Comments on: Stroller Review: Bugaboo Cameleon — Is it really worth it?

By: Kristina

Kristina — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:35:58 +0000

We have the Cam too. Bought it second hand from Craigslist…no way I would spend 900 for it. But when you get it second hand you can resell it for almost what you paid, if you take care of it.

The stroller works well in restaurants…no need to take the bassinet off..just flip the handle down to the floor, tuck it under the table and pull the whole thing up to the table. Probably doesn’t take up as much room as an infant seat in one of the restaurant’s slings.

Yes there are after market snack trays. Carry You makes one and the Phil and Teds Vibe snack tray can fit on it too.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:38:56 +0000

LOVE our Bugaboo Chameleon. We went back and forth on whether it was worth the money. Then we thought about all of the “stuff” we own that we paid stupid money for (the mountain bike, the kayak, the nice vacuum cleaner) and decided.. hey, this is our KID. She deserves a good quality stroller! My husband is an engineer and was most impressed with the design of the Bugaboo. Like someone above said: It just works. No cheap parts that are going to break, no cheap materials,and just a very elegant design. It is VERY easy to maneuver and rides so smoothly, I don’t feel like I’m rattling her to death when we’re off of the pavement. We bought the Graco Snugride adapter and it has worked wonderfully. My daughter is now 5 months old and enjoying the seat in a slightly reclined position. I’ve also wondered about the lack of a child tray, but I figure we’ll adapt to what we have and not miss the tray!

By: Ari

Ari — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:04:36 +0000

OMG, I have hit the jackpot… one more reason to get (YET ANOTHER) stroller…. ooooh, i soo want one of these now, but i think we’ll need the E3 before we’ll get this one, sadface.

Wonderful wonderful review! thank you!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:05:22 +0000

and another question….

When baby is young and in bassinet part of stroller – is there a con to taking the bassinet into a restaraunt. if you have the car seat adapter, you can just take baby in car seat and put on one of those restaraunt provided slings, where the car seat fits right into, than baby is pulled up right at the table with you. however the bassinet – would you put it on the floor? that seems unsafe to me, both for strangers to go by, or i don’t know step on accidentally, would not want it on the floor in public place when i’m at the table. or does the bassinet fit in the restaraunt sling, just as the stroller seat or infant car seats do? again, thank you :)

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:27:10 +0000

One more question. I’ve just learned there is no Child Tray. Does anyone find that to be a major con?

And does anyone know of an aftermarket universal child tray that is compatible with the bugaboo cameleon, it seems a tray would be so convenient when your child is old enough to feed crackers to themselves, while you are pushing them around all day or even just for a nice long walk….

thanks!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:25:05 +0000

I am researching strollers, as this will be our first baby so i have nothing to compare too. I am wondering about the seat with this Camaleon – the fact that your baby would always have their legs in that sitting position, no mattter if you had the seat upright, mid-tilted, or full reclined (or is that the case with any Infant Car Seat/Stroller Combo unit, and any other stroller??) Also, re: the bassinet. The manufacturer states you should use the bassinet only – up until your baby is 6 months…but i would think the “restriction” of laying flat ONLY even at 5 or 6 months would not be ideal for baby?? And does this bassinet meet the CPSC requirments? Thanks to anyone that can provide input on these things!

By: marie

marie — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:11:49 +0000

I love this stroller, it is wonderful. I bought the cameleon when my son was about 6 months old so I never got to use the bassinet,bummer, but i used the sling most of the time in the beginning anyway(and still do). I get so many comments and compliments over it. I bought it used on eBay for $300.00 so I paid way less than the $900.00 for a new one and got a lot of extras included. The only things that I dislike about it is you have to take the seat off to fold it and it is impossilble to open if you don’t have two free hands(and one foot), but compared to the huge strollers that the carseats sit on its worth it. Those big, bulky, heavy strollers are horrible to take in and out of the car. When i had my first son they were my only option. I only wish they had this when my first was born. Just bragging: just the other day our family was at the park and there was another couple with a musty slider and they were going all the way around on the sidewalk b/c their stroller couldn’t handle the steep uphill terrain. We just flipped the handle bar, leaned the seat so our baby was laying back and me and my husband both took one side of the handle. We took it straight up leaned on the back wheels with no problem and made it up the hill way before the other couple were even halfway up the sidewalk. We love it.

By: Lola

Lola — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:05:15 +0000

My son is almost 2 and I just bought myself the Cameleon stroller and It is one of the best strollers Ive ever had. The money is well worth it

By: BH

BH — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:40:00 +0000

I was tossing up between buying a Mountain Buggy and the Cameleon before the birth of our son. Because we do a lot of extended travelling I wanted a robust stroller that could handle a few knocks that inevitably occur with air travel…I was sold into the Mountain Buggy because it supposedly had a super strong frame. The very first trip we went on the axle was bent (despite being in the Mountain Buggy travel bag). Needless to say I was very disappointed. We went out and purchased the Cameleon (which I should of done in the first place) and couldn’t be happier. It is super easy to fold (despite the two steps), it does fold up much smaller than the Mountain Buggy, the functionality of the Cameleon is far superior to the Mountain Buggy too. One of my favourite features is that with the seat in the upright position it makes a great high chair at a cafe/restaurant as the stroller can easily fit underneath the table.

By: anjii

anjii — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:27:42 +0000

Lucy, I think she means that without the “travel system” of a tradtional infant seat and compatible stroller, she could go straight for a convertible seat which, depending on the make and model can be used rearfacting for infants as small as 5lbs, and eventually as a forward facing seat for older children.