Originally Posted by
onceinabluemoon
Over the course of six children of my own and childminding I have bought and used:
Maclaren duette: good, much better than techno which is hard to push as you kick the middle wheel, also has 3 handles not 2 which is fab if you stop or need t pull one handed (impossible to push these type of buggies one handed) sadly no longer available new.
maclaren techno: bad. lays back but wide and not well balanced so you kick wheels and need muscles to lean it backwards for curbs with toddlers in.
maclaren twin triumph - a great little buggy, easier to push, narrower and shorter than the twin techno but lay back mechanism is a bit of a pain and its not fixed so children can pull themsleves forward a lot making it harder to push - good if you have children that sit back when asked
Phil and teds vibe: an atrocious push, fiddly to fold and takes up a of room compared with sport
Phil nad teds sport, fab but if you have two that need to sleep they cannot lay down only lean back slightly and only then if they are short enough to fit in the double kit - around 8 months old... New version of sport (explorer) does not have a lean back double kit but is easier to fold.
Britax b dual - fab in lots of ways, both children can lay flat, the back seat is as high as a cheap umbrella buggy so child not in the gutter, top seat very high, easy to fold with both seats on and doesnt take up a huge amount of room BUT the hood is huge and you cannot see the front wheels meaning you bump into everything, also B Dual is exactly the same width as a maclaren twin triumph side by side which kind of defeats the object of having an inline one...
Jane powertwin: disappointing as the slalom is so good. fine with smaller chidlren and level paths but rubbish for where I live with sloping paths and I had it for a 3yo and a 2yo and they were simply too heavy, its killed my wrists. For smaller kiddies it was fab though except they cant lay back as mentioned above.
Easylife twin, i used this as a triple and though it was fab until I used a mountain buggy double urban, then i realised it was actually quite hard to toip up curbs
Mountain buggy double urban - absolutely brill, no faults except rather a lrage fold as its an ATP
Out and about Nipper 360 - just bought this and it is beyond doubt the easiest double buggy I have ever pushed. It is easier to push than most singles. I can push two LOs in it with one hand and hold a toddler/dog with the other! Very comfy too. Easy to fold, less easy to put up but there is a good guide on the net and you do get it sussed with a little practise. The ONLY downside is that I have to take a wheel off to push it through my front door (as with a lot of the others) as it is just too wide to go through. kiddicare have them on sale price at the moment.
Sorry about the grammar and spelling etc, my mindees are eating lunch so its a quick whizz through whilst they are busy x
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