Double pushchair dilema!!

**funfunfun** · 02-04-2010, 08:13 AM

I have bought a double pushchair (side by side)b4 xmas i may add as it was half price

I have since discovered that my local school the gates are not wide enought (OMG) for the puschair to go through even if i turned it sideways it wouldnt go through as there is a metal railing.

i will be doing 2 scool runs a day for my own children and when i start minding i may need the double and will be taking mindees with me

Can anyone reccomend an infront double pushchair thats not MEGA exspensive ????

Thankyou

**Tinglesnark** · 02-04-2010, 08:16 AM

i have an out and about 360 and it gets through standard doorways no problems

im selling my icandy pear which is fab as a tandem but a bit of a trial going up a hill

good luck

x

**green puppy** · 02-04-2010, 08:18 AM

What ages are the children? Could you use a single and a buggy board for school run?

**funfunfun** · 02-04-2010, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by green puppy

What ages are the children? Could you use a single and a buggy board for school run?

Why didnt i think if that ??? I just wondered what my best option would be under the circumstances of me having to take the double to school

Thankyou !!

**singlewiththree** · 02-04-2010, 08:37 AM

I have a Jane Powertwin that I bought off ebay for £150 and also my Phil & Teds was off ebay for £150 too, bought a couple of years apart.

**funfunfun** · 02-04-2010, 08:39 AM

Thankyou !!

**Tinglesnark** · 02-04-2010, 08:42 AM

yeah actually thats a better idea if you have toddlers isnt it? you can get those bibi strolli bike things too! i love those and am thinking of getting one

**kindredspirits** · 02-04-2010, 09:26 AM

i've got a powertwin and wouldn't be without it - its very light to push when you have the front wheel on swivel! i got mine off ebay for about £60

**christine e** · 02-04-2010, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by green puppy

What ages are the children? Could you use a single and a buggy board for school run?

Have you thought of a buggy pod - I am considering this for school runs.

http://www.buggypod.com/

Cx

**mama2three** · 02-04-2010, 10:26 AM

thats not very inclusive of the school though. how would children or adults in wheelchairs access the site? I would be questioning it..I know there are lots of oldfashioned school buildings out there but they do have to make some alterations!

**Mouse** · 02-04-2010, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by mama2three

thats not very inclusive of the school though. how would children or adults in wheelchairs access the site? I would be questioning it..I know there are lots of oldfashioned school buildings out there but they do have to make some alterations!

That's what I was thinking! Surely there must have been other minders/parents who use a side by side double or even a very wide single (some are as wide as a double)? How have they managed? Is there another entrance to the school?
My side by side fits through a standard doorway, so can go most places a single will. What sort is your double? It must be very wide or the entrance must be incredible narrow.

If there really is no other way, a single with a buggy board sound like a good option

**funfunfun** · 03-04-2010, 09:33 AM

There are 2 entrances to school neither entrance is wide enough for a side by side never seen anyone with one either at school tbh

buggypod sounds like a better option if i have a toddler ......

Thankyou for all your advice

**christine e** · 03-04-2010, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by funfunfun

There are 2 entrances to school neither entrance is wide enough for a side by side never seen anyone with one either at school tbh

buggypod sounds like a better option if i have a toddler ......

Thankyou for all your advice

I thought if both were asleep then a buggy board would not be any good so thought buggy pod would be better option

Cx

**funfunfun** · 03-04-2010, 09:44 AM

Sorry buggyboard i ment to say but a buggy pod does this clip to the side ??

**Mouse** · 03-04-2010, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by funfunfun

Sorry buggyboard i ment to say but a buggy pod does this clip to the side ??

Wouldn't a single buggy & a buggy pod be almost as wide as a double pushchair? I'd go & measure the gate before buying anything, just to be sure!

**margaret** · 03-04-2010, 09:52 AM

surely gates should be wide enough for double buggy ,i would be having a word with school ,you should be able to get two pushchairs through at same time ,one coming in say and one going out,or they should have a wider entrance somewhere else ,they have to be inclusive to everyone.

**funfunfun** · 03-04-2010, 09:52 AM

I was thinking exactlly the same thing tbh !! looking at the buggypod on the pushchair looks quite wide

**tashaleee** · 03-04-2010, 10:08 AM

I would be tempted to raise this with the school as they should be inclusive (you could always mention ofsted to them

)

As for a double buggy - I have been through several over the years and am still looking for the perfect double buggy (wish I could design it myself

)

**funfunfun** · 03-04-2010, 10:36 AM

Im going to measure up i think ................best thing to do then measure myn again see what i can do ;-/

may not need it yet seems a waste though with the brand new one sitting in the shed