Oh I love strollers. I’ve got a slight obsession. I am a firm believer that you need different strollers for different situations. We have a double Snap N Go stroller that was great- while they were newborns. I could leave them in their bucket seats, and it had a great basket and cup holder… but now that they’re older and heavier, it’s horrible to push and steer.

This lead me to believe I needed a side by side double. I eventually settled on a Combi. I could buy it locally and the price was right. I do like this stroller, it has a good fold and it’s easy to push. The boys like riding it it too. But, the basket is almost worthless, it’s got the bar right there so you can’t get a diaper bag into it. And there’s no parent cup holders.

I started noticing how much of a pain it is to get the side by side certain places. So many stores are just not equipped to handle it, even though it’s the size of a standard wheelchair. I have trouble in between racks when shopping, and fitting through some doorways. It’s a decent stroller though for the money we spent. It works great for walks, as long as I stay on the sidewalk. It doesn’t push well at all in grass.

After that, I decided what I REALLY needed was a tandem stroller that pushed well. Something with big wheels, and seats that weren’t so far apart that it made the stroller hard to steer. I researched for awhile and fell in love with the Jane PowerTwin. The only problem- it’s not a US made stroller, and it’s out of our price range.

Then one day, I found one on eBay. For $85. They retail for $500+. There was a little problem though- the front wheel was messed up and wouldn’t stay locked in the open position. It would randomly collapse. I had the seller take a few pics and Aaron determined he could fix it. I also found a site that sold replacement front ends for $60, so I figured if he couldn’t, we could go that route and it would still be a steal.

The Jane arrived and I LOVE this stroller. LOVE it. I can load it down with the twins, diaper bag, and tons of shopping bags and the thing still has a one handed push. I bought stroller liners for the seats, and they are fabulous because they are so easy to remove and wash when the boys spill or leak on them, plus they are just SO cute.  You might think that this is the end of my hunt for the perfect twin stroller, but there’s just one more I really would love to try. I want another side by side- one with bigger, all terrain wheels, for when I take walks.

My research has lead me to the Bumbleride Indie Twin. I want this thing more than I care to admit. I’ve even picked out which color I want, and what accessories I’d get. I know it will never happen though. Aaron doesn’t understand why we have as many strollers as we already own. And he’d totally notice if I spent that much! But a girl can dream, right?

I won’t even get into how many single strollers we’ve gone through over the years… or even all the other doubles we’ve had since most of my kids are super close in age!