The Larktale Coast is a good quality full size stroller that’s relatively lightweight (it weighs just over 21 lbs). Once I got the Coast (mostly) put together, I really enjoyed using it. The padded, adjustable handlebar extends to a nice height that was ideal for both of the tall parents in our family. The storage basket is generously-sized, and easily held my purse, as well as all of the stuff my kids feel it’s necessary to bring along. When we took the stroller to our local farmer’s market, we stuffed it full of produce and groceries, and didn’t end up with any bruised fruits or veggies.
I really appreciated the fact that the Larktale Coast comes with a divided snack tray as well as a cup holder, two pretty important accessories that parents often have to purchase separately at considerable expense. My daughter found the fully-reclining seat comfortable, and the Coast provided a nice smooth ride, even over grass and uneven pavement.
My biggest complaints about the Coast are that I found it absolutely impossible to put the canopy on correctly, and it’s just not that easy or intuitive to fold. The canopy was so difficult to figure out that I actually ended up just leaving one side of it completely unattached, but when the canopy was deployed this meant that there was a not-insignificant gap through which the very strong Los Angeles sun was able to slip through.
Folding and unfolding the Coast is definitely an issue, especially since the first thing I had to do when it arrived was figure out how to unfold it in order to put it together. It’s not a single-handed fold, as you have to engage two separate levers on either side of the stroller in order to get it to collapse, and I found that it was overall just rather difficult to do quickly and efficiently. That being said, it does fold up compactly, which made it easy to store and to put in the trunk of my car.