Pushchairs with big shopping baskets - what to consider

A pushchair with a decent shopping basket to store baby essentials - snacks, toys, wipes, muslins and a rain cover - can be a lifesaver when heading out with your baby.

But hanging heavy bags of shopping from the pushchair handles can be dangerous. And you wouldn't want to be weighed down with a heavy changing bag or rucksack if you need to pick up essential supplies while you're out.

Read on for our pick of the pushchairs that provide good storage options for your shopping or baby essentials, plus three models to avoid if a decent basket is what really matters to you.

Which are the  we've tested? Read our guide to find out.

Pushchairs with good storage options

Uppababy Cruz V2, £740

This pushchair, which is also compatible with carrycots and car seats, has an enormous 13.6kg-capacity shopping basket, so you can really stuff in your baby necessities, from XL packs of nappies to a coat or pushchair rain cover.

Bugaboo Fox 5 pram, £892

Another pushchair brand known for it's high-capacity storage options is Bugaboo. The Fox 5 is one of a range of models that has a 10kg capacity basket. It also has high sides, a solid base and good access all round.

Cosatto Wow 3 pram, £800

The Wow 3 has a large storage basket that can hold a maximum weight of 8kg. It's got good access from the back and there's an extra pouch that attaches to the back rest, but which can be unzipped and used as a shoulder bag.

Pushchair storage stopping tips

If you're shopping for a buggy, it's worth considering these aspects if you're likely to take your pushchair out when shopping:

Measure your changing bag (if you already own one) to check it will fit in the basket.

If it won't, check whether the pushchair has clip-on points for you to attach your bag to the handlebar, and that the pushchair can withstand the weight of the bag without tipping backwards.

Check to see if any chassis bars might block access to the basket. Likewise, recline the seat fully to see if it makes it difficult to reach into the basket.

Check whether the basket has a low back or front wall, as it could mean that items fall out when tackling kerbs.

Watch out for tandem double pushchairs (where the second seat is located behind or in front of the first seat). Very often the basket space is obstructed by the second seat, with your child's feet resting in the basket area.

Lightweight strollers usually have small baskets, so if storage is an important feature, you may want to consider a larger model.

How does Which? test shopping basket storage?

When we send pushchairs to our lab for testing, we get our experts to test them with the maximum weight permitted in the basket. This is to check whether the basket might drag on the floor or when going up kerbs.

We also check whether a basket can actually hold items that equate to the claimed weight limit.

So, for a pushchair that's claimed to offer 5kg of storage, our lab experts put a 4-pint bottle of milk, a 1kg box of washing powder, 500 ml bottle of water, one packet of Bourbon cream biscuits, and a pack of Pampers New Baby nappies into the basket.

We've found that some pushchairs might have a certain claimed weight limit, but in reality you can't fit very much in them.

Experts and parents also assess whether the walls of the basket are so low that items might fall out when you're tipping the pushchair onto a kerb or going over bumpy ground.

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