Adventures in Double-Stroller buying!

I wanted a double - didn't know what, didn't realize good ones were expensive.

1. Fisher Price Sit and Stand - I liked it, but Guru felt it was too bulky. He preferred the Joovy Caboose and made me sell this.



2. Joovy Caboose - I still have it, but I don't like it. The front seat is too narrow for my liking. I have put it up on CL, but I'm lax about responding these days and so still need to sell it. It *might* be a useful thing to have 1-1.5 yrs down the lane, but for now - NO.

Updated with Sold status - I was glad to see it go. Maybe I'd like the Joovy Ultralight version better, but I'm not going to get another one to test the theory.



3. Easywalker Duo - I ordered one new from Mamabargains. It cost me $375 after shipping and I thought it was a great deal. I was happy with it, even though it was the 2008 model with single canopy. I got one in red, although I guess I should've gone with lime.

2 days after it landed, a selling on Craigslist contacted me about a MBUD Elite that she was selling. I had been lusting after a MBUD forEVER and was considering getting one from the great sale at babybeginnings.com, but this was a great price for a Elite that normally retails for $900-1200. On Strollerqueen's advice (www.strollerqueen.com , also at yahoo groups StrollerSWAP), I put up the Easywalker Duo for sale. Luckily, a nice mama snagged it up very quickly. So the Duo went on its way home without even being out of the box.

(The pic shows the 2009 version with split canopies, in which case I would've defenitely kept it, but the 2008 has a single canopy)


4. Mountain Buggy Urban Elite Double - I'd been lusting after one and did not think I'd ever find one in my price range. I'd never seen them on sale in Atlanta Craigslist, and the ones people at StrollerSWAP were selling were too expensive for me. I did increase my budget a little to get this($350) - but it is an Elite model and is a little more plush than the normal one.

Finally, the stroller to keep, even though it is a beast at 35 lbs.

(A stock photo)

The actual stroller

As a complement to the MBUD, I also have a Valco Buggster ($130) and Basinnet($60) that I got from Babycenter and Shnoop sales. I'm planning to get a Valco Hitchhiker for Sudha to stand on. This is going to be an awesome lightweight stroller for travel, etc. And it does great in parks as well, even though it doesn't have air tires.


(I haven't managed to take out the fabric off the frame completely, so mine doesn't look as clean as this and has fabric overhanging, but hey - it functions great and I love it!)

The irony - I have ALL red strollers .... hmm....