Chicco KeyFit Caddy

This is a frame for a Chicco KeyFit seat and nothing else. It weighs 11.6 lb, folds with one hand to 14.3 x 20 x 34.3 inches and costs $119.99.

Weight: 11.6 lb; maker's figure
Folded size: 14.3 x 20 x 34.3 in; a 5.68 cu ft box

Best for: Parents who only need to carry a KeyFit seat for the first months

~$120list price at the last catalog update

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What it does well

11.6 lb is under half the Bravo's 24.9 lb
KeyFit seat clicks in with no adapter
Stands folded
$119.99, $60 under the Graco GoMax frame

What it gives up

No toddler seat, so it is outgrown with the infant seat
Folded height of 34.3 in
6.3 in wheels are small

What owners say

Parents buy the KeyFit Caddy to make a Chicco infant seat into a stroller for the car. The routine owners describe is the same: lift the seat out of its base, click it onto the frame and walk into the appointment or the shop, then fold it back into the trunk. Its lightness is the thing they mention most, and parents who had a full-size stroller with an adapter say it was easier than wrestling the big stroller in and out of the car for a ten-minute stop.

It carries a KeyFit seat and nothing else, so it is outgrown when the baby moves to a convertible car seat, and owners treat it as a few-months tool. Nobody describes it as a walking stroller; for longer outings they switch to a stroller with a bassinet or a proper seat. One owner used the space under the seat as a shopping cart and liked it enough to look for a replacement with the same layout.

KeyFit owners only. Beyond that, it makes sense for parents with a full-size stroller that is a chore to fold, or who want a cheap car-only frame. Owners compare it with fitting a Chicco adapter to an Uppababy Cruz or Vista, and most who tried both kept the Caddy for short stops. One parent weighing it against a Doona felt the Doona cost too much for such a short stage of use.

What owners like

Owners keep coming back to how light it is: one calls it crazy light, another says it was a relief to lift and steer in the early postpartum weeks
Most owners keep it in the car for quick trips, such as doctor appointments, store runs and daily errands, and leave a bigger stroller at home for walks
It sidesteps a common full-size stroller annoyance: one owner found their Cruz would not fold with the Chicco adapter fitted, and another got tired of folding and unfolding a Vista for every short stop
Used ones are easy to find and cheap. Several parents picked one up secondhand for less than the car-seat adapter for their main stroller would have cost

Common complaints

Its useful life ends with the infant seat. Owners whose babies moved into a convertible car seat had to find a different car stroller, and one could not use it for a trip once their toddler was 18 months
It is a quick-trip frame, not a walking stroller. Owners who wanted longer neighbourhood walks used a full-size stroller with a bassinet instead, and one looked for a way to put a bassinet on the Caddy and found none

Questions owners ask about the Chicco KeyFit Caddy

Caddy or a car-seat adapter on my full-size stroller?

Owners who tried both mostly use the Caddy for quick trips and the full-size stroller for walks. One found their Cruz would not fold with the adapter fitted, which settled it. Used Caddies often cost less than the adapter.

Is the Caddy enough for the first year?

It covers the months the baby rides in the KeyFit seat, but owners still wanted something else for long walks, usually a stroller with a bassinet. Once the baby moves to a convertible car seat the Caddy has no seat of its own, so parents switch strollers then.

Will it take an Uppababy Mesa or another brand's infant seat?

One owner given a Caddy for their Mesa could not find any adapter to make it fit. Chicco lists it for KeyFit seats only.

Is the KeyFit Caddy worth taking on a flight?

One owner bought a used Caddy for a vacation so they would not risk their main stroller on the plane, and it did the job while the baby still fit the infant seat. For a toddler they needed a stroller with a seat.

What you lift

11.6 lb as Chicco weighs it.

Source: Chicco spec: "Product Weight 11.6 lbs"

The first months: Newborns ride in an infant car seat. Frame for Chicco KeyFit, KeyFit 30 and KeyFit Max infant seats; it has no toddler seat.

Why makers’ weights don’t always compare

Infant car seats

Seat family	How it attaches	Models the maker names
Chicco KeyFit / Fit2	Clicks on, no adapter	KeyFit, KeyFit 30, KeyFit Max

Source: Chicco KeyFit Caddy page: compatible with Chicco KeyFit, KeyFit 30 and KeyFit Max; click-in with all Chicco infant car seats

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Specifications

Approx. price: ~$120
Type: Lightweight & umbrella
Weight: 11.6 lb
Newborn option: Newborns ride in an infant car seat
Folded size: 14.3 x 20 x 34.3 in
Carry-on check: Over by 12.3 in (3 sides over)
Folded box: 5.68 cu ft
Unfolded size: 35 x 20 x 41 in
Fold: One-hand fold, stands when folded; Chicco: "One-hand, compact fold stands independently"
Car seats: 1 seat family: 1 click in directly