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Phil & Ted’s Most Excellent Stroller Review

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Phil & Ted’s Sport (Explorer) Our Joovy Caboose died last week. I think I had mentioned that this stroller doesn’t take hills very well; apparently it doesn’t take little cracks or raised lines, not to mention curbs, very well either. And so, last Friday night, we were pushing the stroller down a hill and hit a tiny little bump and one of the wheels snapped off. Not a snap in a way where you can snap it back on, but like the plastic around the wheel cracked and the entire wheel section snapped off. It now rests in peace in a nearby dumpster. Thanks to our generous dinner hosts, we borrowed a Phil & Ted’s Sport (Explorer) stroller (with doubles kit) for our walk home. As someone who has for a long time wanted to try out a P&T stroller, I was thrilled, and after our long, uphill walk home, I was sold (well, sort of). This is a good stroller. Okay, so the sun shade is not as good as the Baby Jogger City Mini sun shade and the basket is hard to access (though it is really nice and roomy), but it is still the best double stroller I have

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Joovy Caboose (Ultralight): Pros and Cons

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I’ll get right to the point. Joovy Caboose Ultralight Tandem Stroller Joovy Caboose Ultralight Stand-On Tandem: The Pros It’s smart — a stroller with a back seat that lets big kids sit or stand. It’s less bulky than a double and a lot lighter. With the addition of the carseat adapter, this stroller holds a carseat, making it into an extremely convenient Snap-n-go-like stroller that has an extra seat for the big kid. This was a huge plus for us, as we are still car-less and take lots of cabs. The big kid can sit facing you (with her feet on the platform), sit facing forward (with her feet in the basket), stand facing forward, or sit on her knees facing forward. That’s a lot of options for a 2- or 3- or 4- or 5-year-old who likes options. The big kid seat can fit a rather large kid, probably up to age 5. Maybe older. Though I imagine it would make the stroller a bit harder to push if the kid is very heavy. The stroller is easier to push than most doubles, especially tandem (front seat/back seat) doubles. In fact, it is known as a “stroller and a

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What About B.O.B.?

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Before my second child was born, the only actual piece of baby gear we needed to purchase was a double stroller. This was a huge decision. I decided to go straight for a double jogger since we would only be using a double stroller for serious walking (both for power walks around the neighborhood and on shabbat). I ended up buying the B.O.B. Stroller Strides Fitness Stroller Duallie. Before buying it, I also researched the InSTEP Safari Double and the Baby Jogger City Classic Double strollers. All of these are side-by-sides (as opposed to front/back or one seat on top of the other). Here’s why I chose the B.O.B. over the others:– more storage room (basket underneath, plus huge pockets behind each seat, plus includes a large parent console)– most head space/growing room for my already very tall for her age 2 year old– shock absorbers (the InSTEP does not have them, the Baby Jogger might)– car seat adapter (must purchase separately) for the first few months. The other side of the car seat adapter is a tray for the older child, without which would mean no snack in the stroller. Another difference is that the InSTEP only has one

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Other inward facing tandems…

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Not that we’re looking for ourselves (yet), but it seems like the Leebruss ABC Zoom Twin Stroller is not available in the States (let me know if you know otherwise). So I’ve done a little research and discovered that there’s a small range of other truly awesome double strollers that have the option of having the two kids inward facing. On the more expensive end are two Peg Peregos: The Peg Perego Duette Stroller (about $890) and the Peg Perego Tender Twin Stroller (about $575). On the less expensive end of the spectrum is the Eddie Bauer Bryant Two-Way Tandem Stroller (about $180) and the Kolcraft Contours Options Tandem Plus Stroller (about $220). Ok, so let’s check out this last one. It is by far the coolest. The Kolkraft Contours Options Tandem comes with SEVEN different seating options — with carseats, facing forward, facing mom, facing each other, facing away from each other, and more! (Note the word “options” in the name!) Maybe it’s not as aerodynamic looking as the Leebruss, but it’s cheaper and more readily available. More about this to come…

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Leebruss ABC Zoom Twin Stroller

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Okay. You’re going to think I’m crazy (if you don’t already). I have found the PERFECT double stroller. We were in Talpiot looking for a rocking chair and stumbled upon a baby store that I had never been to — How could I have missed one?! — and in the doorway was the absolutely gorgeous Leebruss ABC Zoom Twin stroller. My jaw seriously dropped. The Leebruss ABC Zoom Twin is a tandem stroller from Australia with adjustable seats that can either face in the same outward position or can both face each other. That means that one kid is not limited to viewing only the back of the other kid’s head. So who’s ready for kid #2? More posts on the Leebruss ABC Zoom and similar strollers: Other Inward Facing Tandems, Baby Jogger City Mini: The Real Deal

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