Portable Baby
We live in Canada and our son Holden in now just over a year old. We travel a lot - on trips to grandma and grandpa’s house, to see other members of our family - so having a portable baby bed for our son is important.
Until Holden was about nine months old he would sleep in the Little Life (LittleLife) Infant Baby Travel Bed. Some friends of ours have used the Pea Pod (PeaPod) Travel Bed for Infants.
I thought it would be interesting to compare the two beds.
Little Life (LittleLife) Infant Baby Travel Bed
- Weight: 1.7 pounds or under 775 grams
- Fold down size: 30 cm in diameter x 5 cm thick or 12 in. in diameter x 2 in thick
- Assembled size: 56 cm wide x 100 cm long x 40 cm high. In inches that is 22 in wide x 40 in long x 16 in high
- Ease of set up: Easily setup and put away by one person
- Access to baby: Side panels can be easily opened for quick access to the baby.
- Good air ventilation: Mesh panels that will allow for good air flow.
- Sleeping surface: Detachable padded liner that is soft to the touch but is firm, providing good support for baby. Padded liner is detachable making it very easy to clean.
- Affordability: Can be purchased at an on line retailer for $60
Pea Pod (PeaPod) Travel Bed
- Weight: Approximately 2 pounds - under a kilogram
- Fold down size: 35 cm diameter x 12.7cm tall or 14 in. diameter x 5 in. tall
- Assembled size: 76 cm wide x 122 cm long x 45cm tall or in inches 30 wide x 48 long x 18 high
- Ease of set up: Easily setup by one person - can be difficult to pack away.
- Access to baby: Side panels can be easily opened for quick access to the baby.
- Good air ventilation: Mesh panels that will allow for good air flow.
- Sleeping surface: Inflatable air mattress helps protect baby from cold, and provides a comfortable place to sleep. Inflating the mattress means that it takes longer to set up bed. An air pump comes with the bed.
- Affordability: Can be purchased at on line retailers for approximately $85.
Comparison
- Weight: Similar weight - no advantage
- Fold down size: Advantage Little Life due to its smaller fold down size
- Assembled size: Advantage Pea Pod - it is larger
- Ease of set up: Advantage Little Life since it is easier to put away. Both are easy to setup.
- Access to baby: Similar design - no advantage
- Good air ventilation: Similar design - no advantage
- Sleeping surface: Advantage Little Life - padded liner easier to set up
- Affordability: Advantage Little Life - can be purchased on line for 25% less
Overall advantage goes to Little Life Infant Baby Travel Bed.
Little Life bed can be purchased on line at Baby Travel Planet for under $60. Mountain Baby sells the Pea Pod for $84.95.
Baby Travel Planet sells Little Life (LittleLife) travel beds for infants and toddlers to customers in Canada and USA!
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