What makes Sprout Outdoors gear reviews different?

As a parent, you have no doubt realized how overwhelming it can be to sort through the mountain of choices, options and features available for baby gear today. Whether you are a parenting newbie, or a veteran with multiple stroller assemblies under your belt, all parents could use some help sorting through the ever-changing baby and kids gear landscape.

We here at Sprout Outdoors work to provide the best, most thorough and consistent gear reviews on the latest stuff for active, outdoor, on-the-go families. To this end, our gear reviews are the result of testing and use by real parents just like you. We’ll tell you what we like, what worked well and what could be better.

Our reviews are unbiased and we are not paid to write reviews on behalf of manufacturers. It is our belief that all products have both positive and negative aspects for every user and that every parent’s needs are different. As a result, our reviews point out both the positive and the negative with every product and provide information on a range of criteria so that consumers can find the right option for them. Our overall rating (star value) is based upon our tester’s overall experience and comparison against other similar products. 

Each of our reviews covers a consistent set of criteria so you can easily compare brands and models. Some of these criteria include:

Specifications: All the vital statistics.
Features: Manufacturer info on model features, bells and whistles, etc.
Testing Conditions: Who, what, where, age of child, mental state of parent, etc. so you can know under what conditions we used the product.
Assembly: Level of difficulty, number of parents required, number of phone calls to manufacturer required.
Ease of Use:A breeze to manage or a “chuck-the-sippy-cup-and-go-home” experience.
Comfort for Child/Parent: Was everyone happy? Did baby fall asleep? Did you?
Storage: How much can it hold so you can take even MORE baby/kid stuff with you.
Safety: Peace of mind.
Cleanability: How easy is it to wash out those ground-in cheerios?
Pros: What we liked best.
Cons: What could have been better.
Comparable models/brands: Other options you might consider in the same product category.
Overall MySprout Performance Score: Based on a comparison to other products in the same category and performance range.

Is there a product you would like us to review? Please email us at info@sproutoutdoors.com to let us know more!