Pram for 2 kids help and suggestions please

[Sequoia]

I have a Bugaboo for my first and am buying a secondhand Mountain Buggy double for when I have to take both kids out, mine will be mainly for walking. I've found a 4 year old MBUD in great condition with sun and rain covers for $460.

I was looking at the MBUD, the P&T twin and the Adventrue Buggy. The seat reclines on the P&T twin were totally flat or very upright and the Adventure Buggy was a close second, it's a little heavier than the MBUD though.

[Lisa]

I have a P&T Vibe and I absolutely love it. I don't know why it would be said that you need to hands to put the brake on as it is a single button right at your hand, very easy to put on. It is however a little more difficult to release, which I personally think it s good thing. You can do it one handed but it does need some practice... I have it down pat now

I have Anelise in the back toddler seat now and Harrison in the front. I only carry a small back pack with me in the pram in the basket and leave the big nappy bag in the car.
I have found that most of the accessories for the P&T's are expensive as you said, but I got a great deal through babies galore which included the sun cover & a rain cover. I have never used the rain one.

[MrsB26]

THanks ladies, Lisa - oops, i meant to say the Dash
Never thought about a mummy hook or a backpack for a nappy bag - thats why i obviously need help
Might have a look at the Valco, not too keen on the MB though as its wide like the strider. I'm goign to have to compramise somewhere but its great to get all of your opinions first.

[Roryrory]

We have a trek bike trailer as our pram (ie: a proper light weight foldable trailer, not one of the heavy cheapies out there). To buy new it costs a bomb but we got it for $600. It weight 12.5kg (I could lift it when 9 months pg), fits in our car, seats to kids, turns on a dime and of course can be used as a bike trailer. Love it

[mzcatieboo]

I had the P&T Vibe, while i loved it for DS(he was over 1 when i got it) i wanted something that could face me etc so we ended up selling the Vibe & got the Strider Plus.

Im not sure i like how wide it is, but i do live in Country WA so it wont be to much of an issue as our shopping centre has huge checkouts and the only other time we will use it is for walking.

[black_rose]

I have a valco run about ultralite, its very light and its great being able to fold/or take off the toddler sear if its not needed. I had the BeemaQ too and loved it but had the same problem as you, I needed the toddler seat.

[Krikkit]

have you looked at the baby jogger city mini twin and elite twin?

I bought the city mini single and love it, it might not be what your looking for but its so light and easy to fold

[~breeze~]

I have the P&T sports & love it. I admit the brake is a PITA & at times I get fruestrated with the zipper/clips recline but over all I've found it great. It's nice & narrow so fits through the supermarket checkouts, light enough & folds really well. I used to have it in the boot of my sedan (before I got the territory) & I could still fit all my weekly groceries around it (& ontop of it).
I'm currently on the Gold Coast & brought my P&T with extra seat with me because my sister has a 6 month old son, so we use my pram at the theme parks.
If you're planning on travelling a bit I highly recommend you buy a travel bag for it (I've seen some second hand ones on ebay) I put the pram + second seat + handle bar organiser (bumbag) all in there then it has a handle to pull & the wheels go through holes so its so easy to transport! I love my travel bag

Have fun finding the right one for you I'd also personally keep your beema for later on, you may not "love" the next pram as much & once Byron isnt interested in sitting in the pram anymore (DD was 2 when she stopped using the pram) then you can change back to the beema if you like

[AndiE]

I have a P&T Vibe and I absolutely love it. I don't know why it would be said that you need to hands to put the brake on as it is a single button right at your hand, very easy to put on. It is however a little more difficult to release, which I personally think it s good thing. You can do it one handed but it does need some practice... I have it down pat now

:yeahthat:

Although I must say we did have a major issue with the Vibe early on. After a few weeks of use, suddenly the front wheel wouldn't swivel properly, and if we put the wheel on lock (forward) it yawed to the right. Apparently this isn't uncommon in the Vibe. At the time it was virtually unuseable but was fixed within 10 days and the place of purchase loaned us a Dash to tide us over. It's been fine ever since.

I started sitting DS2 upright in the Vibe at about 3 1/2 months - he's a big boy and at about 7kg and 65cm was too big/long to lay flat in the newborn part.

A good pram though - would recommend it, even despite the small glitch we had.