Another double pushchair thread!!

[saoirse86]

So my sister and I have been searching for ages for the perfect double pushchair to meet as many of our requirements as possible. We first had a maclaren twin traveller but it was very difficult to get in our mum's boot and our DD's seemed to hate it. Next was a Jane Powertwin which was ok except the front seat doesn't recline enough to get them off to sleep easily and the seats are so close together that the front child was always being kicked. Now we have a kolcraft contours but it's so long and reall really heavy.

So this is what we want/need:

Needs:
to be less than 20kg and easy-ish to push
to have a decent recline on both seats (DD & DN are both 10.5 months)
to be side by side or be designed so they can't kick each other
to be small when folded - our mum's boot is very narrow and is a hatch back so has an unhelful slope (we don't mind a bit of dismantling and taking of wheels to get it in)
to feel stable
to be less than £250 a the absolute maximum but preferably £150-200 (new or s/hand)

Wants:
to have seats that can face either way
to look good!
have air tyres or at least be comfy on slightly rough terrain

I can't think of anything else at the moment.

The City Select copes pretty well on park type off roading ie a rough path. It wouldn't be good just wandering through woods though, or anything with deep ruts in as you would get the front wheels stuck and then have the kerb issue lifting it out. You would be fine with anything hilly at first but long term weight will be an issue. It's not an off roader but ours copes fine with thick gravel, normal parks, rough tracks (but are unmade pathways), feeding the ducks etc.
Re the Peach Blossom Go and read this. You will understand more about everything then :)

BTW I had no idea we had a slight camber until it started to hurt lololol

We don't exactly do off roading but there are lots of hilly parks nearby and woods a couple of miles away. We just about managed in the woods with the maclaren twin traveller so I'm sure it'd cope! We also manage in the hilly parks with the contours and that's a lot heavier than the select.

We're going to JL this afternoon to have a play. We've been at weekends but there have been loads of couples with big bumps looking for something for their unborn twins so we haven't had a chance. The pushchair dept in JL really makes me broody!

There is a difference though between heavy to push and heavy weight wise. The Contours is way way way easier to push with my two in than the City Select. But two children are heavy and you have to grin and bear it because there is no perfect pushchair and an off road pushchair is likely to be a wide side by side which doesnt suit us in the car / shopping for example. It would more than likely cope well but there's lots of definitions of what a wood is like ie with a path or whether it's clambering through brambles and fallen trees! I don't want to put you off the BJCS becase I think it's what you really want, and I do love mine, but you also have asked about the issues and I am simply being utterly honest with you. If JL makes you brooch then the BJCS will be a fab pushchair for siblings too ;) and it's also a fantastic single. It's a very useful pushchair.

Does that mean that pretty much any pushchair will feel really heavy to push when they're bigger? I can't imagine a pushchair feeling much heavier than the Contours!

Most tandems will...side by sides are much lighter. The Nipper is very light both kgs wise and pushability wise. The Twinner Twist Duo is easy to push etc. To be honest, I could probably list tandems in lightness to push with the Graco Quattro Tour Duo and Joovy Ergo at the heaviest end and with the Peach, Pear, Kobi, Contours at the light end.

Remember as well most tandems will feel light with babies on board...you need to add a couple of two year olds onto any pushchair to see the future :)

I'm just constantly amazed that the contours is easier to push than others. Have you used the powertwin yet? We found that so easy to push so I'm wondering how it is with an older child in.

Dont tell aswell but I really think we should get some rope to tie our mum's parcel shelf to the roof and reconsider the BJCM (mainly because I'm so weak when it comes to pushing them. What will I be like when they're 3? I'll have to find passing people to help me out!

bit expensive, probably not what you're looking for but its very pretty

No, I haven't tried the Powertwin..I am still trying to remove the oil stain and the other seat is damp. But I will soon. I think the BJCM could serve you well. If you can find £500ish, ave you checked out the Duet and Twinner Twist Duos measurements (and prices) because both apparently fit in a mini. But the BJCM is amazingly slim with the wheels off.

Why don't you just take the babies out in seperate singles buggies to save all this hassle??? [wunk]

Suzie!