Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsGreat option for older children
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2022
I personally prefer side by side double strollers since I have a 14 month age gap. This stroller pushes well on the street, sidewalk and indoors. It is harder to maneuver on grass (but no where near as difficult as our tandem stroller- on any surface). I have used it for 4 months- immediately from before birth and so have a good handle on it for a review.
PROS:
~Smooth push
~Simple, 2-handed fold
~Folds WITH carseat adapter (adapter is off in photo only because my son graduated to the stroller seat; I never had to remove it during the four months prior- for Honda Pilot, flat storage with third row down or Honda Odessey, upright storage with third row up)
~Good canopy coverage (excellent when using car seat)
~Carseat works perfectly with adapter
~Rear brake system is great
~Storage basket is pretty open, midsized
~Pushes wonderfully with 1 or 2 children, with or without carseat. I.E. differing weights didn't make a difference.
CONS:
~Impossible to fold with one hand
~Carseat/snack tray adapter is separate purchase (carseat at least should be built-in like with the single strollers)
~Snack tray is impossible to get on or at least to keep it on. It's been sitting in my trunk for months.
~Need to purchase ANOTHER adapter if I wanted two non-functional snack trays (I use straps instead)
~Seats are NOT reversible- once your newborn is out of carseat, you have no option but to face them away from you. My son is the size of a 6m and about to hit summer here so carseat in the heat would be very uncomfortable but I dislike having him facing outwards. So although my son switched to convertible carseat I had to keep the infant carseat in my van for use with stroller until he was 3 months old.
~Storage basket is good for minor shopping or lose items, not for holding a diaper bag or say a bubble machine.
~Canopies do not even reach the snack tray adapter, so if you're looking for full coverage, this stroller is not it.
Although my con list is more detailed, the only reason I am looking at other side by side strollers ATM is for the option to have my son facing me instead of the world for the next few months (but also great option for both kids). I've only found 3 side by side options, 2-3x the cost of this stroller. If not for the reversible seat feature (looking for 1-piece construction) I would try the Joovy Kooper 2 because of bigger canopies, 2 built-in snack trays, 1-hand fold. However, I don't know how useful it would be in terms of carseat use.
I don't know that I would recommend this stroller to someone who needs it for infant use which is why I gave it three stars since it's not truly a birth to 50 lb stroller. But I would recommend it to someone with toddlers and up- as long a they don't need a snack tray.
