It's one of those things...
All backpacks or mei tai say they can carry anything from X kg to an endless 20 or 30. And people get caught up in buying the super backpack that lasts much longer.
BUT… Backpacks will never last up to that weight.
This is as sacred as Christmas.
I mean, it should be possible, but not in comfortable circumstances or anything like that, either for the carrier or the baby.
Backpacks and mei tai have a panel – the fabric that supports the back and provides knee support. That rectangle measures… from about 26 cm to 56 I think it is the largest I know.
And that means that, just like the pants we all wear, or the shirts, the sizes:
- they do not serve everyone the same;
- no one feels comfortable with a size smaller or larger;
- Is it possible to shrink an L to an S? Yes, but does it look good?…. think about it.
The weights mentioned are merely tests of strength.
Cars can also go up to 250 km/h… or more… but… does anyone do it?
There are brands that offer models in two sizes, baby and toddler.
This is a backpack with a size S and an L for example.
What will fit a Toddler will be too big for a baby – this model is only recommended, in most cases, for babies over 70 cm tall and who know how to sit (even the evolutionary ones).
Like this, a hard backpack, as long as there is comfort and panel/baby compatibility .
There are adjustable backpacks, which shrink, as I mentioned above, which allow them to be used by smaller babies than those with a fixed panel, which are only recommended after the baby has opened their legs wide enough so that they are not doing the splits – generally when they know how to sit up and are around 60 cm tall.
I leave HERE a video of a colleague who did a test and has a very good image representing the sizes and panel/baby compatibility and backpack weights.
