travel light.

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BOB Duallie Infant Car Seat Adapter

The BOB Duallie Infant Car Seat Adapter transforms your bob DUALLIE jogging stroller into a travel system. This accessory (featuring the click and go adapter system) allows you to easily connect compatible Britax and Bob infant car seats with bob DUALLIE jogging strollers.

The adapter also comes with a snack tray for your second child.

• BOB Duallie Jogging Stroller Adapter: Accepts various Infant Car Seats

BOB Gear Single Jogging Stroller Adapter

Use the BOB Single Infant Car Seat Adapter to convert your BOB Gear Single Jogging Stroller into a complete travel system. You get a range of adapters to attach infant car seats from different brands. Using this adapter allows you to easily snap your car seat in and out of the BOB Gear Single Jogging stroller.

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Contours Stroller Car Seat Adapter

The Contours Stroller Car Seat Adapter connects an infant car seat to your contours stroller. Its a handy adapter that lets you go from the car to the stroller without much fuss.

Extra stroller car seat adapter is sold separately for use with twins, or just for a spare. You can use this adapter only with contours tandem strollers, contours options 3-wheeler and contours bliss.

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Britax Infant Car Seat Adapter

Britax makes car seat adapters that are compatible with different brands of infant car seats. You get adapters for various car seats (Nuna, Cybex and Maxi Cosi Car Seats) to connect to Britax single strollers.

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UPPAbaby Car Seat Adapter for Chicco Infant Car Seats

Chicco Infant Car Seats are quite popular. UPPAbaby makes car seat adapter for Chicco Infant Car Seat that allows the Chicco Car Seat to beconnected to all Vista and Cruz Strollers. Easy snap-in, snap-out installation.

• Read more on Uppababy.com