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I am of the mind that you always need to bring your stroller with you when traveling with a baby. But having seen this (relatively new) baby carrier from Osprey, I’m tempted to temper that sentiment. Depending on your destination, and the type of traveling you’ll be doing, the heavy-duty Poco Plus baby and toddler carrier just might really leave your hands free and without the need for wheels.
The carrier itself weighs under 7lbs, and can carry a maximum load of of 22 kg/48 lbs – which is child, gear and pack combined. But you must not use the Poco until baby can sit upright unassisted and weighs at least 16lbs (7.3kg). The harness is easily adjustable for when baby grows, and there are stirrups for older and taller passengers, to help with dangly (and kicky) feet syndrome.
Some nifty features of the Poco Plus include:
- A built-in sunshade
- A size adjustable hipbelt with zippered mesh pockets
- A large zippered lower compartment for diapers, jackets, and bulky items
- An inner mesh security pocket
- Two stretch mesh side pockets
- A stretch mesh pocket on upper front panel that offers quick convenient storage
- A zippered stash pocket on the upper front panel
- Cell phone pocket on shoulder strap
- Cord loops allow the quick attachment of the optional Daylite daypack
I adore Osprey’s Vector Series luggage – so much so that I included it in my 2012 Gear Guide – and am super-bummed that they are discontinuing it. However, the Poco series of baby carrier backpacks is quite new, and so well-received that I’m sure they’ll be around for some time.
I’m delighted that Osprey has offered to give away a Poco Plus to a Have Baby Will Travel reader! I’m giving Rafflecopter a try for this giveaway. Let me know if you hate it and I’ll go back to the old fashioned way. In the meantime, this giveaway is open to residents of Canada and the US (sorry, Quebec and Puerto Rico) and all the details are in the nifty Rafflecopter widget. You have until October 30, 2012 to enter.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
This looks like an amazing infant carrier backpack, and it’s valued at over $250.00. Good luck – and please tell us where you take it on your travels!
Both!
Both Momma and Daddy wear this baby!
Both of us.
Both of us!
both!
both in our case, but what’s up with the limited view of family in this poll? “Who does the babywearing – Mama or Dada?” I know babies with fantastic 2 Mamas, 2 Dadas and other variations.
Good point, Erica – as do I. That’s really just laziness on my part.
I’ll endeavour to be more inclusive in my language from now on.
Both – depends who is hoding the other one!
I get the backpack with essentials (aka snacks) and he wears the kiddo. Now that there’s two I imagine the snacks will go in the carrier with the smaller child. Even out the odds that way!
Looks like an awesome carrier!
Both
live it
Mom, dad and big brother too 🙂
Both Mommy & Daddy do the baby wearing:)
Both of us do!
Usually mama but with this Daddy would too!
We both do but my husband does more on hikes. He’ll be psyched when I tell him about this carrier, because he loves his Osprey backpack. Currently we have a Kelty.
Both but Daddy if he’s with us.
This looks amazing! Great for walking some trails in our area
both of us!
I try to most of the time and when I get tired, my husband does!
Both
Daddy! he’s a daddy’s boy
Mama.
Mostly Mama, but it’s all Daddy when we go hiking
both of us will use it
We both wear.
We both do but when we are all together it’s Dada!
We both do, but mostly Daddy.
We both do!
Right now me but both of us have. Dad’s favorite story was of wearing our daughter at Hearst Castle in California, when we got back down to the car he kept saying how toasty warm she was…yep…that was pee. 😉
Both of us!
both 🙂
Mama.
we both do
We both do; Daddy tends to for day-to-day, Mama does for the tough stuff (uphill snowshoeing) because I’m the endurance athlete.
daddy does
vmkids3 at msn dot com
Both
Grandma!
Mama does most of it but daddy does some too.
Ergo carriers/ backpacks/ etc. we love them all! Dad takes Babe for walk every morning with the dog – rain, shine, snow. Both carry for hikes etc.
Dad does most of the baby wearing!
Right now, it’s just me – so mama.
Mama and dada!
Both! Mostly Daddy right now since Mama is pregnant again and has an achy back 🙂
Both of us!
This looks like a wonderful carrier! I have some travel addicted friends who recently had babies, so I will pass the article along to them. One of my best travel friends swears by Osprey products, so I’m certain this would be of very high quality.
Both!
daddy
both!
Mama
I’m the mom. I wear the baby.
momma does!
I do, and this looks amazing!
Mom! I do, and this looks amazing!
Oops sorry looks like it double posted when my internet froze!
This would be so handy one in the buggy one on the back.
Both
Both- mama around the house and during errands but dad during big trips.
It’s all me, baby!
Me and daddy both wear baby! (:
Mama does!
both of us
Both of us 😀
Mama does most of the baby wearing.
We will both be doing the baby carrying.
Both 🙂
We both take turns!
Me usually, but we take turns.
When the boys were little, it was always their daddy. THank you
Babywearing is a shared adventure.
both do
Both
Mom for sure!
Mom for sure!
Mommy!
We both do the babywearing!
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both
We both do but Dad does all the long haul carrying
Momma until I get tired then Daddy takes over 🙂
Mostly me, but my husband has tried it out a couple times
Both here!
dada
Both of us!
both about equally!
brich22 at earthlink dot net
just mama
Mom, but winning this daddy could carry the little one!
Mama!!
It’s Mama at my house!
both
They both do. It’s a new day and age….hurray!!!!
definitely dada
No babies for me – this would be a gift for my best bud, who does the majority of the baby-wearing.
We both share the baby carrying 🙂
we both do mainly daddy
Mama does the baby wearing!
Mamma
Mama does the bbabywearing
Mama does the wearing!
We both do but usually it is mama who is doing it.
dad is the baby carrier.
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both of us
Dada does the carrying most of the time
The mama (my niece).
I’d say both
Mostly me because I stay home and Dad works.
we both do, we take turns! baby can get heavy!
mostly the mama
me, the mama, of course 🙂
It’s just Mama, “dada” isn’t around.
Dada does the baby wearing!
We share the responsibility.
Most of the time its daddy
Most of the time daddy
Dad most of the time
Mama does the babywearing!
Dad!
wendym at cableone dot net
We both do.
Mostly Mama 🙂
Mama most of the time but Dada helps out once in a while lol.
lisando at hotmail.com
We both do! 🙂
Both of us! 🙂
Both
Dad usually but sometimes both.
Mommy does 🙂
Both!
Mama
mama!
Big daddy.