Double Stuff…not the Oreos.
Now that I’m over 6 months pregnant, Greg and I have started on our to-do list before the baby arrives in Feb. Take yesterday, for example. After another fun ultrasound (baby girl is doing well!), we headed out to Great Beginnings in Gaithersburg to try to decide on which “big girl” bed to purchase for Kate and to test drive lots of double strollers. Since Kate continues to be off the charts for height, we think we’ve decided to get her a nice twin bed and skip the toddler bed stage. The double stroller decision is not so easy. We have been so spoiled with our Baby Jogger City Series and its easy one-hand fold, that nothing else seems to be up to par. Not to mention that double strollers are so very pricey! A lot of double strollers are ruled out for us if they don’t have an adjustable handle bar that raises for tall people. Kate is also 36 lbs, so any stroller seat with a 40 lb. weight limit won’t work. That being said, we’re trying to narrow it down from these. Feel free to leave us input if you are a fan or not a fan of any of these strollers or if you have other tidbits that will help us decide. We’re slowly realizing that there’s no perfect double stroller!
1) Phil & Teds (not an actual jogger, but the pro is it is single file and not a wider side by side. I’m hoping we could jog lightly with its bigger wheels?).
2) BOB Duallie (fantastic jogger, smooth ride, SO easy to manuveur, big wheels, but wider as a side by side so not as good for running errands, etc.)
3) Baby Jogger City Mini Double (has no jogging capability, but a very smooth stroller for every day use).
Decisions…decisions. And yes, I watch craigslist for the “steal of a deal.”
November 12th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Beth - Happy to offer my expert opinion. I think the answer on the strollers is obvious. Go with the one with the highest resale value. Remember, you’re aiming for a very slow depreciation curve…
November 12th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Thanks for the “expert” advice, Preston!
November 13th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Well, I dont’ know that I’ll offer my 2 cents, but let me know what you decide - may help us! Strollers are tough….it’s very difficult to get away w/ just one. I’m not really sure what to do….I like the Phil & Teds, and I’m sure you’d get good resale w/ that one - especially since no one ever wants to give those up, but I’m not sure how life will be for the child that rides below. Seriously, I remember fighting my brothers over the front seat in the car - I always lost (plight of the youngest only girl), so I can’t imagine how the girls might fight over seating location. But a double-wide stroller definitely has its drawbacks….my sister-in-law has a nice double wide jogger, and we like it since our two girls are w/in 2 months of each other, but you can’t take it in stores and it even takes up a little too much space on sidewalks at times. So, think of jogging on the GW Parkway trail….it seems like it would take up the entire side, if not more, but I could be wrong. So, there’s my long-winded advice/comments…basically, I don’t know what to tell you. Maybe get Kate to put those long legs to use on a bike and ride beside you - kidding:-) And our toddler is a few pounds less than yours, so I hear ya on the weight restrictions.