Carriers in Parent Product Reviews?

[jmorisi555]

I can't find any info on Carriers in the Parent Product Reviews section. Anyone know where I can find a good list of reviews? Consumer Reports didn't have a list either.

[krocodile]

The Baby Wearer website has a reviews section!
The website is http://www.thebabywearer.com/

What kind of carrier are you looking for?

[jmorisi555]

Thanks for the link, I'm officially overwhelmed. I'm looking for a carrier so I can take my son hiking with me...sooner or later. He's 7mo. old / 20 lbs, can sit up, and should be crawling any minute now.

The http://www.thebabywearer.com/ website had zero reviews for Frame Backpacks.

This is the sort of stuff I've been looking at, http://www.rei.com/category/4500066

[krocodile]

I have zero experience with the frame carriers so I'm not any help...I have a friend that has a kelty and she likes it but I'm not sure which one it is.

Have you checked craigslist? I see frame carriers all the time on ours...maybe you can find a good one cheap to start out with.

[jenny]

I think i saw a parent on TBW mention how they loved their kelty for hiking. they had a picture of them using it and going hiking in the rain. (parents were wet but baby was well protected under the hood).

[hobie]

There aren't reviews of framed carriers on TBW, because they aren't loved. They are huge. And bulky. And heavy. They take up most of the trunk. I tried to wear one, but it pulled me backwards (and I can carry my DS just fine on my back in a SSC, it's just that the center of gravity was pulling away from me because he was up higher and farther away from me). I would get a more mulit-purpose carrier, rather than a single use carrier.

Here is a great thread on SSC carriers http://www.thebabywearer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=125580

More on Framed carriers
http://www.thebabywearer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=317158&highlight=framed