Double Strollers - Opinions and Feedback

budgetbride26 · February 2010

Ava was born in the winter and with it being flu season, we pretty much stayed inside throughout my maternity leave. With #2 coming in the spring, I am really hoping to be able to take lots of outdoor walks, and get out of the house. (wishful thinking) I am thinking the double stroller is going to be best for us vs. single stroller/carrying the baby.

Also, Ava still loves her stroller - I can still keep her happy in it for 1-2 hr shopping trips at the mall or elsewhere, and she uses the snack tray/cup holder and usually eats/snacks while we are out and about. She was never one to sleep or nap in the stroller. So I'll cut to the chase...below are the 3 strollers I was looking at online. I was hoping to find one that would work with the infant seat (We have the Graco Snugride) and also use later on when the baby can sit on her own. I'm a wimp, so ease of use is also a factor for me. If you have any of these, or looked at them, I'm looking for feedback and pros/cons.Or if you have another recommendation, I'm open to other suggestions.

Phil & Teds Inline Doubles - concern I have is that I don't see a tray or cup holders. Not sure if there is some accessory add-on option here? Also, do you have to remove the 2nd seat to fold?

Bumbleride Indie Twin Stroller - con appears to be the price, and I don't know where to find this stroller locally to check it out? Does anyone know where to find it - it gets great reviews.

Kolcraft Contours Options Tandem Stroller - Price is great on this, and I saw a woman with this stroller in the mall and was really impressed after talking to her. But I read that this only supports up to 40lbs and Ava is already 32lbs. Not sure whether she will outgrow using the stroller by 40lbs anyways?

If you have read this far, thanks, and I'm sorry if I appear to be rambling on here...I'm so confused and this is a big purchase!

Daisy22 · February 2010

Almost all my friends with 2 babies have the BOB dualie. It's the easiest thing ever to stir even through its a double. It is pricey but REI has a sale in March/April and you can get 20% off of it. I have heard this one is better then the Indie. We'll probably get this when we have #2.

Mrs.PeachyKeen · February 2010

I don't know know much about double strollers, but call the Baby's Room Kennesaw. I know that they carry of other Bumbleride's, I just didn't pay attention to if they had the double.

I've heard good things about the Valco Latitude for 2(I saw one at N. Point the other day), but I don't know of anywhere locally that carries Valco(maybe New Baby Products is where I think I saw the Ion) It accomodates a car seat.

Also Baby Jogger make the city Mini in a double and that is at Babys Room Kennesaw as well.

maykat · February 2010

I love the P and T Sport. There is no tray or cupholders...that's the downfall. The good thing is you can use this right away. I put Aerin in the part that folds down and just layed her in there and she slept fine...others have not liked this part as much. You should go to the Baby's Room in Kennesaw for a demo.

I looked into the Bumbleride--saw this and it looks so cool, but the reviews led me to believe it was really heavy and bulky--same with the Kolcraft Contours.

The other stroller that I wanted but never got was the Peg Double Aria (60/40). The Graco carseat attaches to it. This one is lightweight and has the cupholders and tray.

I never found my dream double stroller--I think in order to be fully happy, I needed, the P and T, Double Bob, and the Peg/and or Joovy Sit and Stand.

K&P414 · February 2010

Do y'all have a Buy Buy Baby? They have a lot of great doubles instock.

care99 · February 2010

You can look at the Bumbleride at Baby's Room Kennesaw. I was going to get it and I can't remember why I didn't like it. It was pretty big folded down, I think? And Colin was kind of mushed in there. He HATED the P&T, sitting in the back. I could barely make him get in it. So we got the BOB duallie and I'm getting ready to get a Maclaren double now that Hayden can sit up. To be honest, I never took both of them anywhere by myself at the beginning, so I just used the BOB for walks and stuff. If we went to the mall or something like that, we took our Maclaren for Colin and used the Snap and Go for Hayden and Marc and I each took one. There is no way I could have gotten both of them to the mall. Maybe I'm just a wimp!

budgetbride26 · February 2010

Sounds like the baby's room in Kennesaw is the place to check them all out. Why did I think this store had closed?

I will definitely look into the Bob as well.....thanks for the feeback, keep it coming!

And Carrie, don't scare me that I will never make it to the mall successfully with 2 kids, cause Brian is so NOT a shopper! If I have to take him, I might as well not go

UGAbride · February 2010

maykat:

I love the P and T Sport. There is no tray or cupholders...that's the downfall. The good thing is you can use this right away. I put Aerin in the part that folds down and just layed her in there and she slept fine...others have not liked this part as much. You should go to the Baby's Room in Kennesaw for a demo.

I looked into the Bumbleride--saw this and it looks so cool, but the reviews led me to believe it was really heavy and bulky--same with the Kolcraft Contours.

The other stroller that I wanted but never got was the Peg Double Aria (60/40). The Graco carseat attaches to it. This one is lightweight and has the cupholders and tray.

I never found my dream double stroller--I think in order to be fully happy, I needed, the P and T, Double Bob, and the Peg/and or Joovy Sit and Stand.

Ditto all this! We have the P&T, love it but it does not have a snack tray for either child and this was frustrating. And Ethan just did not really fit in the newborn set up, so it wasn't used much till he was sitting up. I do love that it's essentially a single stroller size, though, very easy to manuever at the mall...however, when two kids are in it there's hardly any basket (since the baby is practically riding in the basket).

I agree with maykat's last statement about needing the P&T, double Bob, and Peg or Joovy...if only

hthomas02 · February 2010

we have the P&T and we love it! Finn still will sit in the stroller for hours on end. and he used to use the snack tray all the time so I was worried but when we made the switch we just switched him to those snack trap things and he puts his drink in the seat next to him and he didn't even bat an eye about not having a snack tray anymore. only word of warning, Riley did not like to lay flat though so it wasn't all that useful until he could sit up in the seat at 3 months old. and yes you have to take the seat off to fold but it is so easy it takes one second to do. all in all we love this damn stroller, I can take it anywhere and its not a big double wide so it is just badass.

keg · February 2010

I'm another P&T fan! Yes, you do have to remove the second seat, but it's not difficult to do that. It does take a little finesse to fold it, but I think it's definitely worth it. Ditto the others who said the great thing is that it's a double the size of a single. I've had a tandem double snap n go and those are difficult to steer and are hard to push on hills. I have a Combi side by side and it's wide. I love my P&T because it works great for the mall and other places where width is an issue (like the houses at the Botanical Gardens) and it drives beautifully so is great for outdoor walks and going over uneven ground or pavement.

A&JNelson · February 2010

I know people that have the Combi Twin & love it. And its fits through the door and weighs only like 21 lbs. Also love that its side by side and you can use the infant carrier in it.

dbryson · February 2010

go to: returnsforsale.com and see what they have. test them out in the stores here and if they have one on this site you can get it for a lot less but you have to hurry if it is on there. they usually only have one.

I got a $990 Urban Mountain Buggy which is THE BOMB for double strollers (it is what the New York women use as it is a jogger but can turn on a dime and fit through a regular door ...holla!) for like $480. And it was in a brand new box, never opened. They just discontinued the color I have which is red ...I could care less about color.

mmd7999 · February 2010

another vote for the Phil and Teds. I LOVE it. I walk the dog while pushing the kids with one hand at times. My neighborhood has lot of hills and I have no problem manuvering. Because its narrow there is no problem in places that dont accomodate a double wide. I also really like the fact that when my oldest is done with riding the stroller I can still use it as a single. I got mine at costco onnline for a steal. you can find alot of good deals online

jodylynn · February 2010

I dont have any advice on double strollers I just wanted to say hi and miss you!

lap131 · February 2010

I have a Phil and Teds Sport. I love it when I go for walks but not so much for shopping. You can get a cup holder/bag for you that straps to the handle. I think one of the other models actually offer a tray for the little one. When you are using both seats, the storage is hard to access and this is where the toddler put their feet. My toddler likes to get in/out and it is not that easy for her. When I had it in the flat position for the newborn and toddler on top, it was extremely difficult to get her out when she started to crying. Also, my older child likes to kick the back of the baby seat. It is a great jog stroller but I am currently looking for a different model to take shopping/musuems/etc.

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