S/O of Obsession post: Strollers.

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For those of you obsessed with strollers, do you have recs. for a good double stroller?

I want one that does a fair share of things and folds as easily as a double stroller can.

I will use it a lot, so I'm willing to shell out some. Not necessarily, $500.00 but a decent amount for quality.

[bunnymendelbaum]

Hee hee.
Feeding my obsession.

I used a friend's dbl bob. It is pretty good. Moves great, sort of wide. Folds easily, but is big even folded. Not great for infant.
www.amazon.com/BOB-Revolution-Duallie-Stroller-Orange/dp/B004DC9TD0/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1375473788&sr=1-1&keywords=double+bob+stroller

I have seen the Phil & Ted double with the "rumble seat" Looks great, but the lower seat wigs me out a bit. www.amazon.com/baby/dp/B001D62PYE

This is by far the best I've seen: The baby jogger city select double. So many configurations. I also saw someone fold it up. I do think you have to take the second seat off to fold?
www.amazon.com/Baby-Jogger-City-Select-Stroller/dp/B003Q85CRY/ref=sr_1_18?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1375473822&sr=1-18&keywords=city+mini+double

DH forbid me from getting a real double, so right now we use our Maxi Cosi Foray (love) and got this running board for DD1. It works SO well. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000YJ89K0/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Thanks. I have a bottom of the line Maxi Cosi stroller now and I loved it with the infant seat but my Toddler hates it and I hate the way it pushes. The Maxi you posted though, looks great.

I also like that Bob.

I need to research some of these. I need a decent stroller for sure with 2kids. I just needed somewhere to start.

[bunnymendelbaum]

Does/Will Ruby still like riding in a stroller? Franca is lukewarm on it. She is 3 (will be 4 in March), if she ever is too tired and needs the stroller, I just ergo Mina. Or she sits on the running board.

[sailorgray]

We have one of those massive Sit n' Stands ith a lot of storage. While convenient, it is too big. I wanted the kind where both my guys could have seats. I wish we would have gotten this:

www.squidoo.com/babytrendsitandstandlx

My older son would ave been fine on the bench thing.

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Aug 2, 2013 15:16:12 GMT -5 bunnymendelbaum said:

Does/Will Ruby still like riding in a stroller? Franca is lukewarm on it. She is 3 (will be 4 in March), if she ever is too tired and needs the stroller, I just ergo Mina. Or she sits on the running board.

She tolerates it..lol. Not her fave but she'll do it if I have to. And with 2 and the amount of places I go alone, she'll probably have to. Although we'll see. She's not one to really get tired walking and she's great about holding my hand/staying by me/not running so maybe I'd be fine without it. I just don't want to be stuck without a decent option when I do need it, kwim?

I might do a sit and stand option..Rubes might like that more.

[sjh722]

Ditto bunny, I used my friend's double bob this week. It was great.

[julygal]

We really love our city mini double. My oldest (6) was a stroller baby and still likes to sit in one if presented with the option. These days we use it only for big day trips, but a certain points in parenting 3 kids it was my daily stroller. It folds very easy and flat though wide. I love that it allows 2 kids to nap in it fully reclined for the long day trips to theme parks or zoos. It steers very easy and I can get away with just one hand if needed. I can get it through my standard front door loaded with 2 kids, so I have found it navigates most store aisles with ease. The huge sunshade is amazing! The only downside is that everything is an add-on accessory, so my kids have learned to deal without a cup holder, etc. Previously I had a Graco DuoGlider and when I finally upgraded, I was in heaven and wondered why I didn't bite the bullet and pay up for a nice stroller to begin with.

[slug*bug]

Aug 2, 2013 15:06:39 GMT -5 bunnymendelbaum said:

I have seen the Phil & Ted double with the "rumble seat" Looks great, but the lower seat wigs me out a bit. www.amazon.com/baby/dp/B001D62PYE

H&G lurker coming in to say that you'd be shocked that kids love the P&T rumble seat: we got a P&T Explorer before we had #2 and I was terrified that our (then) 2 year old would refuse to sit in the rumble seat so we could attach the infant seat on top. Nope! He loved it and crawled right in.

They have actually fought with each other about who gets to ride in the rumble seat b/c they both love it so much (technically there is a correct answer to this and DD should be down there now, but b/c he started out riding down there, DS thinks he 'owns' that spot. It's equivalent to yelling shotgun before getting into a car, I guess.

[SusanBAnthony]

We had a city mini double.  It folded easily.  I tried a front to back and found them impossible to push.  But, a side by side sucks for the mall.  If we went to the mall I put dd in a carrier and put DS in the single stroller.  We didn't go to the mall much so I didn't care.  

Mine are 2.5 years apart.  Wen DS was 4.75 he figured out his bike well enough to keep up and we suddenly stopped using the double at all.  I sold it for almost as much as we paid for it.  I think I bout it on Albee baby for 15% off, but I don't know if that is the best deal anymore.  

[IIOY]

We have a Jane Powertwin front and back stroller. I did so much research (I even created a spreadsheet!) and paid a mint for it but I never used it because my son was a hot colicky mess who wouldn't ride in a stroller when very young. By the time he was willing to do so, my DD could walk and wanted nothing to do with a stroller.

I'm hoping to sell ours on eBay or CL.

[lavender444]

We had a double Bob. It is pricy, but fantastic! I had horses when my kids were little and I needed something I could easily push while leading a horse, or using a wheel barrow. And, could handle uneven ground. Bob fit the bill perfectly. Its not a mall friendly stroller, but for outdoor stuff it was great. It was easy to clean and I was able to sell it for just a little less than I bought it for.

[emoflamingo]

Aug 2, 2013 15:06:39 GMT -5 bunnymendelbaum said:

This is by far the best I've seen: The baby jogger city select double. So many configurations. I also saw someone fold it up. I do think you have to take the second seat off to fold?
www.amazon.com/Baby-Jogger-City-Select-Stroller/dp/B003Q85CRY/ref=sr_1_18?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1375473822&sr=1-18&keywords=city+mini+double

I hope the quote works but I reallllllly wanted a Baby Jogger City Select Double when Baby W was born but we couldn't justify it. So I bought the frame for my carseat and kept using the single Maclaren for Monkey (because he still gets worn out on occasion when walking) and now that Baby W has (way) outgrown the seat, we use the Maclaren for Baby W and Monkey suffers through walking like the rest of us.