I always said I would only have one stroller...now I have three and I am thinking about doubles.
To give you the scenario. Elliot is just over 2 and already 35 lbs and 38 inches tall so weight limits are an issue. We walk a bunch but he is getting to the point where he doesn't want to ride. Most of the singles that convert to doubles ( city select, britax b ready, and i can't remember the other names right now) came out just after I had Elliot.
I have a
bugaboo cameleon - planning on getting a wheeled board so e can stand
single baby jogger performance series
maclaren volo - that we use for travel and hauling up and down stairs
so i really don't think the city select or b ready are for us because E is already so big. I am contemplating a Double Bob so I can walk E to school when I am on maternity leave and have something he can still ride in but 1) we live in a condo with ZERO storage and 2) will it fit in the back of my scion xB? Also the weight limit is 100lbs.
i was also just contemplating having e ride and wearing the baby...
Re: so I have become a stroller whore....but talk to me about double strollers
I have a city select, double bob and a maclaren. Bailey is 39inc and 33lbs and still fits in all of them BUT he likes to ride more then walk. The most comfortable for him is the BOB. I keep the city select in my car since it's the smallest that can hold both and I can use it as a single or double. The double bob mostly stays at home for my walks but we do take it when we go to piedmont or any festival and we'll take it to disney in october.
The 2011 double bobs feel lighter and smaller then my bob. I saw them at REI a few weeks ago and was at first didn't even realise it was a bob. The seats do not look as if they are in a hole like mine and it looks narrower. I would check out the 2011 ones. I love my double bob and its SO EASY to move around places. Even with both boys in it, its easy to handle. I can run with both boys in it and push it with one hand. Plus Bailey can get in/out by himself. If I was walking that much I would get a double bob. They just take the outside so much better then most strollers. I have a RX and I just pop the front wheel off if I need to take hte bob with me. Definitely go check out the 2011s at REI and I bet they will let you try it out in your car to make sure it fits.
I wouldn't worry too much about the weight limit of 100 pounds...my boys are almost 3 and 4, and they are both in the 80th-90th percentile for weight and together they weigh about 75 pounds now. Kids gain a lot slower after age 2, so you'd probably be able to use a double for several years.
I don't have a double Bob, but if you are going to be walking outside a bunch and you have the room to store it, that sounds like a good option. We had a Phil & Ted's Sport with doubles kit (like Heather), and I did like it...however, it was getting heavy and hard to push with the boys, and I felt like Ethan was too big for the back seat. I decided to get rid of it and got a City Mini single when the baby was born, the boys are pretty much done with strollers, and if Jack is walking then Ethan wants to as well. But when Ethan was a baby, it was a good stroller for us!
I also love my Baby Jogger City Mini double! I have big kids too and they do great in this. Caroline is super tall - 42.5 inches and she hops in and out of it when she wants to walk. And Taylor seems to be fine in it. When Taylor was super little I used to just carry him in the bjorn and put Caroline in the jogging stroller. But my little chuncky monkey quickly began to break my back when I wore him too long. So I had to break down and get the double.
***Twin fraternal girls born at 35w6d in 12/2008***