2 radians on a luggage cart

legaleagle · Dec 8, 2012

We'll be traveling with my then 4.5, 2.75, & 9 month old in a few months. We don't travel that frequently and my kids are super tall so I don't want to get a travel only seat. I was planning on bringing our 2 xtsl for the older ones and the baby's cco (I have the travel bag so very easy shoulder carry or hang on stroller). We'll also have 2 single umbrella strollers and a couple not too large carryons. A couple questions on details:

Is it reasonable to stack both radians on one folding cart?

Should they be folded or should the 2nd seat be stacked upside down on top of the first?

Can I have them hand scanned at security on the cart or do I need to disassemble the whole shebang?

Will any bungee cords work or is there something in particular feature wise that I should look for?

I'm planning on springing for one of the remin kart-a-bag carts since I like stuff I buy to last basically forever and my DH is 6'3" so need a tall handle - should I go ahead and get the 150lb rated model or is the 100 lb model ok?

TIA!

Pixelated · Dec 9, 2012

I did it like this - one has head wings, one does not. They fit together nicely. The black bungie cords came with the cart (a cheapo $15 one from Walmart that's about 4 years old, been on lots of flights, and is still trucking), and the green one is an extra. It was very stable.

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legaleagle · Dec 9, 2012

Thanks, that's perfect, and perfect for proving to DH that this very doable. Both of mine have the wings, so hopefully it will still nestle together well, I don't want to pull it out from one of the cars before I need it since the install is a PITA there. Did you have any issues pulling it down the aisle of the plane? Our seats are in the way back and I would love to be able to keep them on the cart for that.

Pixelated · Dec 9, 2012

None at all, just rolled right down. I do have to make sure they're perfectly centered though in order to do it. I think two wings would be fine, although you might have to slide them up or down to make them fit a bit better.

Re going through security - the most recent time I flew, in October, there was a 'new procedure' for not taking the seats off the cart. They just wanded them and swabbed them. Same for strollers apparently.

Tell DH that I did that myself with a 2 and 4 year old on two flights. With the two of you it can absolutely be done! And a sturdier cart might even take the CCO on top and free up your back for baby wearing or carting of the misc detritus that children always seem to require.

You might want to have a few different lengths of bungees on hand for when you pack this up to see what works best. Mine was fairly short, but a really long one would do as well. I find it annoying to not have the right length and then the seats aren't as secure.

2 radians on a luggage cart

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