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  "title": "Infant car seats with the lightest carriers, carried without the base",
  "question": "Which infant car seats have the lightest carriers for carrying without the base?",
  "answer": "UPPAbaby Aria V2 (albeebaby.com): The carrier weighs 6 lb without the canopy and infant insert. The carrier measured 6.8 lb on the test scale, above the claimed 6 lb but still the lightest carrier in the comparison group.\nUPPAbaby Aria V2 (megababiesusa.com): The carrier weighs 6 lb without the canopy and infant insert. The reviewer found installation intuitive, the visual indicators reassuring, and the seat exceptionally light to carry.\nEvenflo Shyft DualRide: Measured the carrier at 9 lb without wheels and 19 lb with them, the base at 10 lb, the widest point at 17.5 in and front-to-back roughly 30 in on the base.",
  "kind": "infant car seat",
  "market": "US",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-22T19:07:23.870Z",
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    "Overall score"
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    "price": "Prices and stock change, so this page prints neither: each product name links to its RoboTrunk page, which shows them live."
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      "product": "UPPAbaby Aria V2",
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      "value": "The review concludes the seat is worth it if portability is the top priority, because it is the lightest carrier on the market while still having a load leg and Anti-Rebound+ Panel.",
      "stated_as": "The review concludes the seat is worth it if portability is the top priority, because it is the lightest carrier on the market while still having a load leg and Anti-Rebound+ Panel.",
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      "source_read_at": "2026-10-11T08:07:39.678Z"
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      "product": "UPPAbaby Aria V2",
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      "value": "The carrier weighs 6 lb without the canopy and infant insert.",
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      "value": "It scored 75 out of 100 overall, with crash test the most heavily weighted category, followed by LATCH installation.",
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      "product": "Evenflo Shyft DualRide",
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      "value": "Measured the carrier at 9 lb without wheels and 19 lb with them, the base at 10 lb, the widest point at 17.5 in and front-to-back roughly 30 in on the base.",
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      "value": "Scored 77 overall, with ease of use 4 of 5, fit-to-vehicle using LATCH 5 of 5, fit-to-vehicle using the belt 5 of 5 and carrier-only fit 4 of 5.",
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