PORTABLE BABY CRIBS
LIGHTWEIGHT TRAVEL CRIBS

Portable baby cribs are handy for so many different reasons. If you travel, camp or occasionally need for baby to sleep somewhere other than in the nursery this is a modern invention that you don't want to live without. If making the list of baby gear to take camping, a lightweight crib should be at the top of your list.
Packing for a camping trip involves a lot of planning and a lot of heavy stuff has to be loaded. If baby is going along for the ride, just the necessities make a substantial addition to supplies that are considered normal for a weekend trip. The idea of backpacking with all that heavy stuff gives me a back ache!

Sunshine Kids Pogy Portable Travel Popup Bed / Crib

Qualities that you should look for in portable baby cribsshould be:

• that it folds or collapses into a small flat package
• that is lightweight and easy to carry
• that it has a good mattress with properly fitting travel crib sheets, bedding or comforters
• that it has a bassinet for newborn infants
• that it comes with mosquito netting

Even if camp in a fancy air-conditioned camper, mosquito netting is a desirable feature in a portable crib. If you find a crib with netting you get baby bug protection and a travel bed all for one cheap price. That's my kind of baby gear!

The best advice I can give you when shopping for portable baby cribs for camping or travelling with baby or would be: find the safest, most lightweight, compact crib with a bassinet that you can find!

Camping with newborn babies is challenging so any tips and suggestions that you can pick up from other parents who travel with their babies will be very helpful. Another idea is to read reviews of portable baby cribs that are currently on the market. At the time of this article the Graco Travel Lite Crib is rated very highly and appears to be one of the best choices.

Most portable cribs now coming colors to match any nursery theme with colors ranging from gender neutral shades of green to dark chocolate brown each with matching crib sheets. The pros by far outweigh the cons, but one negative comment that caught my eye was the one that stated that the crib mattress was rather thin. The review gave the suggestion that you might be able to add padding or otherwise add to the thickness of the travel crib mattress. I would suggest that you examine any portable baby cribs before you buy them as I think it may be dangerous to add padding or change the size of the crib mattress. If you change the size of the mattress the crib sheets and other bedding might not fit properly which could pose a danger to your child.