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Color: Purple
Technical Details
| Item Weight | 27 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 36.5 x 22.8 x 33.6 inches |
| UPC | 816559108971 |
| Item model number | 180205 |
| Minimum weight recommendation | 4 Pounds |
| Maximum weight recommendation | 45 Pounds |
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| ASIN | B003LLPRPS |
| Best Sellers Rank | #7,368 in Baby (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 40 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) |
| Shipping | This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S. |
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Color: Purple
From the Manufacturer
Explore together. Grow together.Stokke Xplory stroller's innovative design brings your child closer to parents and away from dust. The innovative height optimizes eye contact and bonding between parent and baby, and toddlers enjoy a more interesting panoramic view. Just as exciting, the height allows it to function as a high chair so dining out, meeting friends at a café and other social activities are more enjoyable for all. Being higher up also means easy handling for parents in caring for the child – no need to bend over! Easy to maneuver and extremely stable, it also features adjustable 2-way seating, a footrest that grows with the child, and 2-wheel mode for carrying up and down stairs. The Stokke Xplory is the only urban stroller you'll ever need.
Product Description
Stokke XPLORY Stroller
Features
The Stokke Xplory is the stroller that grows with you and your child. The adjustable seat means your baby can face you rather than away from you. This encourages eye contact and feelings of safety, security and unity: it's the most comfortable position for a baby. Later the seat can be switched to face forwards so your growing child can begin to explore the world.
Features
- Adjustable handle position and height
- Reclining seat
- Adjustable footrest
- 2-way facing
- Single pedal locks both wheels
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
97 of 105 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Over-priced, doesn't hold up, bad customer service, and lacking luxury features
January 17, 2012
By Mary
Color Name:Dark Navy|Amazon Verified Purchase
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UPDATE #2
This update is being written six months after my original review, but given that I have changed my star rating, I am putting this update at the front of my review so it makes sense! I hope this information will be helpful to anyone looking to buy a nice stroller.
After 6 months of use and much deliberation, I returned the Stokke. (Amazon actually took it back after all this time!) The paint had started to chip off after only a few months and it looked horrific (see photos). I just couldn't stomach having paid soooo much for it and having it look crappy so quickly. I bought a 2012 Uppababy Vista to replace it, and my Uppababy makes me even more glad I returned the Stokke.
The intelligent engineering of the Uppababy makes things that were annoying with the Stokke but that I just dealt with look utterly ridiculous.
Folding: the Stokke folds into 8,000 pieces (okay, four - the chassis, the seat, the foot rest, and the bumper bar) and is still so huge that it takes up the entire back of my SUV. The Uppa baby folds compactly in one piece, has a standing fold, and I don't know how I ever did without it.
Textile Material: The material on the Uppababy is beautiful as well. It is a thick, durable-feeling material, unlike Stokke's, which is nice but feels like it would rip or snag very easily.
Canopy: Both have UPF50 canopies but the Uppababy has a HUGE canopy extender, about double the size of Stokke's. Plus Stokke's canopy extender is hard, like a bendable plastic, so it was getting warped out of shape with creases from continued use, and it only allowed the canopy to retract as far back as this ~4" ridge of plastic. Uppababy's is made of the same silverish UPF50 material that lines the rest of the canopy, with boning at only the front, so when you tuck it back and retract the canopy it lines up with the boning on the canopy.
Foot Rest: I thought I liked the idea of Stokke's foot rest that extends in and out and is not connected to the seat. However, that meant that when I placed my baby in the seat in the upright position, he was precariously balanced on the edge of a ~6" ledge (or narrower if you have the infant insert in) until I strapped him in while holding him in place with one hand as he reached forward to grab things. In the Uppababy, I am actually placing him IN the stroller, as the foot rest is connected and has a 180 degree range of motion. With the foot rest up (parallel to the ground) he can safely lean forward, grab his feet, grab at me, and throw his weight forward with no risk of falling out while I strap him in.
Bumper Bar: Stokke's bumper bar was detachable, but not a swing away, which meant that every time I took him out of the stroller and put him in the carseat, I had to find a spot to put it - in the back seat, on the roof, on the ground - it was a pain.
The swing away on the uppababyis sooo much easier!
Diaper Bags: The Stokke doesn't accommodate any other diaper bag but its own to attach to the stroller. I tried the Stokke bag it for one day and it was horrible. There aren'y enough compartments, and you need to fully zip and unzip the bag to use it as the shape of the zipper around the bag means items would fall out if you didn't zip it every time. Who has time to do that when you need to grab a spit up cloth, or toy, or water bottle, or whatever quickly and often one-handed?? Plus if you had the seat position in anything burt the highest the bag would drag on the ground when attached to the Stokke. So I promptly returned the Stokke diaper bag and went back to my cheap but amazing Skip Hop Versa. But, with the Stokke, I had to wear this bag on m shoulder everywhere, which got really heavy.
On the Uppababy, my diaper bag attaches to the handle bars or sits in the basket.
Basket: With the Stokke, I was already carrying my diaper bag and then had to carry shopping bags in addition. I looked like a pack mule with a fancy stroller. The bag thing on the front was pretty much ran out of space with the rain cover, mosquito netting, and one stuffed animal. It could never fit a shopping bag containing shoes or several articles of clothing. Plus, stopping, walking around to the front of the stroller, and unzipping the bag was much more trouble than it was worth. Now imagine holding shopping bags and a diaper bag and needing to change a diaper in a public restroom where there are no hooks nearby....yeah.
On the Uppababy, the basket is HUGE and accessible from all sides!!!! I'm obsessed. It's so nice to go shopping and have my hands free to tend to my baby! The basket can hold all sorts of essentials for a day trip where we'd be walking away from the car (around the city, a fair, zoo or amusement park for example) that a diaper bag alone cannot - a heavy blanket, meals and snacks, sweatshirts, toys etc.
Multiple Children: The Uppababy accommodates not only a rider board as the Stokke does, but also a rumble seat, which the Stokke does not. That way I have the flexibility to know that if I have subsequent children more closely spaced, they can both ride in the stroller.
Accessories: The Stokke accessories are so expensive that it's kind of funny. I wanted to buy a foot muff for the winter so I can go for walks in the chilly weather and Stokke charges about $300 for their foot muff, which is included in their winter kit. That's nuts in my opinion. And there are no other options for a muff to fit the Stokke, as the design is so unique.
Uppababy charges $60 for their foot muff. Much better! They also have really cool accessories, like they make a stand to hold the bassinet for home/overnight use, and then sell a laundry component to turn the stand into a laundry basket when the bassinet is no longer being used. Now that's smart!
Engineering & Construction: The Stokke is unique, but the design seems to lack common sense. So much of the Uppababy just makes sense and is easy to use. Plus, the Stokke was made out of "automobile-grade polymer," but let's call a spade a spade: it's $1,000 for plastic. And it's not even dye cast plastic; it's painted! Cheapo cheapo cheap. Gracos are made out of plastic. Even before the painted finish started to chip off like crazy (see photos), I found myself turning my head to strollers with aluminum frames (like the Bugaboo, Quinny, Bumbleride, Peg Perego, and Uppababy). They just look so much nicer, and they are so much more sturdy and durable.
The Uppababy has an aluminum frame that looks beautiful and durable.
Company: Customer service and company values matter to me. Before purchasing my Stokke, the company took over a week to respond to my inquiries. They also were unhelpful and then unresponsive when the paint started to chip off making the stroller look horrible.
Uppababy responded within 15 minutes too all of my inquiries when I was researching the stroller prior to purchasing it. 15 minutes!! I've read that they're great about honoring the warrantee as well. In addition, they're an eco-conscious company. For example, the bassinet carrying case is made from recycled product.
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ORIGINAL REVIEW
As another reviewer said: I want to marry this stroller and have its babies!!
I am not the $1,000 stroller type of person. I mean, I want the best of everything for my baby and I am really serious about quality, but who the heck in their right mind pays $1,000 for a STROLLER? So I mean this wholeheartedly and truly when I say, this is seriously seriously worth every single penny for the NEW one. If you're reading this review and thinking about looking for a used one, DON'T! I mean it! Just buy the new one! Here's why.
Back before I even knew the baby's sex I was researching strollers and fell head over heels for the Stokke concept. I'm big into attachment parenting and natural birth and all that, so I love the idea of a stroller that facilitates a bond between parent and baby as well as encouraging baby's interaction with the world. It's not just a marketing point; it's true that with baby so much higher, he can engage so much more in his surroundings, maintain eye contact with parents and be "part of" conversations going on around him.
I initially considered looking for a used one since for the most part, the hardware functions the same and it's the same concept. But while the old ones still have the same concept, but there are some flaws. The new ones are literally PERFECT. In 2010 Stokke did a total makeover on the strollers and the new ones blow the old ones out of the water. Here is a comparison of the pre-2010 model vs. the post-2010 model. (It might not be comprehensive, but it's things that made the difference for me.)
Old: On some older models there's a problem with the seat dropping down the chassis. I've seen it. It's not pretty. The problem can range from shimmying down as you go over bumps, to outright collapsing down immediately under the weight of the child. Stokke does offer a fix for this but it's a metal pin that immobilizes the seat height entirely, so you can't take advantage of one of the signature features of adjustable seat height.
New: The part that holds the seat in position is really firm and secure. Plus it's supported by a 3 year warrantee (but I haven't read of anyone having that problem with the new model).
Old: Removing the foot rest on the old ones requires you to turn nobs on both sides of the footrest while pulling it down (basically you need three hands).
New: The new ones have one lever on the bottom portion of the footrest so you can do it one handed.
Old: The old seat is quite heavy.
New: I believe the new seat is roomier (don't quote me on that one though), and it's much more lightweight. Read more ›
UPDATE #2
This update is being written six months after my original review, but given that I have changed my star rating, I am putting this update at the front of my review so it makes sense! I hope this information will be helpful to anyone looking to buy a nice stroller.
After 6 months of use and much deliberation, I returned the Stokke. (Amazon actually took it back after all this time!) The paint had started to chip off after only a few months and it looked horrific (see photos). I just couldn't stomach having paid soooo much for it and having it look crappy so quickly. I bought a 2012 Uppababy Vista to replace it, and my Uppababy makes me even more glad I returned the Stokke.
The intelligent engineering of the Uppababy makes things that were annoying with the Stokke but that I just dealt with look utterly ridiculous.
Folding: the Stokke folds into 8,000 pieces (okay, four - the chassis, the seat, the foot rest, and the bumper bar) and is still so huge that it takes up the entire back of my SUV. The Uppa baby folds compactly in one piece, has a standing fold, and I don't know how I ever did without it.
Textile Material: The material on the Uppababy is beautiful as well. It is a thick, durable-feeling material, unlike Stokke's, which is nice but feels like it would rip or snag very easily.
Canopy: Both have UPF50 canopies but the Uppababy has a HUGE canopy extender, about double the size of Stokke's. Plus Stokke's canopy extender is hard, like a bendable plastic, so it was getting warped out of shape with creases from continued use, and it only allowed the canopy to retract as far back as this ~4" ridge of plastic. Uppababy's is made of the same silverish UPF50 material that lines the rest of the canopy, with boning at only the front, so when you tuck it back and retract the canopy it lines up with the boning on the canopy.
Foot Rest: I thought I liked the idea of Stokke's foot rest that extends in and out and is not connected to the seat. However, that meant that when I placed my baby in the seat in the upright position, he was precariously balanced on the edge of a ~6" ledge (or narrower if you have the infant insert in) until I strapped him in while holding him in place with one hand as he reached forward to grab things. In the Uppababy, I am actually placing him IN the stroller, as the foot rest is connected and has a 180 degree range of motion. With the foot rest up (parallel to the ground) he can safely lean forward, grab his feet, grab at me, and throw his weight forward with no risk of falling out while I strap him in.
Bumper Bar: Stokke's bumper bar was detachable, but not a swing away, which meant that every time I took him out of the stroller and put him in the carseat, I had to find a spot to put it - in the back seat, on the roof, on the ground - it was a pain.
The swing away on the uppababyis sooo much easier!
Diaper Bags: The Stokke doesn't accommodate any other diaper bag but its own to attach to the stroller. I tried the Stokke bag it for one day and it was horrible. There aren'y enough compartments, and you need to fully zip and unzip the bag to use it as the shape of the zipper around the bag means items would fall out if you didn't zip it every time. Who has time to do that when you need to grab a spit up cloth, or toy, or water bottle, or whatever quickly and often one-handed?? Plus if you had the seat position in anything burt the highest the bag would drag on the ground when attached to the Stokke. So I promptly returned the Stokke diaper bag and went back to my cheap but amazing Skip Hop Versa. But, with the Stokke, I had to wear this bag on m shoulder everywhere, which got really heavy.
On the Uppababy, my diaper bag attaches to the handle bars or sits in the basket.
Basket: With the Stokke, I was already carrying my diaper bag and then had to carry shopping bags in addition. I looked like a pack mule with a fancy stroller. The bag thing on the front was pretty much ran out of space with the rain cover, mosquito netting, and one stuffed animal. It could never fit a shopping bag containing shoes or several articles of clothing. Plus, stopping, walking around to the front of the stroller, and unzipping the bag was much more trouble than it was worth. Now imagine holding shopping bags and a diaper bag and needing to change a diaper in a public restroom where there are no hooks nearby....yeah.
On the Uppababy, the basket is HUGE and accessible from all sides!!!! I'm obsessed. It's so nice to go shopping and have my hands free to tend to my baby! The basket can hold all sorts of essentials for a day trip where we'd be walking away from the car (around the city, a fair, zoo or amusement park for example) that a diaper bag alone cannot - a heavy blanket, meals and snacks, sweatshirts, toys etc.
Multiple Children: The Uppababy accommodates not only a rider board as the Stokke does, but also a rumble seat, which the Stokke does not. That way I have the flexibility to know that if I have subsequent children more closely spaced, they can both ride in the stroller.
Accessories: The Stokke accessories are so expensive that it's kind of funny. I wanted to buy a foot muff for the winter so I can go for walks in the chilly weather and Stokke charges about $300 for their foot muff, which is included in their winter kit. That's nuts in my opinion. And there are no other options for a muff to fit the Stokke, as the design is so unique.
Uppababy charges $60 for their foot muff. Much better! They also have really cool accessories, like they make a stand to hold the bassinet for home/overnight use, and then sell a laundry component to turn the stand into a laundry basket when the bassinet is no longer being used. Now that's smart!
Engineering & Construction: The Stokke is unique, but the design seems to lack common sense. So much of the Uppababy just makes sense and is easy to use. Plus, the Stokke was made out of "automobile-grade polymer," but let's call a spade a spade: it's $1,000 for plastic. And it's not even dye cast plastic; it's painted! Cheapo cheapo cheap. Gracos are made out of plastic. Even before the painted finish started to chip off like crazy (see photos), I found myself turning my head to strollers with aluminum frames (like the Bugaboo, Quinny, Bumbleride, Peg Perego, and Uppababy). They just look so much nicer, and they are so much more sturdy and durable.
The Uppababy has an aluminum frame that looks beautiful and durable.
Company: Customer service and company values matter to me. Before purchasing my Stokke, the company took over a week to respond to my inquiries. They also were unhelpful and then unresponsive when the paint started to chip off making the stroller look horrible.
Uppababy responded within 15 minutes too all of my inquiries when I was researching the stroller prior to purchasing it. 15 minutes!! I've read that they're great about honoring the warrantee as well. In addition, they're an eco-conscious company. For example, the bassinet carrying case is made from recycled product.
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ORIGINAL REVIEW
As another reviewer said: I want to marry this stroller and have its babies!!
I am not the $1,000 stroller type of person. I mean, I want the best of everything for my baby and I am really serious about quality, but who the heck in their right mind pays $1,000 for a STROLLER? So I mean this wholeheartedly and truly when I say, this is seriously seriously worth every single penny for the NEW one. If you're reading this review and thinking about looking for a used one, DON'T! I mean it! Just buy the new one! Here's why.
Back before I even knew the baby's sex I was researching strollers and fell head over heels for the Stokke concept. I'm big into attachment parenting and natural birth and all that, so I love the idea of a stroller that facilitates a bond between parent and baby as well as encouraging baby's interaction with the world. It's not just a marketing point; it's true that with baby so much higher, he can engage so much more in his surroundings, maintain eye contact with parents and be "part of" conversations going on around him.
I initially considered looking for a used one since for the most part, the hardware functions the same and it's the same concept. But while the old ones still have the same concept, but there are some flaws. The new ones are literally PERFECT. In 2010 Stokke did a total makeover on the strollers and the new ones blow the old ones out of the water. Here is a comparison of the pre-2010 model vs. the post-2010 model. (It might not be comprehensive, but it's things that made the difference for me.)
Old: On some older models there's a problem with the seat dropping down the chassis. I've seen it. It's not pretty. The problem can range from shimmying down as you go over bumps, to outright collapsing down immediately under the weight of the child. Stokke does offer a fix for this but it's a metal pin that immobilizes the seat height entirely, so you can't take advantage of one of the signature features of adjustable seat height.
New: The part that holds the seat in position is really firm and secure. Plus it's supported by a 3 year warrantee (but I haven't read of anyone having that problem with the new model).
Old: Removing the foot rest on the old ones requires you to turn nobs on both sides of the footrest while pulling it down (basically you need three hands).
New: The new ones have one lever on the bottom portion of the footrest so you can do it one handed.
Old: The old seat is quite heavy.
New: I believe the new seat is roomier (don't quote me on that one though), and it's much more lightweight. Read more ›
38 of 44 people found the following review helpful
By no nym
Color Name:Dark Navy
I love it! I want to marry it and have its babies. This is the best stroller on the market, bar none. I absolutely love that my little guy is so high up. He really gets to interact with his environment. It's also great for pulling up at a restaurant table. If you live in a cold wet climate like me you will also appreciate that baby (and his warm stroller liner) are kept well off the ground. Where I live, it seems that everyone has a Bugaboo. I see these folks, and their children are practically IN the snow when they walk down the street. My little love is nice and dry high up in his stroller.
This thing is ingeniously designed. Every adjustment is easy to do and largely intuitive. I have rarely, if ever, needed to consult the directions. You can actually fold this thing almost one handed. It is easy and you don't need an engineering degree like you do on some other pricey strollers. It is also much less heavy than the other fancy strollers out there. Getting in and out of cars is a breeze. The stroller handles beautifully and can even be navigated one handed for the most part. It doesn't hurt that the design is beautiful and chic. I get stopped on the street all the time by people asking about this stroller. I admit I was a bit put off by the price, but I have absolutely no regrets. This stroller was a fabulous investment.
I have only two complaints
1. The lack of storage. If this stroller only had a large storage bag like other high end strollers, it would be perfect. If you live in an urban environment like I do and you want to be able to be out with baby for a good part of the day while running errands, the lack of storage space can be a problem. I have gotten around this by buying inexpensive stroller hooks and a mesh stroller bag to attach to it. It would be nice if Stokke acknowledged the reality of how one actually uses a stroller and provided such a bag themselves.
2. I wish that Stokke would make their amazing, fully reclinable IzI sleep car seat available in the U.S.!!!! The car seat is made to attach to the stroller but is only available outside the U.S. A car seat that can recline flat so that baby can sleep in it for hours if he falls asleep in the car??? And it can attach to the stroller? Sign me up!!
This thing is ingeniously designed. Every adjustment is easy to do and largely intuitive. I have rarely, if ever, needed to consult the directions. You can actually fold this thing almost one handed. It is easy and you don't need an engineering degree like you do on some other pricey strollers. It is also much less heavy than the other fancy strollers out there. Getting in and out of cars is a breeze. The stroller handles beautifully and can even be navigated one handed for the most part. It doesn't hurt that the design is beautiful and chic. I get stopped on the street all the time by people asking about this stroller. I admit I was a bit put off by the price, but I have absolutely no regrets. This stroller was a fabulous investment.
I have only two complaints
1. The lack of storage. If this stroller only had a large storage bag like other high end strollers, it would be perfect. If you live in an urban environment like I do and you want to be able to be out with baby for a good part of the day while running errands, the lack of storage space can be a problem. I have gotten around this by buying inexpensive stroller hooks and a mesh stroller bag to attach to it. It would be nice if Stokke acknowledged the reality of how one actually uses a stroller and provided such a bag themselves.
2. I wish that Stokke would make their amazing, fully reclinable IzI sleep car seat available in the U.S.!!!! The car seat is made to attach to the stroller but is only available outside the U.S. A car seat that can recline flat so that baby can sleep in it for hours if he falls asleep in the car??? And it can attach to the stroller? Sign me up!!
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By Sasa
Color Name:Purple
I bought the 2011 brand new style and it is fantastic !!!! Light weight and easy to manage.....not to mention BEAUTIFUL !!!. I bought the complete set and it has been just awesome. Love how easy it is to ride on any surface and the light weight is just great, can't say it enough. I can use it to go every where and my baby is super comfortable; which is the most important to me. Love it......and my baby loves it toooo...... :-) Happy Baby ,Happy parents.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!
This is a great stroller works really well. It's super light and easy to turn. The big wheels make going over bumpy surfaces a breeze. It's the epitome of German engineering. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Ludvik Jerabek
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great stroller with a few disadvantages
We have had our stroller for 4 months now. And are quite happy with our purchase.
I will first list the things that I love about the Stokke Xplory stroller-
It... Read more
I will first list the things that I love about the Stokke Xplory stroller-
It... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Caleb Gross
4.0 out of 5 stars
I really want to get it, but wanted to know for how long can we use...
Dear Stokke Xplory users! I was really interested in this stroller and wanted to know from other users - that for how long is it good for? Read more
Published 26 days ago by pumpkin
2.0 out of 5 stars
Stokke Xplory Stroller
Overpriced and just average in design execution. Nothing moves fluidly and construction is less than solid
Let me put this another way too. Read more
Let me put this another way too. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Rob
5.0 out of 5 stars
I like the Stroller
The Stroller is very nice, and Baby love it. The seat is very high, so that you can get very close to baby.
Published 1 month ago by flyerli
5.0 out of 5 stars
Saved my kid's life
Our Grandpa fell while pushing the stroller from a bridge with my son inside the stroller and the stroller went down the hill, flipped back and thank God and Stokke, my son was... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tatyana Papa
5.0 out of 5 stars
best
very fast and very nice, good product and nice design. nice color and nice size. came very fast. good guality
Published 1 month ago by carlos f w souza
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very poor customer service - engineering issues
I am very disappointed in this product. I will caveat this by saying that I have a product that has been "gently used" by another family but one would expect a $1000+ stroller to... Read more
Published 2 months ago by E. Reed
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great stroller
Great materials.
Easy to drive, I can steer it with one pinky.
Easy to fold.
Fits easily in the trunk of my Jetta.
Holds Stokke diaper bag as well. Read more
Easy to drive, I can steer it with one pinky.
Easy to fold.
Fits easily in the trunk of my Jetta.
Holds Stokke diaper bag as well. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Too Cool
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good daddy's choice
How to become a good father? I think we have to feel your baby's feelings, this one can make my son see more and i can see what he saw.
Published 2 months ago by Calix
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