Side by side doubles and getting through doorways etc

[SingleMumAndProud]

I am finding my Tandem buggies too difficult to push now my kids are 17 months and 2.8

I have a side by side Mclauren which is easier to push but I do struggle to get it through certain doorways - mostly once I have shopping etc on it (I walk pretty much everywhere, including food shopping) and round the isles in the corner shop.

I am thinking about selling all my buggies, except a single stroller and using the money to get a decent side by side, probably the out and about nipper 360.

BUT I can't really afford it, so don't want to end up spending the money if I won't really get on with it.

Can anybody tell me about using a side by side a lot for 2 toddlers? And getting into shops, isles, disabled toilets, lifts etc?

Will it really be much easier than a tandem? I have loved my tandems until now but they both seemed to have suddenly got so heavy!

Another thing about a side by side is that they seem to have small shopping baskets?!

side-by-sides with air tyres are easier to push than tandems. the mountain buggy double urban is the narrowest i have found. i now have two and use one daily, i can get in the front door and internal doors goes through a door 73.8cm fine even though they are supposed to be 74cm wide. its ok with a difference in weight on either seat and you can pop two kiddyboards on the back. it goes anywhere off-road and is really smooth to push. its got a big basket but can sag after a year so i use one of those flexi chopping boards in the basket and i dont have a problem now. its also ok with loads of shopping hanging on the handle. the pre-2010 MBUDs are much better quality than the china built 2010 ones.
the nipper is wider than the mountain buggy and i have only seen great reviews about it and i know someone with 5 year old twins who stil uses hers and pushes it around fine so it must be good quality.

the nipper is really light compared to the mountain buggy

Thanks!

nipper is a fab double you will find it a dream. i used mine over holidays with my 4.5yr and 3yo easy to push!

I last used a double buggy about six years ago, but there were lots of shops I couldn't get into and it was a bit of a pain. It was fantastic for our bank balance though as it was mainly boring big shops I could get into, rather than nice independent ones!

nipper 360 is 77cm and just fits through our front door, I haven't found many shops I can't get into and it swivels well so is very easy to manouver

I really wish I had bought one when I was pregnant with DD2. It just seems such a waste of money now when I won't use a double for much longer!

they always sell well tho secondhand so i wouldn't worry? i thought my double days were well and truly over but i had another for the summer hols as i don't drive and wanted to walk long distances, my boys are 4.5yr and 3yr now!