Kelty TC 3 0 Transit Child Carrier
The sleek lines and small frame of the TC 3.0 make it the ideal carrier for shopping, traveling, or hiking with your little one. It is easy to use and comfortable for parents.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Fantastic! Baby (and Daddy) loves it!
I bought a baby bjorn for my husband while I was still pregnant with our first child, thinking that it would be cute to see him walking around with a little baby in front. Well, that never worked out since he’s a tall and big guy and the bjorn, even adjusted to the largest size, just didn’t feel right and my husband just never warmed to the idea of carrying around the baby like a kangaroo. I ended up using the bjorn exclusively and loved it.
This backpack, to my surprise, was requested by my husband when our daughter was 7 months old. He was on an airplane when he saw another father carrying his baby “in a backpack, but it looked like the baby was carrying the backpack.” That’s how we came to this Kelty backpack.
We love it. Our daughter is all smiles and laughter when he buckles her in and puts it on, I think because she loves the high perch. She probably feels like a big girl, being able to look down at everyone and everything. My husband likes the backpack because it’s comfortable and, I guess, seems manly.
It did take a lot of adjusting to get our daughter strapped in correctly; lots of putting her in and taking her out to get it just right, but it was worth it. My husband did read through the instructions in order to understand all the functions and make sure he was using them correctly (and he doesn’t usually do that).
Our daughter is now 9 months old and 20 lbs and 30 inches long. She fits in it well and I think we will be able to use it with her for awhile longer. The backpack itself seems sturdy and is roomy. The sunshade comes in really handy and is easy to put on. We’ve not taken it in her for long hikes yet, only walks around the parks and mall (after all, we live in the desert now) but are looking forward to using it back home in the Pacific Northwest.
4 Stars Love this carrier
When we first got this carrier my baby girl weighed 20 pounds. She is now 30 pounds, and still fits great, though it does get a bit heavy after a few miles!
But that’s the good news– after a few miles it’s still just as comfortable as the first mile. Very well designed.
The reason I did not rate it a “5″ is for two reasons: The sun shade is plain awkward to use, as you can either have it on or off– there’s no way to just let it hang there, ready to put up. A better design would involve some way to fold it back.
The second reason is the cargo space just isn’t adequate for anything but a day hike. We went backpacking, just an overnighter, and had trouble fitting everything we needed in this pack and one other full-sized pack.
The reason I rated it a “4″ instead of a “3″ is because my daughter loves to sit in it! As soon as she sees it she insists on a ride, if only just around the house. I’ve mowed the lawn several times with my daughter on my back and it works great. She has even fallen asleep in it, it is so comfy.
