The Quick Verdict
Get the Bag Boy Compact 3. At $259.95 list it's $60.95 more than the CaddyTek, and for that you get a published weight, Top-Lok bag retention, and a two-year warranty versus one. The CaddyTek folds to a smaller volume and lists for less — worth a look if trunk space is genuinely tight. Check price at TGW →
What They Have in Common
Both are three-wheel push carts. Both fold down, include an umbrella holder, a cup holder and a storage console, and use a handle-mounted or foot-actuated brake. Neither lists an open footprint, and neither publishes a seat as included — though CaddyTek sells one separately for $65.95.
Where They Differ
Size and the trunk question
The CaddyTek folds to 14.4 × 8.5 × 28.4 in, which is 2.0 cu ft. The Bag Boy folds to 21.5 × 13 × 18 in, which is 2.9 cu ft — 0.9 cu ft more by volume. That's a real difference if you're packing the trunk tight. But volume isn't the only number to check: the CaddyTek's longest folded dimension is 28.4 inches, and the Bag Boy's is 21.5. If the space between your wheel arch and the hatch is less than 28.4 inches, the CaddyTek's compact volume doesn't help you. Measure that distance before you count the trunk win for either cart.
The Bag Boy achieves its fold with a front wheel that tucks under the frame in three steps. The CaddyTek uses what it calls a 2-Step EZ-Fold. Two steps versus three is the description; whether either is quick or awkward is something I haven't personally worked out.
Weight
The Bag Boy lists at 13.5 lbs. CaddyTek publishes only a ceiling — "under 18.5 lbs" — which tells you it weighs somewhere less than 18.5 but gives no actual figure. That's too wide a range to compare. Thirteen and a half pounds is what goes into the trunk twice a round; CaddyTek doesn't publish the equivalent number.
What's in the box
The Bag Boy includes a detachable umbrella holder, a cup holder, a deep scorecard console, and Top-Lok bag retention. The CaddyTek includes a storage console, a cooler basket, a mesh net, and a 31-inch-wide handle. The CaddyTek's integrated cooler basket is a place for a cold drink and snacks without a separate clip-on. The CaddyTek also includes an umbrella holder and a cup holder, so the two boxes are closer than the cooler basket alone suggests.
On bag retention: the Bag Boy has its Top-Lok system. The CaddyTek uses upper and lower bag holder brackets, with an optional elastic upper strap included.
Brake and warranty
The Bag Boy has a handle-mounted parking brake; the CaddyTek has a positive-lock foot brake. One's at your hand, the other's at your foot. The Bag Boy backs its cart with a two-year limited warranty. The CaddyTek's is one year. An extra year of coverage is worth something on a cart you're putting in and out of the trunk twice a week.
Who Should Buy Which
Get the Bag Boy Compact 3 if:
- You want to know exactly what the cart weighs before you buy it
- Your trunk can't give up 28.4 inches in one direction — the Compact 3's longest folded side is 21.5
- You want a named bag-retention system, which here is Top-Lok
- Two years of warranty coverage matters to you
Get the CaddyTek CaddyLite EZ V8 if:
- Your trunk is short on volume but has 28.4 inches to give in one direction — 2.0 cu ft against 2.9
- You want a built-in cooler basket and don't need a published weight to make the call
- Saving $60.95 at list is the deciding factor
The Bottom Line
The Bag Boy Compact 3 is the better-documented cart: known weight, Top-Lok bag retention, a two-year warranty, and a folded size that doesn't require measuring whether 28.4 inches clears your wheel arch. The CaddyTek folds to a smaller volume and lists for less, and the cooler basket is something the Bag Boy doesn't list. But with a weight published only as a ceiling, you're still filling in a blank on the CaddyTek. The Bag Boy answers that question up front.