Double Stroller Information

Updated October 2010

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Parents of newborn multiples may want to consider the Baby Trend Double Snap-N-Go (*Est. $95). The double Snap-N-Go features an 18-pound stroller frame that will accommodate two infant car seats. There is a parent tray and a large basket. Parents posting to opinion sites say this is a great alternative to an expensive travel system or other double stroller.

If you are considering a double jogging stroller or three-wheeled all-terrain stroller, they are covered in more depth in our separate report on jogging strollers.

The sources cited in this report's Our Sources chart are the best places for further research. In addition, it's a good idea to check with the Consumer Product Safety Commission for recall information and updates.

On Oct. 6, 2010, the CPSC issued a recall notice for the Valco Baby Tri Mode Single and Twin Jogging Strollers.

EHow.com offers advice on how to select a good double stroller.

"Baby Bargains," a book that covers all types of baby gear, has a companion blog that keeps up with recalls and upcoming stroller models. Parents post comments and advice on the website's stroller forum.

LetsGoStrolling.com, a retail site, keeps up with new strollers and recalls on its blog, Strolling Along. Editors don't often criticize the strollers they're selling, but they do post an informative video review of the UppaBaby Vista that shows some limitations of the RumbleSeat.

ConsumerSearch's Productopia blog includes posts on double strollers, including parent reaction to Maclaren's recall of more than a million strollers after 12 children had their fingers amputated in Maclaren hinges.

The New York Post investigated the Maclaren recall and found that the company knew about the amputation hazard since 2004, when a Connecticut family sued the company saying their toddler son lost his finger in a Maclaren hinge. The Daily Mail (U.K.) reports that Maclaren did not provide protective hinge covers for its U.K. customers as it has done in the U.S., and that Maclaren has agreed to compensate 40 U.K. children whose fingers were amputated, broken or otherwise harmed.

Bugaboo double on the way

Luxury stroller shoppers, take note: Bugaboo will offer its first double stroller, the Bugaboo Donkey, in spring 2011 (Babble.com expects it to hit stores in April). It's a convertible stroller -- but unlike other convertibles, it turns into a side-by-side, not a tandem. Even in double mode, Bugaboo says the Donkey is only 74 centimeters (29 inches) wide, which is narrow enough for most doorways. Bugaboo hasn't announced the price -- but it's a Bugaboo, "so we're expecting it to be quite pricey," says Michelle Horton at Babble.com.