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THE ORBIT BABY STORY

From one smart idea to the ultimate in family luxury travel.

The First 360 Degree Rotation

Bringing new technology to strollers, Stanford University Undergrads, Bryan White and Joseph Hei, developed the SmartHub™, and kicked off a new way to look at family travel, and a new way for babies to explore the world around them.

Launch of the G1 Orbit Baby Travel System

With new patents, technology, and a drive to design the most innovative, versatile, and safe baby products in the marketplace, a sleek stroller, car seat, and bassinet built around the SmartHub™ has arrived. It’s a fresh approach to travel, and a kickoff to the Orbit Baby lifestyle.

Patent 8714582   :: RIDE ALONG BOARD FOR BABY STROLLER

Patent 7740313   :: CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

Patent 7770970  :: MODULAR CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM

Patent 7338122  :: MODULAR CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM

Patent 8182033  :: CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

Patent 8210550  :: SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR BABY STROLLER

Patent 8235465  :: MODULAR CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM

Patent 8256841  :: ACTIVELY SECURABLE BASE FOR A MODUL

Patent 9481389  :: CONVERTIBLE JOGGING AND ALL-TERRAIN

Patent 7559606  :: MODULAR CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM

Patent 8511749  :: MODULAR CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM

Patent 8534751  :: EXTENDABLE SUNSHADE FOR CHILD CAR

Introducing

The Orbit Baby G2

With the integration of our patented Quadshock™ Suspension System, our stellar G2 Travel System improved even further to absorb impact and offer a smoother, more superior ride than ever before.

The Joining of Forces

Bringing new resource and visibility to the company, Orbit Baby is acquired by ErgoBaby, where the brand’s popularity continued to grow.

The Orbit Baby G3 Travel System

With new investors, the G3 Orbit Baby Travel System launched with fresh features and offered extra maneuverability, storage options, and style.

Designed with the prestigious IDEO designer, Orbit Baby began to offer color as a new level of customization to their modular stroller systems. 3 different bases were introduced, along with 9 sunshade colors, so parents were able to choose and change out hues to suit their mood or style.

A New Partnership

The Orbit Baby brand was procured by the Safian Group, headquartered in South Korea. Committed to the founding duo’s original mission, the Safian Group made significant investments and improvements to the Orbit Baby products. Their detailed research, eye for design, and quest for quality led to the development of the G5 Orbit Baby Travel System.

The Orbit Baby G5

Featuring years of refinement and top of the line design and technology, the Orbit Baby G5 Travel System has launched, signaling a new benchmark for luxury travel, and a lifestyle built around parents and babies exploring their world in 360 degrees.

New Beginnings

Safian Group partnered with Orbit Global, Inc., a California-based investment, branding, and distribution company owned by baby industry veteran, Braden Jones. Under Safian and Orbit Global, Inc., Orbit Baby products were further refined, creating an even better travel system based on high design, luxury, and innovation.

G5 Exclusive Launch In Europe

Safian Group partnered with European company Dolo and launched G5 model exclusively on European market. Another step in a successful history of Orbit Baby brand.

The G5 Travel System

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Orbit Baby Infant Seat and Stroller Review–It’s a System!

The Orbit Infant comes with an infant insert and harness strap covers.  The stroller comes with 2 built-in cup holders and a storage basket (called a Cargo Pod).

Features and Advantages

EPP Foam : The Orbit Infant has a deep shell fully lined with EPP foam.

5-point Harness to 22 pounds : The harness is good quality and is nontwisting.  The buckle tongues are a bit smaller than the harness width so the harness cups at the edges.

Rotation for Docking on Base : Orbit has the only infant seat that can be placed in any position on the base, then rotated into the correct rear-facing position for travel.

3 Harness Slots : There are three harness slot heights on the Orbit Infant.  The lowest harness slot height is approximately 9” and the top slot is about 13.5” when measured with the cover on.  A child will outgrow this seat by height when he exceeds the 29” height limit OR by weight when he reaches 22 lbs.

Adjusting the harness height is accomplished by unzipping the cover on the back of the seat, removing the shoulder straps from the splitter plates, and re-threading them through the desired slots.

Recline Adjustments : Recline is accomplished by adjusting the base.  If the ball in the recline indicator on the base isn’t in the green zone, the instruction manual recommends a tightly rolled towel to aid in achieving a proper recline.

Harness Adjuster and Use : To tighten the harness, pull on the harness adjuster strap on the front of the restraint. It is similar to the type found on many car seats and is easy to pull. The buckle clicks audibly when each buckle tongue is inserted. The too-large chest clip has printing on it that says, “ARMPIT LEVEL.”  The chest clip is pretty stiff to unclip.

LATCH : The LATCH connectors are the push-on style connectors.  There are clearly designated storage areas on the base to store the LATCH connectors.  When I installed the base with LATCH, it practically installed itself.

Note : Orbit does allow the use of LATCH in the center seating position of the back seat if the lower anchors are spaced between 11″ and 20″ apart, there are no air bags, and the base can be level.

Installation : The Orbit base is very unique: you won’t see anything else like it, so it installs very differently as well.  It has a typical belt path and you do place the seat belt or LATCH belt through it and snug them up, but that’s where the similarities end.  On the back of the base is a knob called the StrongArm Knob.  Twisting this knob provides torque that tightens down the base into the vehicle seat; while the base doesn’t mention specifically using the StrongArm Knob, the manual does say to use it.  It’s a feature of the seat, so follow the manual and use it.  It makes a huge difference and makes installation easier.  Like I said earlier installing the base in my van with LATCH was a breeze; it was more work with the seat belt.  My neighbor let me borrow her Suburban for a trial installation and it installed beautifully there with the seat belt, both with the base and without.

Crotch Strap Adjustment : There is only one crotch strap slot located approximately 6.5″ from the back of the seat.

Padding, Comfort and Appearance : The Orbit Infant cover is nicely padded.  The cover on the restraint I tested is called mocha/khaki and the fabric is a soft microfiber.  It’s machine washable on the gentle cycle.  The cover is, without a doubt, the easiest cover I have ever removed from any carseat.  It’s attached to the seat with plastic clips that slip under the edge in 4 places; once those are slipped out, open the velcro in the middle to pull the harness through and the cover is off.  There is no need to remove the harness and it took me about a minute to remove it.

The harness straps are gray and chest clip is black.  The strap covers and head insert are entirely optional and may be removed at any time.

Infant Insert : An infant head roll (called “infant insert” by Orbit) is included with the seat.  The infant insert is styled in the same manner as the cover.  When I placed an 8 week old weighing 11 lbs. in the seat with the head roll in place, it was a challenge to smoosh her head in place.  It definitely will keep a baby’s head straight in line, but I personally would have removed it for babies larger than typical newborns.

It’s Green : Orbit is headquartered in northern California—they like to do things differently there ;).  So, the fabric on all things Orbit is certified by the International Oeko-Tex® Association to have fewer chemicals and irritants in it.  In late 2009, Orbit released a line of organic cotton/wool fabric for their footmuffs and carseats.  Orbit also meets flame retardancy requirements without using harmful chemicals.

7 Year Expiration and Crash Policy : The Orbit Infant has a 7 year expiration date.  Orbit specifies in the Warnings section of the manual not to use the seat if it is in a crash.  Orbit also has an “After-Impact Exchange” program.  http://www.orbitbaby.com/support/faq.php#faq

Airplane Certification and Use without Base : The Orbit Infant is FAA-approved for use in aircraft and can be used without the base.  It is a heavy restraint weighing 11.7 lbs., so if you do travel with it, you’ll want to use its matching stroller to avoid having to carry it.  The base itself weighs 15.7 lbs., something you won’t want to heft from vehicle to vehicle.

Value : I can’t talk value without comparing the system to what systems you can build yourself.  You can compare the Orbit Infant to other infant seats, sure: it has energy absorbing foam, deep side walls, built-in lockoffs, non-twisting harness straps, strap covers, and a Paparazzi Shield (OK, you and I may use it as a sunscreen, but it’s so much cooler to call it a Paparazzi Shield).  But, the infant seat isn’t sold on its own—it’s sold with the stroller.  So, let’s compare to other high-end strollers.

Orbit Infant System (includes infant seat/base and stroller with 2 cup holders): $900

So you can see how they all add up.  If you choose special edition/designer fabrics for the other strollers, that will increase the price by up to a couple hundred dollars.  Image, baby, image.

*I chose a SnugRide 22 since the Orbit has a 22 lbs. weight limit.

Construction : The Orbit Infant is made in China, but it’s one of the most solid seats I’ve seen.  There’s nothing about the carseat that makes me feel like I couldn’t drop it from 10 feet and feel it would just look a little scraped.

Instruction Manuals : Some of the best in the business!  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the manuals are easy to read, have clear pictures, and are color-coded.  What else can you ask for?

Disadvantages

Weight :  It’s just heavy.

Harness Slot Height : The bottom harness slot height is 9″.  Some newborns and small infants won’t fit a slot height that tall until they are a couple of months old and the instruction manual specifies not to use harness slots that are above the child’s shoulders.

Installation Issues : I had trouble installing it in my ’05 Sienna with the seat belt, but that’s not an unusual problem for me.  The buckles are forward of the bight (vehicle seat crack) and create problems with some carseats and this is one.  Because of where the buckle is placed, the seat belt is placed very low in the belt path on the base, which means it enters the built-in lockoff very low.  I felt at times (I installed it many times 🙂 ) that I was going to break the lockoff clamp by pushing too hard on it.  It did install tightly in the end, but with a little effort.  The built-in lockoffs on the infant seat itself simply did not work with my seat belt configuration.  When installing the infant seat without the base, because of the position of the buckle, the seat belt slid out of the lockoff and I would need to either lock the belt or use a locking clip to hold the belt tight on the infant seat when not using the base.

Cover : While I was gingerly carrying the infant seat with base down to my neighbor’s house to try it out in her vehicle, somehow the edge of the cover got scuffed.  It’s about 3/8″ in diameter, so small, but it’s still a mark on the front of a very expensive carseat.

The Orbit Infant has a lot going for it with all of its safety features and practically-installs-itself base.  It has a unique, forward-thinking design that you’ll either love or hate, but it will definitely turn heads while making other parents envious as you’re putting your infant into your vehicle sideways and turning her into position.

Orbit Stroller Review

Let me start by saying that I feel like a bit of a poser in doing this portion of the review.  I may be into carseats, but I’m definitely not into strollers.  I’ve had 3 strollers for my kids: a Century travel system stroller that came with my Century SmartFit infant seat, a deluxe $40 umbrella stroller (it reclined—I loved it!), and my $120 double jogging stroller.  So.  That’s where I’m coming from with this review—pretty much anything is going to be really nice ;).

Weight Limit : The stroller has a weight limit of 40 lbs.

Assembly : I was impressed with the Orbit stroller when I pulled it out of the box with 1/one/uno hand.  It’s lightweight and relatively compact.  The only assembly needed was putting the front wheels on and once I found those (they were tucked into the Cargo Pod)  and stuck them on, I was ready to push.  I liked the fact that I didn’t need to read the manual to know how to assemble it (there was a quick start poster on the inside of the box) and to use it.  With my other strollers, I needed to read the manual and do some assembly with tools before I could use them.

Stability : I’ve been tooling the stroller around the house over various surfaces and toys and I’ve been impressed.  I’ve also tried shaking it from side to side, trying the “Heather Dump Test” and the width of the back wheels help keep it from tipping.

Tires : The rear wheels are inflatable which always improves the stroller experience for the child and the parent.  It’s so much easier to push a stroller with properly inflated tires.  The stroller comes with a maintenance kit that includes a pump for inflating the tires.

Cup Holders : There are 2 and they are included!  They are a bit shallow for me, though.  My 700 mL plastic water bottle felt tippy in one.

Handle Height : I’m 5’6″ and found the lowest handle height (36 ½” from floor) to be just a bit too low for comfort.  Adjusting the height is very easy: push the button on the inside of the frame and pull the handle up until it clicks into the next position.  The middle position measures 40″ from the floor.  I’m sure my 6’5″ dh would appreciate the tallest position (43″ from floor); it was much too high for me to push comfortably.

Cargo Pod : This is Orbit’s fun term for a storage basket on the bottom of the stroller.  If you can fit something about the size of a grapefruit through the opening, then you won’t have to remove it; otherwise, you’ll have to slide the pod off the stroller to open it and place an object inside.  But compared to say, the Bugaboo Frog or the Stokke Xplory, at least you have some storage.

The Hub : It wouldn’t be a system unless it had the patented Orbit Hub on it that accepts the infant seat, the Toddler convertible seat (review coming soon!), and a stroller seat that’s used only on the stroller, not in a vehicle.

I’m sure there are some other things you stroller aficionados would look for, but like I said earlier, I think it’s really nice.

The webpage for the Orbit Infant Seat – www.orbitbaby.com/products/index.html

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@Evellyn, if you’re flying with the Orbit, we recommend using it on the plane if you can. If you can’t, here’s an article that can help: https://carseatblog.com/18895/flying-with-kids-carseats-the-checked-carseat-controversy/ . Have you tried calling Orbit to see what they recommend for a travel bag?

Has anybody traveled with the infant car seat? Did anyone find a travel bag that fits the orbit infant car seat?

There is no need to feel isolated by the unpredictable weather as the Obaby is equipped with three canopies thzt are nnot only water resistant but have thee ability to protect the infants from the harmful sun rays and can be detached wen they aare no longer required. While there are some workouts that need to be done with a lot of equipment or supervision, Pilates can bbe done in your own home on the carpet or on a mat. Volo is the lightest of Maclaren strollers (its basic weight is only 8.

Actually, Sarah, I consider that to be an advantage that it can’t be put on top of a grocery cart. See https://carseatblog.com/10985/shopping-carts-eeek-what-not-to-do-with-your-infant-carseat/ . I’ve BTDT with kids and having to grocery shop–every parent has. I usually wore my kids either in my Baby Bjorn or in my sling when I had to buy a bunch of stuff. I’ve been fortunate enough to not see a child fall from a shopping cart, but I do know they’ve been seriously injured and even killed. It seems like the first things parents do is perch the infant seat on top of the cart, then either loosen the harness or undo it altogether. The kid doesn’t have a fighting chance. I hope you can picture the problem and understand why it’s a dangerous practice.

Terrible… Do NOT buy this infant carrier if you intend to go grocery shopping by yourself (or any shopping that requires a cart). I had to find out the hard way when I was already at the store with my few week old baby. I left my Orbit stroller chassis in the car trunk and walked with the carrier to the nearest shopping cart… And COULD NOT put the infant car seat on top of the cart. I let this information wash over me and then placed the car seat INSIDE the cart. This took up all the room and left no room for groceries.

Being postpartum, this inability to shop efficiently was completely frustrating and almost brought me to tears. I ended up only getting what I could fit in the child seat on the cart and went home without the things I needed.

What upsets me most is that Orbit knew of this dilemma and created the stroller “panniers” (saddle bags for the stroller) to help with this problem. However, the Orbit website mentions nothing about the fact that you will have to buy these panniers in order to go shopping. I find this lack of information evasive and done purposely so that consumers will have no choice but to shell out an extra $120 to buy these “panniers” on top of the $1200+ price tag. When doing research to buy a stroller system I was distracted by Orbit’s website front loading car seat ability and organic fabrics, meanwhile Orbit while withholds facts like the one mentioned above just to squeeze their customers a bit more!

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Stroller seat is terrible and dangerous . We did not know until our son start to use a year ago. Fall down few times already and we cant use it anymore bec is dangerous. There is no legs support like in the new one and also handles are falling apart. We could sue and put the charges against the company.

The Orbit Baby Infant Seat is now available in Canada. The weight limits are 4-22 lbs.

I don’t know whether I missed it as part of the post (kidlings interrupted the reading several times) but I didn’t see mentioned any PA concerns about using infant carseats as baby carriers. Snap-out-of-car and snap-into-stroller seats really concern me for this reason, as many parents are not educated about the dangers of positional asphyxia at all, and especially not as they relate to the extended us of carseats.

Carseats are wonderful, important, safety items and are best left in the car, and the infant would do well to be transferred to a quality baby carrier, stroller, or carried in-arms outsode of the car.

@ketchupqueen, with the orbit base, you can *only* rotate the seats into the rear-facing position. It’s specifically designed so you can’t rotate your baby frontward, even if you wanted to.

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Orbit will be offering the infant seat (with base) separate from the stroller when the G2 series launches. I can’t imagine many situations when this would be an advantage, though, as it would have a very hard time attaching to a universal frame/adapter.

KQ, yes, you can find any old Snug for much less than what I found online, but I was matching features. So that’s the feature pricepoint that’s equivalent to the features found on the Orbit. And yes, the vehicle manufacturer must also OK LATCH install in the center. It’s a pretty liberal center LATCH installation rule, similar to Britax’s.

Jennifer, I didn’t include the price of the stroller seat because the stroller comes with the infant seat. But yes, you’d probably want to buy the stroller seat if you want the baby out of the carseat for extended periods of time.

I just want to add, that you are forgetting in your cost comparison the cost of the actual stroller seat for the orbit. That would add 225 or so to the cost of the system, to have the same type of system as the bugaboo or the vista. ANd the vista also comes with the bassinet and stoller seat.

I have 2 nitpicks: you can get a SnugRide for a lot less than $109, even at regular price. 😉 Also, I assume Orbit allows use in the middle if the above-mentioned conditions are met AND the vehicle manufacturer allows it? I hope?

Also, as cool as the rotate-into-place base is, I wince when I think of the parents that like to install rear-facing infant seats forward-facing, and how easy they’d have it with this seat. Not, I think, that it’s likely if you’re spending that much money on an INFANT (!) seat/stroller, but it could happen…

This is a pretty neat infant seat, but boy I don’t know how I’d do with a fabric-covered seat. 😉 Our infant seat gets carried around a lot, used in (IN) shopping carts, etc. and I fear that it would have tears and marks pretty quickly!

Consumer Reports has a lot of unresolved issues with their child restraint testing. For example, the Orbit Toddler Car Seat received a good “Crash Protection” rating from Consumer Reports. As it uses the same base and attachment method when rear-facing, I wonder how they can rationalize this given the infant seat detachment claim. They have also yet to respond to any of the issues regarding their test methods, or why their tests did not produce the same results as those done later by the NHTSA or Orbit (using the same lab).

https://carseatblog.com/?p=3944

CR may or may not have found a safety issue, but their secretive methods and prior reputation don’t lend a lot of credence to such claims. If you’re going to cry wolf on such matters, you really better have a position of expertise and authority, and they still need to earn that in the area of child passenger safety.

I didn’t see anywhere that mentioned, it so I’d like to remind that a regular stroller seat can be purchased, as well as a bassinet option.

It’s definitely right in line with all the luxury strollers mentioned (bugaboo, uppa baby, stokke)

and great for ease of use, installation of carseat, installation of seats/other accessories onto the stroller.

And yet another blog on the outcome of NHTSA’s investigation of the Orbit Baby infant seat here: https://carseatblog.com/?p=4944

Hi and thanks for reading the review! When Consumer Reports tested the Orbit Infant seat, they didn’t follow manufacturer instructions about using the StrongArm Knob to tighten the base. Even when the installation was within 1″ of movement without using the StrongArm, I found that using the knob significantly tightened the base. We have more on the Consumer Reports article here: https://carseatblog.com/?p=3913 .

Consumer Reports rated this car seat unsafe and recommends that users strap the seat directly into the car, and discontinue use of the base. It was unstable during their crash tests. Please keep this in mind when posting these blogs.

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Traveling with Babies: How to Fly With A Pack and Play

Whether this is your first time flying with a baby or your tenth, preparing for air travel with your kids is a lot of work and can be stressful. The packing, prep, and travel time can be overwhelming for first-time and experienced parents! From the first time a baby comes home, you need somewhere for them to sleep safely, and as they get older, a spot for them to play without getting into trouble. If you plan on traveling, you will still need these things, which can be particularly difficult when the place you visit isn't exactly baby-proof. A pack n play is a play space, a bassinet, and a diaper changing station, making it the perfect solution. Whether driving or flying, you can fold them up and tuck them away in an easy-to- carry case for travel.

CAN YOU GATE CHECK A PACK-N-PLAY?

When traveling with my three young kids, I purchased small suitcases adorned with their favorite Disney characters, with wheels and a handle for my toddlers. You can also buy a solid color and use fabric markers to decorate and make it unique, so they’ll want to pull it. I bought mine from Amazon for $20, but you can sometimes find them used or even borrow from a friend. The toddler suitcases contained small toys, coloring books, storybooks, and a tablet to help keep the kids entertained during the flight. Each of the toddlers having their own suitcase that contained their belongings helped make traveling memorable, and they

To make things even easier on everyone, all three kids’ clothes were in one checked bag equals less luggage to wait for after the flight. 

I held my infant in a wrap-style baby carrier to allow for hands-free, ensure that the baby was always near, and help keep the baby calm through the noisy space. The long piece of stretchy fabric was easily adjustable to different body types, which made it great for traveling, especially when visiting family. 

When traveling by airplane, some parents rent baby equipment at their destination. Whether a stroller, crib, car seat, high chair, or pack-n-play, these rentals get pricey - upwards of $25 a day per item. If you plan a little, you can bring your own gear and minimize what you carry through the airport! I always brought a stroller as it provided transportation for kids that get tired, a place to put the small suitcases, a bag of snacks we purchased before the ride, and the diaper bag. At your gate, check in at the desk to receive a tag for gate-checking a stroller. Your stroller will be waiting for you when you land at your destination.

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Published: Mon, Aug 22, 2022

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Ticket prices for the Trans-Siberian Railway also depend on the current ruble exchange rate.

Is the Trans-Siberian Railway expensive?

Before starting on your Trans-Siberian Railway adventure you naturally want to know what the entire trip will cost. Although this sounds like a simple question, it is pretty difficult to answer. The Trans-Siberian Railway price of travel depends on the following factors:

• Which travel class do I want to use? The price for a first class ticket is about three times the price of a 3rd class ticket
• Am I willing to buy the tickets myself and assume responsibility for the organisation of the trip?
• How many stopovers do I want to make? The more breaks, the higher the total price.
• What sort of accommodation do I want? Will it be a luxury hotel or will a hostel dormitory be sufficient?
• What tours and excursions would I like to go on?
• What is the current exchange rate for rubles?

Basically, everything from a luxury to a budget holiday is available. If you buy yourself a 3rd Class nonstop ticket at the counter, a few hundred Euros will cover the price. All you will experience is a week on the Trans-Siberian train and will see nothing of the cities on the way. There is, however, any amount of room for upward expansion. Everyone makes different choices about which aspects they are willing to spend money on. I personally prefer to save money on accommodation and railcar class, visit as many cities and do as many trips as possible. To enable better classification of your travel expenses I have contrasted two typical traveler types. In the third column you can calculate the total cost of your own journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Please keep in mind that these are only rough estimations and not exact prices.

The all-in costs seem fairly high at first. However, they cover everything and it is quite a long journey taking four weeks. Many people forget to consider that when looking at the list. We should also deduct the running costs for food and leisure at home. I think most visitors to this page will classify themselves somewhere between the two categories, that is around the € 2,000 – € 2,500 range. When comparing these prices with other travel packages, you get the impression that it is hardly worthwhile travelling individually on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Please keep in mind that most packages last no more than 14 days and you are herded like cattle through the most beautiful locations.

If you spend less time on the Trans-Siberian Railway you will, of course, pay less. I chose this particular travel length because I prefer not to do things by halves. If you fulfill your dream of travelling on the Trans-Siberian Railway, enjoy it and don’t rush things. But it’s up to you, of course. Try playing around with the form a bit to find the appropriate price for your trip.

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