I’m embarking on seven days of x-country travel with my 5 month old on Thursday. Yes, I am insane. Drugstore.com sells this for $219 (+$5 for non standard shipping). Get $11 drugstore dollars back plus use MrRebates.com for 7% back. Much better deal. The crib sheet isn’t necessary at all (thought it might be, but decided to try it first without).
Baby has been using this since Sunday, and loves it. It DOES assemble/disassemble with TOTAL & COMPLETE EASE. I’m glad I dropped 2Cs on it. This & the bjorn baby-sitter 1-2-3 (also bought off of drugstore, they had 20% off) are the two baby gear items accompanying us on the trip.
Yeah, they might be more expensive, but when space/weight is really at a premium and you don’t want your child to have to sleep with a metal bar in her back for two weeks, it’s worth it.
Bjorn makes nice stuff, but it sure is expensive!! For our kids we used a Graco Pack N Play, we were happy with it and it was around $70. It only took a couple of minutes to set up and break down…