https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:08:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1104401 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 01:32:33 +0000 shopaholic 1104401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: Ah! That makes sense! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1104398 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 01:29:57 +0000 sunny 1104398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Oh because we checked it! But one time it didn't come back on the belt... we had to run around looking for it and it was with the oversize stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1104394 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 01:19:59 +0000 shopaholic 1104394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: Thanks! That's so weird - why did you car seat get sent to the baggage belt? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1104388 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 01:10:27 +0000 sunny 1104388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I just saw this... awesome that they came back as expected.</p> <p>For my domestic trip last week, my stroller came back at the gate and my car seat came back on the baggage belt for both legs of the trip! Woohoo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1061004 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:35:16 +0000 shopaholic 1061004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>*** UPDATE ***</p> <p>Our trip with the UBV Stroller &amp; Stroller Bag was a success! I didn't have a single problem with it this time. Maybe because it was a domestic flight? I felt very comfortable with the stroller in the UB bag, it seemed well-protected. I did end up buying a Brica Car Seat Bag (after our Jeep one broke). I didn't end up using it for the car seat because we were over the weight limit on our luggage. It was really handy to have as an extra luggage bag. If we had been using the stroller seat, I would have easily been able to put our extra weight items AND the car seat in the bag and check it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1048184 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:41:57 +0000 lemondrop 1048184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I hear ya, they are always super fast with the tagging, then I have to take it off and put it on the bag. Hopefully the second time was just a fluke. It's too bad that you guys had that kind of stress! </p> <p>As for strollers, we got the Kolcraft Contours for travel and tight spaces- we love it and it's relatively cheap, but sturdier than the typical umbrella stroller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1048172 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:29:30 +0000 shopaholic 1048172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: I think that was part of the problem. We didn't notice that the ticket agent had put the Gate Check tag on the car seat and it was INSIDE the bag. Definitely a problem when we were trying to tell them what was lost. Lesson learned on the first leg. But it happened on the second leg too and we had already moved the tag to the bag... A bright red bag or bright duct tape seems like a great way to make it stand out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1047579 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:00:15 +0000 WALLAROO 1047579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: We got the First Years Ignite strollers for our trip. Hope they hold up during our travel! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1047549 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:46:11 +0000 googly-eyes 1047549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used it but didn't gate check and had no problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1047542 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:39:35 +0000 tysonja 1047542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>label like crazy!! that should help :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1047498 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:20:54 +0000 lemondrop 1047498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No problems for us on quite a few flights. We got one of the giant bright red bags with "GATE CHECK" written on the side from Buy Buy Baby. I'm glad we used it because it always seems to rain whenever we fly and our stuff would have gotten soaked without it.</p> <p>Did you get tags for each at the gate before getting on the plane? I think a big duct tape label on each is a good idea. Plus you can buy brightly colored duct tape to use :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1047410 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:38:55 +0000 shopaholic 1047410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: good point. I wasn't planning on getting an umbrella stroller. Might go take a look tomorrow . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1047392 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:33:13 +0000 Foodnerd81 1047392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I was checking my ubv I'd definitely do the bag. You don't want to end up having to buy another one! </p> <p>The first time we fly I'm thinking we will just do the carseat and snap an go, then move up to an umbrella and avoid ever checking our ubv. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1047374 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:26:12 +0000 shopaholic 1047374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: the bag for the carseat busted on the one trip. I guess I ought to go buy another one! Yeah. I think I will just duct tape both bags with signs that say stroller and car seat. DH is just annoyed by the bags. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1047303 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:06:05 +0000 HabesBabe 1047303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: but the car seat needs to be safe/under warranty, too!</p> <p>We gate checked both of ours (B-Agile in the bag @sunny posted) and then our carseat was in a backpack-style bag (so DH wore it through the entire airport, keeping his hands free).</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Childress-Ultimate-Seat-Travel-Black/dp/B0009RNXNA" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Childress-Ultimate-Seat-Travel-Black/dp/B0009RNXNA</a></p> <p>Our stuff never got lost :( That's so weird that it happened to you twice! I'd still use a bag, for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1046700 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:56:22 +0000 MamaJ 1046700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: oh wait I just realized you gate checked it. Crazy! We had no issues when we gate checked things but we didn't use a bag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1046695 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:55:34 +0000 looch 1046695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Clear lawn/garbage bags! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1046690 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:54:29 +0000 MamaJ 1046690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We checked our carseat not in a bag a few times and it was always in a different area and we had to go looking for it. I think it is the awkward shape of it or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1046674 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:51:23 +0000 sunny 1046674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I totally understand... its such a nice stroller and you don't want it to get damaged or dirty! Maybe buy a cheapie umbrella stroller for travelling? Is K big enough to sit in one yet? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1046672 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:51:04 +0000 mrsjyw 1046672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm contemplating purchasing a stroller bag for the UB Gluxe we're about to buy. But, now I'm hesistant! The only times we'd take it on a plane, we'd 100% be gate checking! </p> <p>We gatechecked our cheap graco lite rider and had NO issues of damage/etc. Maybe it's better off w/o a bag for gate chceks? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1046664 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:49:32 +0000 shopaholic 1046664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: The car seat I'm thinking of putting in a big trash bag. But the stroller is more important, I want the warranty and to protect it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1046648 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:46:03 +0000 sunny 1046648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had mixed results too! We put our Britax B-Agile stroller in its bag (looks like this due to the way it folds: <a href="http://www.britaxusa.com/accessories/b-agile-travel-bag)" rel="nofollow">http://www.britaxusa.com/accessories/b-agile-travel-bag)</a> and our stroller which was gate checked each time did not come back to us the same way twice. Once it was put in cargo and put with regular luggage, once it came back at the gate and once it came back in the oversize luggage. It definitely was stressful searching for it the first time because we thought they had lost it.</p> <p>We didn't have any issue with our carseat which we put in its bag that looks like this: <a href="http://www.britaxusa.com/accessories/car-seat-travel-bag" rel="nofollow">http://www.britaxusa.com/accessories/car-seat-travel-bag</a></p> <p>For us, for the next trip we take, I'm buying a cheap umbrella stroller and just wrapping it in a clear bag. It seems like the handlers know the umbrella stroller "shape" and seem to know what to do with those. Plus, our bags came out filthy when we travelled last time. I wouldn't want our baby sitting in such a dirty seat since its not easy to get everything cleaned off at the airport. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1046646 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:45:30 +0000 shopaholic 1046646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles: Yes, both times were gate checked. It was really nerve-wracking after our first flight. It took over 20 min. to locate our bag after the last people got their strollers. We barely made it to our connecting flight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1046632 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:43:07 +0000 rattles 1046632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've flown with a carseat in a bag 6 times and have never had an issue. I've gate checked it each time, so maybe that's why? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/travel-stroller-amp-car-seat-bags#post-1046621 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:41:14 +0000 shopaholic 1046621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our last trip, I bought a car seat bag and a cheap stroller frame. Despite reviews about how handlers were used to the bags, we ended up almost losing our car seat on both flights! 1st time they didn't bring it back up. The second time, they sent it to the large baggage counter where we had to go looking for it. Our return flights home DH didn't let me use the bag. </p> <p>This week we're flying and I'm taking our UBV stroller. The cheap stroller frame broke. I have the UBV stroller bag that is supposed to have a warranty to protect it. DH doesn't want to use the bag and then have to go looking for the stroller. I'm thinking of duct-taping a big sign on the outside that says "STROLLER" and "CARSEAT". </p> <p>Anyone else have this issue with traveling with the protective bags? IDK if it was just our dumb luck that both flights, they didn't seem to have a clue that it was a carseat inside... WWYD? </p>