Kelty TC 1.1 Transit Child Carrier (Black)

I bought this on a whim, but what a great product! My daughter is 17 months (20 lbs) and loves to ride in it. It's pretty comfortable, but if you're not used to lugging that much extra weight around you'll get kinds sore in the shoulders. The back pack part is very roomy, enough to hold baby gear and adult stuff too.

My only suggestions for future models would be to pad the chest strap and add a "fanny pack" type pouch to the front or side of the belt area for quick accsess items like a wallet or keys. It's a kind of a pain to take the whole thing off to get in the back.

Before this, the most I'd ever spent on a baby carrier was $40 (and even then, I only justified it to myself by saying I could use it for more than one child, and then sell it on Craigslist later), so I cringed at parting with so much money, but I needed something that would carry my child comfortably, hold everything in my diaper bag, and not be a stroller. This backpack carrier is perfect. I'm short, so it fits me perfectly (unlike the external frame backpack carrier we also own), it's comfortable (I carried my 21 lb. baby plus supplies for 6 hours one day, and I'm no hiker, folks), and we can go places strollers aren't allowed or can't easily navigate. My baby can look around or go to sleep. It can be a bit tricky to get on, especially in a car when you're trying to avoid opening the door in the cold, but the more you use it, the easier it gets. It's easily the most comfortable child carrier I own, at least for me. If you're tall (I'd say 5' 7" or more), this may not be the...Read more

Fantastic product! Comfortable to wear and my daughter loves riding around in it. I would recommend this to anyone with a child in the 15 to 30 pound range. It's very useful for going out, but I've even used it around the house to get things done and keep the baby content at the same time. I would have bought a newer model if price weren't an issue, but this being last year's model was much more affordable.