Chicco Smart Support Backpack Silver
- Height adjustable seat for a customized ride
- Energy-absorbing lumbar padding in breathable mesh
- Lightweight aluminum frame weighs only 7 lbs
- Water-resistant canopy with sun visor and zip-off rain cover protect from the weather
- Kickstand for stabilized loading/unloading
Product Description
Designed in Italy, the Smart Support Backpack has a height adjustable seat pad to give your child just the right ride. The energy absorbing lumbar padding helps reduce strain on parents' shoulders and back. The frame is made of lightweight yet sturdy aluminum, so it's easy to go everywhere with baby. The canopy is water-resistant and has a sun visor and zip-off rain cover with ventilation holes. A fanny pack and cell phone case are included. The fabric can be sport washed in cold water for ease of care and maintenance.
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Chicco Smart Support Backpack Silver
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- Publisher: Chicco
- Label: Chicco
- Studio: Chicco
- Manufacturers Age: 0.5 years and up
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 5 reviews
- Sales Rank in Baby: #10057
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Avg. Customer Review:
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Baby hiker 2008-07-25
Comment: My husband used this hiker on our hiking trip to Lassen. He said he wished he could tighten it a little more, but other than that it was great.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Overall good backpack. 2008-04-04
Comment: Both me and my daughter like this backpack. I don't get to backpack much so I do have a little back/shoulder soreness if I use the pack for long periods. I have had other packs that also caused soreness so I think it just comes with the territory if you're not a constant backpacker. The pack was easy to get on and off with my daughter in it - I can get it on while it is sitting on the ground. I love the adjustments for baby on this pack and there is ample room to where baby is not smushed up against the back of my head. I read other reviews where people were not able to get the stabilizer bar open/closed while the pack was on and I found this to be no problem at all - you just reach behind your back and pop it closed or open.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: We love this carrier! I don't know what they're complaining about. 2007-02-04
Comment: I purchased this pack about 3 weeks ago and ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!
>>I have never had any of the problems regarding "unsecure legs not closing" because of a hard to operate latch. My model doesn't even have a latch to close (or open) the legs. I simply reach back and push them out or pull them in as needed. They lock right in place with a push and fold back in with a pull. Perhaps other reviewers had a different model or were unclear of proper use of this pack. I find it VERY stable on flat surfaces whether I am putting it on or taking it off. Even with my son kicking, it doesn't wiggle around. I am confident in the pack's ability to remain upright when I transfer it on and off.
>>The padding is also comfortable, and the same day that I got the pack, I took my 21 pound son out in it for a 45 minute walk. I got home with absolutely no back/shoulder pain or aches. Again, maybe previous raters didn't have the pack adjusted properly (although the adjustments are just like a regular backpack.) We go on 45 minute walks 4-5 times a week, and I've never had any aches or soreness.
>>I've never had a problem with the sternum strap. I'm a man with a 46" chest, and there's still about 4-5" of additional strap left to further expand the strap. Also plenty of space with the lumbar strap. No problems there, either.
>>My wife has also used the pack, also on about a 45 minute walk, and had no complaints. No pain ar aches, and adjusted the straps (including the sternum strap) to fit her quickly and without any problems. She can also reach and operate the support legs easily and by herself.
>>I would recommend this pack to anyone that is looking for a comfy, lightweight pack. It is very easy for me to use by myself, and I feel confident using it with my son.
42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Sent it back: unsafe and uncomfortable 2005-03-25
Comment: I received this pack recently and had numerous complaints:
1. The sternum strap doesn't even come close to closing. I have a chest and the strap wouldn't close below my chest or above it.
2. My shoulders were killing me within minutes. Could be that the sternum strap provides the extra support needed to take the strain off of the shoulders
3. The button for the stand deployment is at the top of the backpack and there is absolutely no way to close the stand when putting the pack on and no way to deploy it while wearing the pack (unless you have someone with you to do it for you). I tried again and again to deploy it while wearing the pack and there is just no way to do it. This is dangerous.
This backpack went back immediately!
I returned it and got the Cross Terrain Carrier by Evenflo. It is comfortable, fits nicely on me (the sternum strap fits too) and the baby and the kickstand is easy to deply and has a pull cord to retract it, once the pack is on.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: One thing is missing -- another person 2005-03-22
Comment: i got this pack because it looked more padded than the others at babysrus. it is. the padding is great. it is super comfy.
the built in sun shade is nice.
i didn't expect the chest strap to fit me, they never do. i simply don't use them or expect to use them. no biggie.
in general, it is a great pack. HOWEVER, you will need another adult with you or be able to rely upon the kindness of strangers. the legs will not open or close when you are wearing it. they are locked into place (both open and closed) with a latch that is at the *top* of the V on the *outside* of the rail. in other words, the latch is *behind* your child at about his/her head level. now, maybe someone with really long arms and/or a contortionist can reach the latch *and* make it work, but, sadly, i cannot.
since i got this pack to use in the airport by myself, the latch problem is a non-starter. i will be returning it. it could be the most comfortable pack on the market, and i would return it for this one issue because it is a big issue.
i want to be able to put my child in, secure him, then put the pack on while it is still safely sitting somewhere (chair, table, bench, whatever) legs out. i don't want to have to put it on while it is not supported. nor do i want to have to take it off with the legs in. i want that support there as soon as i take it off. but as it is, i have to fold the legs in before putting it on and unfold them after taking it off. NOT SAFE. (or i need to have that other adult around to help me do it.)
i would give this item a higher rating but the support legs are a big issue in my book.
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Chicco Smart Support Backpack Silver
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