Titanic, il viaggio continua nel centenario dell’affondamento

The only reason I give this slrtoler 2 stars (instead of 1) is because I love that the larger seat clicks out to make room for the car seat and that either one (the large seat or the car seat) can face either forward or back. For the price (when we bought this a year ago), this was the only rear-facing slrtoler (that I’m aware of). So, I love it for that reason ONLY. Otherwise, I HATE hate hate it and have a pit in my stomach just knowing I threw my money out the window on this thing. We simply can’t afford to buy another slrtoler this one was plenty expensive and we just have to stick with it until it breaks down completely. I’m not sure what people mean by saying this slrtoler folds easily and stores compactly. Maybe it folds easier and stores more compactly than a hippopotamus would? I’m sure that’s true and I’m willing to stand by anyone’s assertion that this slrtoler is, in fact, easier to fold and store than a hippo. BUT, I’ve had this slrtoler for almost a year and it has only become not-super-hard to fold because of months of practice. Months of practice have not, however, made the slrtoler more compact. I will say that it does fit into my trunk (and we’ve got a hybrid sedan, which as a very very small trunk), but the slrtoler and groceries will not fit (not easily, anyway) into the trunk at the same time. Why in the world would any company design a slrtoler that is so hard to fold (impossible to do holding a baby, that’s for dang sure) or that, if kept in the car, would probably keep any one from getting hired by the local mafia? I mean, wasn’t this thing designed in Italy where people drive small cars and belong to the mafia?! Strollers need to be easy to fold and store to make room in the trunk for additional items and a quick getaway! What I love about this system: 1. I can watch my baby (and she, me) while we go for walks 2. I can block the wind for my baby while we walk with the wind, and the slrtoler can block the wind when we walk against it. 3. The main seat removes to make way for the car seat. What I hate about this system: 10. The car seat handle is hard to move from one position to another (the side buttons seems hard to push and they catch/get stuck) 9. The slrtoler creaks and rattles on the smoothest of surfaces. 8. The slrtoler takes up a lot of space even when folded (and starts to open on its own if you don’t handle it carefully with both hands) 7. The slrtoler is hard to fold (impossible with a baby in hand). 6. The slrtoler and car seat are very heavy (which I knew going into it, but still ) 5. The slrtoler is hard to maneuver 4. The slrtoler is not compatible with the pliko P3 accessories available at the time I bought it (like the rain-shield that I bought last year which was only advertised as a Pliko rain cover there’s a universal rain shield available this year). 3. The basket beneath the slrtoler is VERY small compared to what I would expect 2. But even if the basket could hold every unnecessary item I’d like to bring along with me, the effing crossbars that cover it (the bars that allow the slrtoler to fold, I guess) make it hard to put anything larger than a loaf of bread into the basket. Granted, you could fit 6 loaves of bread in the basket, but not all at once. And since I had hoped to use this thing as a slrtoler AND grocery cart at the farmer’s market on Saturdays, I know how many groceries fit into the basket. HARDLY ANY. 1. The 5-point harness for the car seat is really hard to tighten over my daughter. The straps seem to get stuck behind the car seat, where they all meet up somewhere. I’m not exactly sure what’s happening, but it can be hard to loosen the straps after a car ride and it is almost always difficult for me to get the straps pulled down to where I feel they are tight enough. This is thing-I-hate-#1 because it’s not only a massive pain in my pretty big behind, but it’s a safety issue for the #1 person in my life. In the end, after a year of using this thing, I can say that I regret every penny I spent on it and that I hate it way more than I love it. If you must buy it, do so at your own risk. It looks cute and does switch around nicely, but those are its two only pluses. Have I mentioned that I hate this slrtoler system?