Carrier Wars: Happy Baby Original vs Sakura Bloom Scout - baby carrier comparison / review

I'm providing a DETAILED comparison of two of my favorite soft structured carriers and highlighting the features I love most. WILL THERE BE A WINNER?

Video Notes:

HBC = Happy Baby Carrier
OG = Original Carrier
SB = Sakura Bloom

Happy Baby Website - Original Carrier Landing Page:
https://happybabycarriers.com/product...

Sakura Bloom Website - Scout Landing Page:
https://sakurabloom.com/collections/s...


Facebook BST (Buy/Sell/Trade Groups) - this is where you can find secondhand carriers. Both of these brands have a strong secondhand market and at times carriers can even be seen selling on these pages for more than the original retail price due to availability and limited releases.

Happy Baby Carriers B/S/T and chit chat! :
This is the official Buy/Sell/Trade Happy Baby group and is moderated by one of the creators of the Happy Baby brand

Sakura Bloom Chit Chat & BST :
  / sakurabloomchitchat  
Sakura bloom does not have an "official" brand-managed BST group, however there are several self managed Sakura Bloom groups. The group above is one of them

Scout fit notes (2017-2021):
(disclaimer-- I have not tried every single one of these personally, but this is a list of generally accepted fit differences for the generations of SB scouts - although in some years the change seemed to occur mid-year and so may not apply to all carriers manufactured that year)
2017 - narrow straps, narrow base panel
2018 - wider straps, narrow base panel
2019 - narrow straps, wider base panel
2020 - slightly wider and shorter straps, wider base panel with leg padding
2021 - narrow straps, wider base panel with leg padding