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I have 2 kids, we're past the stroller era now but the ones we used to have were all bought second hand. No point in wasting so much money on things you will be using for just a brief period of time. After we were done with them, we sold them so next kids can make use of them. THIS is the real recycling and caring about the planet (plus your wallet will thank you :)

“You better not” Okay Daddy Levi

I'm not a parent, but the first time one of my close friends had a baby, I was shocked to learn that some of these strollers can cost _multiple_ thousands of dollars. 🤯

I didn't know strollers can get into the thousands until a niece was gifted one during her baby shower. I think it was about ~$6000. I was shock. Most expensive one I got was about $150 and it was a hard purchase. LOL

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Yes this whole subject of parenting classism and stuff is interesting

We spent about $400 for a stroller/car seat/baby carrier combo that could grow with our baby, and I considered that expensive. Worse yet is that we haven't used it a single time as a stroller; it's a lot easier and more convenient to just carry our baby around in a wrap. The biggest thing I've learned since having a child is that parents are being convinced left and right to buy things that are either overpriced or completely unnecessary; the only things we've bought that aren't secondhand were a bassinet, that car seat/stroller combo, and cloth diapers, and we're keeping it that way.

Uppababy stroller is more sophisticated than my bike 😂 I can’t help but imagine soldiers pushing tactical strollers in war.

Currently 37 weeks pregnant with my first child and would be SO down for more parent-related content 😄 My partner and I moved from the SF Bay Area to Amsterdam a couple years ago for many reasons, and one of the cultural differences I am so grateful for is the lack of "keeping up with the Joneses" or trying to one-up each other. We feel zero pressure to make decisions based on expressing social classism or avoiding judgment from others here. 80% of the baby supplies we have gathered are either gifted, purchased secondhand, or being rented from an amazing Dutch company called Tiny Library, including our bassinet, reusable diapers, and baby carrier. (Pretty much everyone I've told about Tiny Library gives me the 🤯 reaction.) On that note, we plan to exclusively use a baby carrier and no stroller at all. A few reasons for this: (1) we live car-free, so just cycling, using public transport, or walking, (2) we live on the 2nd/3rd floors of a typical Dutch house (tiny steep staircase with zero space in the front entrance to store anything but a few shoes and coats) and there is NO way we're carrying a stroller up and down those stairs daily, (3) we personally disliked how much space strollers take up in public even before we got pregnant, and we also see how much other parents struggle with managing their strollers on the trains, trams, etc.). Basically we will be carrying our baby for as long as possible, and when she is able to walk, that is what we will have her do. (Again, this is such a non-traditional way of doing things, most people give us the 🤯reaction.) Granted, since this is our first child, we are perfectly aware that this plan of ours may not work out, and we fully acknowledge that we may develop reasons to get a stroller anyway. If that happens, we intend to rent it from Tiny Library, purely based on the features that fit our needs, without any consideration for what other parents might think, because here in the Netherlands, we "doe normaal" by being direct and practical and minding our own business.

As long as you don't let it invade the whole channel, some videos about the parenting lyfestyle would be nice.

I'm utterly flabbergasted by the TACTICAL stroller! 😳

Daddy Levi, rocking a waste free, Subaru “share the love” drive, vegan leather, organic, all natural, hydro flask, Nalgene stroller… national parks edition. 😂❤

Future Proof definitely needs more videos on the the whole parenting life style thing. When we were shopping for stuff for our son It was crazy how expensive this stuff is. Designer shoes/clothing, $3000 strollers, social media influencers, etc When you start following the money you can see where things are going lol. Thanks Daddy Levi for a great vid!

You didn’t mention anything about used baby gear. I hardly bought anything new for my babies (except diapers and baby food). You’ve got to buy used baby things or accept hand-me-downs from friends and relatives. Your kids outgrow these things so quickly.

Jogging strollers were super clutch for us when our daughter was young...I trained her up to enjoying a neighborhood 10k...as a side benefit the training became harder as she grew :)

I chose the first stroller on parenting magazine reviews and then found the cheapest one. It was a heavy beast. I had an older mom explain how an umbrella stroller would change my world. As soon as kiddo could sit up by themselves, I got one. OMG it was game changer. Lighter, easier to open and close, took up less space and so much cheaper. Bugaboos weren't big until my kids were in school but they look cool!

Never have I thought of my baby sister's stroller as a fashion accessory 😭😭😭

"You better not comment daddy" lol

This is hilarious to me. A stroller is just a short term tool to make your life a little easier & if people are judging others based on their choices I think theyre simply trying to justify their own waste of money to themselves. If you want to overspend on something do it on something like a car seat for safety or start a college fund. But I've always been a practical person who avoids trends, as you may have noticed if youve read my comments. The highlight of this video though was Levi doing the detergent ad & using a tactic he highlighted in a previous video concerning detergent pods. In that video he pointed out manufacturers had to create a need for them by talking about having to lug heavy bottles around, something no one had considered an issue; yet today here was Levi talking about the same thing. It made me giggle. :)

Levi: “Strollers finally became something sort of somewhat affordable for the middle class…” Me: “Oh awesome! Maybe I should…” Levi: “For $630” Me: “Which middle class are we talking about again?”

my sister raised two kids without ever buying, borrowing or using a stroller 😅 just she and her partner juggling the baby/toddler in those ergobaby straps until the toddler was big enough to do their own walking for longer than 15 minutes. said they "couldn't be f*cked with those baby carriage tanks and all the hassle". I still can't wrap my mind around the perseverance and arm strength 😅 but I do think fondly of her approach every time I'm jostled around the metro by people with baby carriage tanks.

We bought a nuna stroller and car seat. It was about $1500. The nice quality and cushy feel were a big part. There's nothing wrong with wanting something that feels well made. We could afford it easily. But the other part is, they do have functionality. The car seat was the lightest one on the market. Carrying the baby upstairs is a lot easier when the carseat doesn't weigh 20lbs on its own. The wheels on the stroller are bigger and handle uneven sidewalk with less jostling. It folds up easier. The car seat slots into the base in the car much easier and smoother than the graco stroller we got for our baby shower. It's not just a waste of money. It's small conveniences that are worth the price, if the stroller doesn't represent a week of your paycheck.

Such a daddy, he proofs us for the future

When my kids were little we were big fans of the cheap, crappy umbrella strollers. They were light, nimble, small, easy to fold, didn't take any room in the car, and basically disposable. We had a fancy expensive one (for the time) but it was a pain to take places because it was big and heavy and slow and not maneuverable and took up half the trunk. So 99% of the time we opted for the tiny crappy one.

1 kid, 0 stroller. Have been carrying around this guy in a "pouch" for the entire time and I loved it as a dad. The babywearing industry might be even weirder though, and flexing your merch is totally present.

My wife and I have the Uppababy Vista but end up using a $60 dollar travel stroller we were gifted the majority of the time. It's light and compact, which are benefits that outweigh any of the features offered on the tank strollers.

We got rid of 1 car, moved closer to a bus stop and grocery store. And currently we use one of the Chariots from Thule, also above the one thousand dollars mark but it is versatile and also goes over snow, tow it with the bike and tow it when cross country skiing. totally worth it if you are not car dependent. You save thousands a year with 1 less car.

Not gonna lie, we are a two stroller family. But rather than spending close to a thousand dollars for one of those luxury ones, we got the two cheaper ones which serve different functions. First we got a small, lightweight, and compact stroller that was still newborn compatible and keep that in the back of the car. The point was to be able to move our kid around from day one, while still fitting in even a small sedan, and not breaking my back every time I have to drag it in and out of the trunk. We can even cram it into the small exam room at the pediatrician's office. But it wasn't great for our nanny who takes our kiddo to the neighborhood park every day. It had little storage and small wheels that don't handle grass / woodchips / rubber play areas very well. So for her we focused on a model that had tons of storage and kept it set up in the garage with all the baby supplies and toys she would need every day. The combined cost of the two (plus accessories) is still less than a single luxury stroller and it's so much more functional. The other neighborhood nannies are actually a little jealous of how much storage is in our cheap 'park stroller'.

Please do the series. My wife and I are planning for kids 2025 and it'd be awesome to get your pro tips!

Cammo strollers? Dad:"Oh God where's my kid?!?!" Shrubbery: whaaaah whaaaaah whaaah! Dad: "Oh."

We did the whole stroller thing for about 6 months. Then i switched to baby wearing and never looked back

I swear as a european who got raised in a city with trams trains and busses there where strollers like these in the 90s already. because here regardless of gender you need a sturdy stroller to go in public transport also i was the third kid using my stroller and after i grew out of it it still was well off enough so my mother gave it to another friend of hers who was expecting. i cant imagine spending so much money on a stroller second hand for the win

So my parents apparently paid what is now equivalent to 460€ for mine at the end of the 90s. About what I expected and despite its functions not that luxurious.

YES, daddy Levi! Parenting is one of the most missing aspects of any genre of videos, including my areas of urbanism, neighborhood development and transportation. We need the voices of those who are parents to pull back the curtain, share their experiences, tribulations and successes, as models, inspiration and support for those considering to take on or have taken on the responsibility. Even if you have pull back the amount of footage later for their own privacy, please be the leaders in this desperately needed topic with your honesty and humility!

I think a parenting series would be really cool! I hope it would give parents and potential parents some comfort and good recommendations. I know many people are nervous about having kids because of climate anxiety and it would be great to have some resources to give perspective and a sense of support.

The wagon idea is the best one. It has multiple uses including being used asa a stroller.

My 2 cents as a someone with a kid that's grown up and out of the stroller stage (he's double digits now lol). Get a stroller that comes with a car seat base for a baby. Nothing worse than having to wake up a sleeping baby to put them into or take them out of the car. A seat that can go from car to stroller base without unbuckling your baby is a truly wonderful thing. As someone that cloth diapered our kid, I gotta say we had a bad time with the microfiber inserts. They start great at first, but they lose absorbancy over time and eventually they pick up a stink that no amount of washing or stripping will get rid of. We eventually switched to cotton prefolds, you can use them just like the microfiber inserts, but they're much easier to clean (because cotton). They also have a multitude of uses after your kid(s) no longer requires diapers.

definitely interested in more videos on family stuff! The benefit with Strollers is that the resale value of them is actually very good! Unlike buying second hand carseats (which can be more risky), there isn't a safety risk.

“My kid’s really good but I am tired a lot of the time” should be my personal catchphrase…. 6mo momma here and this video in particular hits so close to home as we think about getting a jogging stroller since our current Graco has NO need for speed 😂

I didn't need more reasons to not have a kid, and this video dropped lol.

A series on the whole parenting phenomena is an interest. Letting you know per your instruction on this video. Cheers 😁

lol yessss hahaha the baby content. I was so pumped for you to enter this wild world. Edit- yes to the series… clearly haha

Here in Korea a lot of parents have probably 3 strollers. One is the big everyday one for flexing on mom's in the park and walking to the store. One is an "umbrella" stroller. Flimsy and light weight. They fold up pretty small so they are great to throw in the car or travel with. And once the kid is old enough to sit up steadily they get a wagon. Often a big garden wagon. Some of them fold. Some are actually designed for kids. But these big guys are the family SUV of strollers. They carry the picnic basket and umbrella in there with the kid(s). They have mosquito nets and fans and tablets all mounted on arms. It's nuts.

15 years ago I went for a set of carseat and stroller. My criteria: fits in my car, it's in a gender neutral color (because people are annoying and apparently you can't put a baby boy in a pink stroller) and its easy to use. I can't tell how much other parents nagged me about how their stroller was better than my basic one. It puzzles me to this day why so much people buy certain strollers. Also, why do kids tend to use the stroller for much longer. I stopped using the stroller around 2/3 years. I see much older kids in the stroller now. Is it because it was so expensive that they have to use it longer?

Hold on let me get my Bugatti Stroller SuperSport

"How much do you wanna flex on the other tired people at the playground?" Yep, that's going in my quote collection 😂

We have a Nuna Demi Grow (for a potential second baby) and we had to think long and hard before buying it since it is also close to the $1K mark and we did not want to spend a ton of money on a stroller initially. But, the reason for choosing Nuna was because of it being free of PFAs and flame retardants since almost all of the strollers/car seats have PFAs and flame retardants which require the manufacturers using highly toxic chemicals. Babies are more vulnerable when it comes to toxic substances so we finally pulled the plug. The all terrain feature came as a bonus and we started taking hikes with it every day including the Swiss mountain tops during our travels! But then it made us go down this rabbit hole of PFAs and flame retardants in general since SO MANY of the baby products have them and it pushed us to have a lifestyle change. Yasssss to the parenting content by the way.

I'm probably in the minority but I don't have kids, not gonna have kids, and not interested in parenting stuff. Daddy.

Thank you Daddy for another banger video

I thank my parents for making sure I had super swag when I was a baby and had a proper Royal Silver Cross pram. 🙌

In my social circle parents used to buy second had stroller: either a fancy royal style and would drive across Germany to a store specializing on restoring "antiques" or some dudestroller, because of concern for outgassing of new plastics. Funny thing is even the sellers get it and tell you that it's been a couple years old and safe. But most of the parents now use daytowels after their second kid and make them walk as soon as they are able to and willing. Let them gain a little self confidence and independence and explore on their own terms. We just walk a couple meters behind the little ones and sometimes are quite amused about the ideas they get. Every now and then, the kids make sure we're still there. Not in the streets with cars but in pedestrian areas or parks, local shopping places (not department stores). They learned quickly, that my local organic grocery store hands out fruits and sometimes ice cream to "little costumers" and seek it out, before we can go on to the park. Some use cargo bikes or bike trailers, which are also good for grocery shopping. Most parents in my area don't care about appearances, rather wear something not as nice, expecting the get dirty and muddy. Makes life easier.

Congratulations!!🎉 There is nothing more pleasing than Taking babies 👶 on great adventures Peace and love to you all!,, Nice video!

I had my first child in 2001. Before she popped our, I knew what I would NEED in a stroller. I was someone without a car in a small town and knew I would be walking anywhere I went, incl grocery shopping. It needed to be a jogging stroller b/c these were the only ones at the time with wheels big enough to handle snow (incl snowbanks). It had to have a big enough basket in the bottom to handle at least half of my weeks worth of groceries, so I could carry the rest in a backpack. It had to be tucked in enough that it could handle the aisles of a store easily ( a lot of the joggers at the time were really stretched out looking). AND, it had to incl an infant carseat as part of the package (budget). I didn't have a vehicle but I could always count on someone for a trip to a doctor appt or other occasion where a vehicle would be more appropriate and you also weren't allowed to leave a hospital with a baby at that time unless you could prove you had an infant carseat for them. And it had to be affordable b/c I was on a tight budget. I only ended up with one option b/c of all this criteria, the Jolly Jumper brand one. And it was also sturdy enough to be able to be used with my 2 other children that followed and the way that the carseat could lock onto it also accommodated new infant carseats! That, my friends, was a score and it had ZERO to do with status!!

My sister just used a foldable handchart instead of a stroller. Has more space and can be used multiple ways. That thing made her the queen of every playground because nobody thought of using such a simple, cheap and practical solution. 😂

Oh Levi, you're so cute! Your dad wasn't the only one who used a wagon. I haven't gotten to the end yet, but collapsible wagon are freaking expensive too.

My kids are grown but I’d love to see more on how the industry has changed over the years. I had one of those (vintage) Silver Cross pramsband loved it - however, it wouldn’t fit in the car and I couldn’t get it in the house its was so big! we even have a shot of three of the neighborhood babies/toddlers sitting up all in a row like ducks in it for a photograph. It was awesome.

Weird. We had the same two strollers for both kids -- an infant stroller (pram?) that lasted 3-4 months and an umbrella stroller that lasted 2ish years until the kids outgrew it. After the infant stroller, we were in love with the umbrella stroller -- small, lightweight, compact. . .

When I first had my son I was pretty blown away by how costly strollers were, and just how many people care about specific brand names, just like any other status symbol, and then prices become ridiculous. Then you have the fact that there are a slew of parents that insist on everything being brand new, and everything being a big expensive brand. Then some of those people have multiple kids and each one has to have their own new expensive items. Now of course a little extra money for say a more sturdy built stroller (I live in Manitoba, so they need to be able to push through deep snow) is reasonable, but purely within what's critically necessary for function. We got ours second-hand, it was in great condition, and then we gave it to a friend that was having a kid shortly after we were going to be done with it, and I believe she was able to still pass it along as well. That's one benefit to reasonable cost on quality, but again, it's gotta be for quality and function, not a matter or brand or unnecessary features or design. That's just the strollers. I was surprised to see just how many items new parents do this with, from diaper bags to cribs, clothes to toys, and so much more. There is a lot of room for you guys to cover a lot of other parenting products/topics while staying absolutely within your usual product.

You missed an opportunity to talk about the longboard stroller. That thing is hella cool. As a Diy er though, I bought a used jogging stroller and just replaced all the wheels with mower wheels. Took finagling but it worked fine.

As a dude who isn’t dating but looking forward to having some bundles of joy, I can confirm I don’t care about what strollers people have. Yet, I am looking from the outside in. Laughing at the idea that I too may someday feel judged for whichever stroller I’ll be rocking.

You're not wrong about the desperation of new parents; i still can't believe how tempted i was at one point to try buying a $4000 crib and its promises of magic sleep-inducing qualities! The Babyzen Yoyo is the stroller of choice in urban Melbourne where we live; it's halfway between an umbrella stroller and a more full-featured model, and it's expensive for what you get, but totally worth it in our experience. We bought one for travelling to Japan when our son was 2, and loved it so much both there and at home that we switched over to it entirely. It was still in great condition when we were done with it, so we sold it on and got back a lot of that initial purchase price.

As a newish dad (about 1.5 years on the job) the desire to splash out on your kid is so high. It feels like you're letting your baby down when you can't provide them with the best. Even though they are just as likely to eat dirt or cotton balls as they are to eat their dinner or a cookie.

I'm becoming a dad in a week. You shifting your content to parenting is kinda nice.

I'm watching this and all the while my brain keeps repeating "It's. So. Lame. It's. So. Lame." Caring about these things I mean, the video's great.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one whose life was consumed with stroller research, at least for a while.

I‘m sure this is a thing in my country as well, but most people I know will pass strollers on to the next parent in the family. „My“ stroller went to my cousin and so on. Babygear that isn’t needed constantly will be borrowed. Boxes of older cousins clothes at grandma’s to choose from. Saved a lot of money I believe 😅

Crazy, I am a parent of three and had no idea this was such a thing. I was just happy to have the stroller with the clip in car seat for easy transfer from car to stroller. I think I paid $350 for the stroller and carseat duel at the time. I'm glad I missed out on the hip stroller crowd.

My kid's 2.5 now. I was given a free secondhand stroller at his birth. Rarely used it. Basically only between 1y and 1.5y when I felt like walking and combining it with doing a lot of shopping. After that I got us a Thule - a baby wagon you attach to your bike. Ideal since we havent got a car, and walk can be too slow. The Thule is not cheap, but very lightweight, can be used as sort-of-stroller, turns easily, can fit 2 small kids, and a LOT os shopping. Never looked back.

Definitely please do the series

new daddy here as well, congrats! I go with this mindset for everything we buy for our baby; Do I remember my stroller? If the answer is of course not then who cares and I would challenge anyone who says different. You can't use your kids needs and wants as a reason to buy certain things. So much of baby stuff is geared for parents, so as long as baby is comfy and healthy then you might as well go for something you like. Buy what you want to buy and just accept that people make choices based off of different factors than you.

parent who just got past the stroller phase here. Two things: 1) the second-hand market for these strollers is awesome. People willing to spend 1500 on their image aren't looking at second hand, so you can find them around 200. If they have a minor defect, it can go waaaay below that even. I spent €45 on a model that cost over €500 new. 2) beat your own parents to it when you are buying this thing. They will overspend on the one you don't want. Don't fall for this "only the best for my kid" trap! If it's fine, it's fine. Your kid needs to learn and experience that too.

I'm just LOVING this daddy Levi content

We have 4 kids, all past the stroller stage, we're located in the Midwest in the states, and while what kind of stroller you have isn't that big of deal in our specific area, it most definitely is for my cousin that's 4 hours away from me in a larger city, it's insane to me, while she's in a position in life where she can afford those higher prices, she has even admitted she feels the pressure to dress her kids a certain way, get higher priced toys, everything! I feel bad for her when it comes down to it, but at the same time she looks down on people that "don't care as much as I do"

I think you should make a parenting focused series. My kid just turned 10 so I’m passed the stroller stage, but there’s so much stuff. You could do one of two on the diaper stuff alone. Then baby food, baby snacks. Those awful apple sauce pouches. I could go on.

I am a Dadddy, I bought my first stroller in 2001, it was kind of high end. After 3 kids it broke up. i have to admit, i did have stroller envy. The last stroller that i bought 11 years ago was a 100 dollars stroller, best decision ever. New dads invest a lot of money in useless things for the babies.

I would love that series!

The Baby jogger is awsome. I have 2 boys, they did just about anything you can do to it, and its still like new. My oldest is 6! Not sturdy, thats funny. The baby jogger is a friging tank. I remember being freaked out about these things in the begining, and later noticing it was just something to stress about instead of stressing over becoming a mom.

Daddy is not just given, it is earned, daddy.

Given how much consumerism and psychological pressure that is playing on parents, I think thats useful for all of us to learn about, even those of us who dont have kids. If anything, we need YOU to keep us informed!

Currently 38 weeks pregnant with our first. Honestly, never understood how expensive strollers would be! It seems to be even worse in the US than it is in the UK though :)

Daddy Levi, I remember 10 or so years ago getting our kids there first stroller. When the wife and I started looking we saw the Graco gave us the most flexibility with car seats, stroller and shopping cart situations. Easy decision, swipe the card, done... now my little sister with her new born is going through this whole process and I do not envy her. So much has changed in only 10 years.

Wife and I love your channel, and now we’re expecting in a couple of months. Please make more parenting vein future proof videos!

The baby industry must be huge, with few hundred dollar strollers and few hundred dollar beds and marketing telling you you'll be a better parent with their latest product. Looking forward to your baby industry series 😅

Oh please please do the parenting series! As someone who will have kids at some point soon that series would be incredible!

Yes more content like this please!!

I wanted to be informed and entertained by the video, instead the only thing I got was to know that daddy Levi was carted around like a cute toddler luggage by his very own, out-of-scale gigachad of a dad

Oh big daddy Levi, knowing how to drive that engagement by telling people NOT to put something in the comments.

There are prams costing thousands, yet not one available design that is accessible for wheelchair users. I have zero options when I go shopping for a pram. My only choice if I want to take my baby out independently is to babywear. I literally don't have another option because no pram available is accessible to me, regardless of my budget.

Whoa. I'm a nanny for 2 families, one of which has the UppaBaby Vista stroller. Wild to learn that it's $1,500 and that parents pay attention to stroller brands. It's gonna be weird taking the baby around in that when I'm the only one aware that I make less than the median American single earner income of $40,000 and could never buy that.

Most important to mention is anything you buy will be useless due to your kid growing older(unless you use it for additional kids). Best to buy a next to new second or third hand stroller, change table, clothes, high table, etc etc.

Great drinking game for this video: drink to every time Levi says "dad"

I work for one of the stroller companies mentioned in this video - and I totally agree with you. Also - the baby jogger model you got (great choice btw) is as sturdy as anything so I don't know why that petty comment was ever made?

I bought a light wieght, fully folding standard pushchair as we call them for about £60 that worked from birth upto about 4 years old, at the time when those "off road" 3 wheeled ones that cost £400+ were all the rage, I heard nothing but complaints from the people that bought them that they were heavy, took up too much space and they wished they'd bought a small one like mine.

The most useful stroller we found was the $15 sling stroller. It was compact, light, and provided enough storage for diaper bag. Infant equipment is overpriced and overbuilt for the short amount of time you need it. It is basically medical equipment for a temporary condition! The thought of these being treated as status symbols is crazy.

Take a shot every time he says “new dad” lol

So funny this is coming out now. Was worried you were going to crush my dreams for a second. We are on the search for our stroller and experiencing all this

I'm a new dad as well and I have a legitimate question about your sponsor surprisingly. I've seen laundry strips in the store and the cost similar to the detergent in relation to the amount of loads you can do. My question to your general curiosity is: Why? Much like bulk water, the cost is related to how much it costs to move it around, but strips are much more efficient in this respect. The price genuinely confuses me.

Yes, do the series. There is an incredible amount of stuff to talk about, which means a lot of *CONTENT*

Congrats on making a baby, I could never. May the force be with you