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Good points
- Lightweight.
- Removable mattress cover.
- Lightweight and easy to carry.
- Very easy to fold and unfold the cot.
- Passes key safety tests.
- Removable mattress cover.
- Lightweight.
- Pocket on one cot end.
- Passes key safety tests (note that a previous version tested in 2018, which does not have breathable zones, did not pass. This updated version has mesh sides.).
- 2 wheels with brakes.
- Passed all our safety tests.
- 3 stuffed toys on an arch.
- Passed all our safety tests.
- Lightweight.
- Pocket on one cot end.
- 3 stuffed toys on an arch.
- Nothing in particular.
- Passes key safety tests.
- Two wheels with brakes.
- Passes key safety tests.
- Passed all our safety tests.
- Rocker with 3 stuffed toys and battery operated module with vibrations.
- Nothing in particular.
- A tray with pockets can be attached to one cot end.
- Nothing in particular.
- Passes key safety tests.
- Pocket on one cot end.
- 3 stuffed toys on an arch.
- A pocket at one cot end, and a tray with pockets can be attached to one cot end.
- 3 stuffed toys on an arch.
- A battery operated module with lights, sounds and vibrations.
- 2 wheels with brakes.
- Insect net.
- Passed all our safety tests.
- Passed all our safety tests.
- Easy to use overall, and an easy to install bassinet.
- Removable mattress cover.
- Lightweight.
Bad points
- Serious safety failure: The mattress is not firm enough, creating a possible suffocation risk if a child rolls onto their side or front.
- Note: In response to our findings, Baby Bunting provided us with a February 2021 lab report which indicates it complies to all requirements. CHOICE stands by its results.
- Serious safety failure: The mattress is not firm enough in both upper and lower positions, creating a possible suffocation risk if a child rolls onto their side or front.
- Minor safety failure: Finger entrapment hazard in the openings on the four rectangular rings used for securing the bassinet mattress.
- Very hard, very awkward and fiddly to secure the mattress to the base of the cot and bassinet.
- Flimsy build, with sides, ends, top rails and base deforming and flexing a lot.
- Minor safety failure: The upper part of each side and end can be partially disassembled by opening the zipper along the top rails, and there is concern that any resulting opening could pose a head/neck entrapment hazard.
- Serious safety failure: The openings in the mesh can create a finger entrapment hazard.
- Serious safety failure: The mattress is not firm enough, creating a possible suffocation risk if a child rolls onto their side or front.
- Serious safety failure: In the upper position (bassinet mode), the cot doesn't have adequate mesh breathable zones at one end, creating a suffocation risk if a child rolls face first against it.
- Very minor safety failure: There are pinching points that pose an injury to the person folding/unfolding the cot, at the corners where the top rails are joined. Very hard to secure the mattress to the upper position, and very hard to release it, such as for packing up.
- In response to our findings, manufacturer Roger Armstrong says the portacot is the same as the currently-recommended Roger Armstrong 3 in 1 Portacot RA2228 (that CHOICE tested in 2021 from a 2020 batch) apart from the fabric colour and "has never changed design or manufacturing techniques in any way in past 7 years". It says it "disputes [CHOICE's] findings completely. This portacot meets all standards always and has passed every single test (mattress firmness was tested in accordance with AS/NZS 8811.1:2013)". CHOICE stands by its results on the model we tested, which was from a 2023 batch.
- Minor safety failure: Finger entrapment hazards at one end of the mattress.
- Minor safety failure: Mattress can separate from its position when used in bassinet mode.
- Very minor safety failure: There are finger pinching points at the corners where the top rails are joined that are a hazard to the person folding/unfolding the cot.
- Very hard to set up and fold up the frame.
- Nothing in particular.
- Minor safety failure: The cot sides and ends can be partially disassembled by unzipping along the top rails; there is concern a child could get out of the cot.
- Serious safety failure: The mattress is not firm enough, creating a possible suffocation risk if a child rolls onto their side or front.
- Very minor safety failure: There are pinching points that pose an injury to the person folding/unfolding the cot, at the corners where the top rails are joined.
- Very hard to secure the mattress to the upper position, and very hard to release it, such as for packing up.<p>In response to our findings, CNP Brands sent us a third party test report showing the product passes safety standards, saying "we have been selling this item through major retailers for over 24 months, and they have conducted thorough inspections of their stock without raising any of the concerns mentioned in the report. Furthermore we have not received any safety concerns from either the QA teams of the retailers or from end customers". It believes CHOICE did not assemble the cot correctly; CHOICE also operates an in-house accredited lab and stands by its results.</p>
- Serious safety failure: There is a neck entrapment risk at the top sides of the cot if the locking mechanism fails and the cot collapses inwards.
- Serious safety failure: The mattress is not firm enough, creating a possible suffocation risk if a child rolls onto their side or front.
- Very minor safety failure: There are pinching points that pose an injury to the person folding and unfolding the cot, at the corners where the top rails are joined.
- Heavy.
- Quite large even when folded.
- Very hard to secure the mattress to the upper position, and very hard to release it, such as for packing up.
- In response to our findings, Baby Bunting says: "Baby Bunting disagrees with the findings and reviews of our private label portable cots by Choice. All our private label products are independently tested by reputable world class third party laboratories against both the ACCC mandatory standards and most current voluntary Australian or recognised international standards. All our products go through stringent lab and in house testing to ensure the utmost safety to our customers."
- CHOICE also operates an in-house accredited lab and stands by its results.
- Minor safety failure: Cot sides and ends can be partially disassembled by unzipping along the top rails. There is concern that a child may be able to open the zipper and any resulting opening may pose a head/neck entrapment hazard.
- Serious safety failure: The mattress is not firm enough, creating a possible suffocation risk if a child rolls onto their side or front.
- Very minor safety failure: There are pinching points that pose an injury to the person folding/unfolding the cot, at the corners where the top rails are joined.
- Very hard to secure the mattress to the upper position, and very hard to release it, such as for packing up.
- In response to our findings, Baby Bunting says: "Baby Bunting disagrees with the findings and reviews of our private label portable cots by Choice. All our private label products are independently tested by reputable world class third party laboratories against both the ACCC mandatory standards and most current voluntary Australian or recognised international standards. All our products go through stringent lab and in house testing to ensure the utmost safety to our customers."
- CHOICE also operates an in-house accredited lab and stands by its results.
- Very minor safety failure: There are pinching points at the corners where the top rails are joined that are a hazard to the person folding/unfolding the cot.
- Heavy.
- Heavy.
- Very hard to secure the mattress to the lower position.
- Serious safety failure: The mattress is not firm enough, creating a possible suffocation risk if a child rolls onto their side or front.
- Very minor safety failure: There are pinching points that pose an injury to the person folding/unfolding the cot, at the corners where the top rails are joined.
- Serious safety failure: The mattress is not firm enough, creating a possible suffocation risk if a child rolls onto their side or front.
- Serious safety failure: The gap between the side of the change table and the adjacent top rail of the cot could potentially trap a child's limb.
- Very minor safety failure: There are pinching points that pose an injury to the person folding/unfolding the cot, at the corners where the top rails are joined.
- Very hard to secure the mattress to the upper position, and very hard to release it, such as for packing up.
- Note: Love n Care disagrees with our findings and provided us with test reports from an accredited lab indicating compliance to mandatory and voluntary standards. CHOICE also operates an in-house accredited lab and stands by its results.
- Serious safety failure: The mattress does not neatly fit the base, creating gaps that could potentially trap the head and cause suffocation.
- Serious safety failure: The mattress is not firm enough creating a possible suffocation risk if a child rolls onto their side or front.
- Serious safety failure: The base has significant gaps, making it uneven and not flat enough to be a safe sleeping surface.
- Very minor safety failure: There are pinching points at the corners where the top rails are joined that are a hazard to the person folding/unfolding the cot.
- Very minor safety failure: There are finger pinching points at the corners where the top rails are joined that are a hazard to the person folding/unfolding the cot.
- Serious safety failure: In the upper position (bassinet mode), the cot doesn't have adequate mesh breathable zones at one end, creating a suffocation risk if a child rolls face first against it.
- Serious safety failure: The mattress is not firm enough in the upper position (bassinet mode), creating a possible suffocation risk if a child rolls onto their side or front.
- Serious safety failure: The change table accessory has no harness and the sides are also not angled steeply enough to minimise the risk of rolling off.
- Very minor safety failure: There are pinching points that pose an injury to the person folding/unfolding the cot, at the corners where the top rails are joined.
- Heavy.
- Very hard to secure the mattress to the lower position.
- Nothing in particular.
- Serious safety failure: The mattress is not firm enough, creating a possible suffocation risk if a child rolls onto their side or front.
- Minor safety failure: The mesh openings may trap a child's fingers.
- Minor safety failure: Certain sections of the cot can be partially or almost fully disassembled by opening a combination of zippers; there is concern that a child may be able to open them and get out of the cot, or any resulting opening may pose a head/neck entrapment hazard.
Features
Pocket
Wheels
Brakes
Insect net
Optional extra
Bassinet
Change table
Toys
Specifications
Weight (kg)
5.2
5.4
6.1
10.6
8.7
8.5
9
5
9.3
12.5
8.8
10.7
12.2
16.4
7.4
10.4
7.4
10.3
12.8
7.7
10.7
3.9
In-use dimensions (cm, H x W x D)
68 x 79 x 115
65 x 94 x 130
65 x 81 x 113
77 x 80 x 114
80 x 76 x 109
74 x 93 x 111
87 x 68 x 98
70 x 71 x 109
77 x 79 x 108
88 x 69 x 111
67 x 84 x 118
77 x 78 x 110
81 x 73 x 107
88 x 79 x 109
78 x 79 x 107
79 x 86 x 118
79 x 84 x 117
76 x 80 x 115
77 x 85 x 114
67 x 81 x 112
76 x 71 x 104
62 x 85 x 121
Packed dimensions (cm, H x W x D)
49 x 18 x 61
71 x 15 x 71
49 x 18 x 61
24 x 24 x 77
27 x 26 x 80
54 x 24 x 78
67 x 16 x 86
53 x 17 x 66
26 x 26 x 79
87 x 22 x 66
61 x 13 x 90
27 x 27 x 76
35 x 34 x 80
40 x 38 x 86
26 x 26 x 78
27 x 27 x 78
24 x 27 x 79
24 x 26 x 76
37 x 28 x 80
36 x 21 x 90
35 x 32 x 79
48 x 17 x 58
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