- Hi, I'm Summer Hull, and we are kicking off
a new series looking at some of the top family travel gear.
I know a little bit about family travel,
actually I live, breathe, and eat it.
I write about it every day.
I have two little girls.
We travel all the time,
and so, I know that family travel can be a little tough,
but if you have the right gear,
it can be that much easier.
So, in this series, we're gonna look
at some of the top gear, put it together,
try it out, and let you know what we think.
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First up is the Duna Stroller.
I actually had this one and used it for over a year,
so I have a lot of opinions, tips, and tricks.
So lets get it opened up.
One of the biggest struggles when you have a little baby
is do you put them in a stroller or car seat?
Because, they may fall asleep in the car,
and then you gotta wake em up
and move them to the stroller.
The Duna actually solves that problem,
because it converts from a car seat to a stroller
without you having to move the baby at all.
So, inside the box we have the Duna, all is one unit.
So the Duna is for babies from four to 35 pounds.
Of course, every baby's different.
My baby was able to use it until
she was a little over one, maybe about 15 months.
It also has a height limit as well as 32 inches.
All right, so when you get it opened up,
you've got the infant, newborn insert in here.
You've got all of your instructions.
Lets see, we have a vehicle seat protector,
so you can put this under it so that it's
not scratching up your actual seats in your car.
Also, when there was some accidents,
it helped keep the seat clean underneath.
So, once you pull the Duna car seat out of the box,
there's still one more thing in here.
This here is the base.
So, it's gonna go in your car at home
if you have a primary vehicle you drive around.
You can click the car seat into the base
without having to mess with all
the seatbelt straps every single time.
However, if you're in a different car for some reason,
you don't actually have to use this.
You can use this in a cab or a different car.
The base just makes it easier for your primary car.
So we're gonna stick this over to the side for now.
All right, lets move some of this stuff out of the way.
We are gonna get all the rest of the plastic off here.
We don't need this.
And you're about to see the coolest part of the Duna.
When it turns from a car seat to a stroller,
with the literal push of a button.
There are two white levers on the side
that you're gonna push in at the same time,
and rotate the bar straight up.
Next, you're gonna pick it up with your baby in it,
while you go to the back, there's a white lever.
You're gonna press in and pull up at the same time,
and the wheels shoot out.
This blew my mind.
Now, to get the handle in the right
position for being a stroller,
There's two white levers on the side
that, again, you push in,
pull the bar down, press the white button
in the middle to extend the handle,
and you're ready to go.
The wheels turn 360 degrees.
They're not the best on off-roading.
This is not the stroller you wanna use
for a jog through the dirt,
but for city, for stores, for airports,
it's amazing.
When it's time to put it back in your car,
you'll push the white button again,
to retract the handle, use the white levers on the side
to bring the handle back to center,
and here's the tricky part.
To bring it back to car seat mode,
you're gonna push in this lever,
but you have to also hold the wheel still with your foot.
So put your foot in place,
pull the handle in the back,
rotate it down gently,
and now you're ready to put it back right in the car.
So, the Duna's super handy, even if all
you ever do is run errands around town.
But the reason we're talking about it
is because of family travel.
So, I'll warn you.
If you wanna fly with it, it is FAA-approved.
It works great on the plane,
but it's a little wide.
It's 17.7 inches wide, and some airplane seats,
especially on low-cost carriers,
can be just 15.5 inches wide.
It is also machine washable to some degree,
so if your kid has some kind of accident in there,
you will be able to clean it up and keep using it.
It is pricey.
It's around 500 bucks most of the time to buy a Duna.
We used it for about 15 months,
and then resold it for two thirds of what we paid online,
so for us, it was absolutely worth it.
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