LuLu, I used a tandem pram and I loved it. Good points - I bought the Graco Stadium Duo and if your planning on using a capsule, it fits snug in the back seat using the back tray, which was the best thing going for us. I was so paranoid that DS wouldn't sleep whilst being transfered from car to pram etc. But this was great. I never had any problems hitting DD legs up front, and she could hear me fine. I really really loved it. It also has a really great shopping basket, that hits heaps in, I mean several grocery bags, that I found handy when doing a quick trip up to the corner store. And it has great sun canopies. The front seat reclines a little which is enough for DD to have a catnap comfortably. Both seats have a snack tray. Easy to recline seats Bad points - It's a little heavy at around 14kg, but what double isn't. It is a little long, but I still found it not to be a big problem. The back sun hood has a peek hole with no cover, but I made one to fit. Back seat child may be able to kick back seat (not a problem for us yet though).
I have just bought a s-b-s stroller. Bad points - I think it is harder to steer than the tandem. And I find it very annoying at the shopping centres moving in and out of the isles (sp?). Doesn't have snack trays, which probably isn't a bother, just have come to really like them after using the tandem. Sun canopies aren't very good in covering bubs. It's a pain in shopping centers. Not so much the checkouts but just walking around stores like Target, Kmart, etc when it's busy. And forget about smaller store. And like Kim said definately not possible to use out at resturants due to it's width. Recline buttons are hard to reach as is the basket when they are reclined. Good points - DS is old enough now to cop a bit of a bashing from DD, so I like the idea of them sitting s-b-s, might encourage them to get along more when they are older. The stoller I have is alot lighter, 10.5kg. Back seat passenger can't kick front one, but they might just pull on each other IYKWIM.
So don't know which one I'm going to keep now. I love the Graco but maybe I just need to give the Streelcraft s-b-s stroller more of a chance.
Good luck, hope some of this helps.




Reply With Quote
Bookmarks