BOB Gear - Revolution SE Duallie

Expensive is not always the best but that doesn’t mean go cheap. We’ve been through our fair share of strollers, hand me downs, gifts etc. the one I loved using the most was our bob revolution se. Used it for 12 years, went through all our kids and even a stint where I ran ~700+ miles in 2 years pushing a baby

It's going to depend so much on how and where you plan to use the stroller, and whether you want something that can eventually be used for a second baby. I don't drive and we knew we wanted 2 kids, so I needed strollers that really worked well and had okay storage capacity. I went through a few different strollers to accommodate different activities and different life stages. All of them were used in conjunction with babywearing because sometimes in the city a stroller just doesn't work at all. I got a City Select first because I wanted something I could convert when we had a second, and the versatility was nice, but all the front to back strollers are so unwieldy to push. Having a tiny baby facing me (preferably not in a car seat) was important to me, and it was a good choice for that, but once both kids were bigger I sold it. I also had a not-quite-umbrella stroller, the Zoe that isn't the super tiny travel size, for those days I wanted to keep it light and only needed it for one kid, but they're really only well suited to smooth floors, like museums, so I only used it if I really needed something small and easy to fold. My second set of strollers, once I knew we weren't gonna have anymore newborns, were a City Mini GT and a Mountain Buggy Duet. The GT is a really solid choice as long as your kid is old enough that you feel comfortable not having eyes on them at all times. Sturdy, handles well, basket is not amazing but it's good enough, folds quickly, and they're popular enough that it's easy to find one used - I think mine was $20 on craigslist and all I had to do was stuff a little piece of cardboard into a spot where the front wheel liked to stick. The Mountain Buggy Duet is relatively unknown but my absolute favorite for when I needed both kids in a stroller. Rugged as hell, smooth to push even with one hand, amazingly shockingly astoundingly narrow for a side by side - I think there's less than an inch difference between it and the City Select single. You can fit this thing on a CTA bus without folding it or blocking the aisle (I did avoid crowded buses with strollers but I surprised a lot of people when they saw it squeeze in). You can take one seat off and attach a shopping basket if you've got one in preschool all day and the other at home with you running errands then put the second seat back in for a weekend zoo trip. It was a pain to fold but I rarely needed to fold it. It's not the best stroller for big kids since it's so narrow, but my oldest was a shrimpy toddler. God, I miss that stroller. If I knew then what I know now I probably would have gotten it and just used it with the basket when my first was born. I also borrowed a Bob double to get the kids to and from school when we were avoiding the bus during covid and it snowed and snowed and snowed and snowed one winter. It did well in the snow but it's so so big, I couldn't even get it in my garage without folding it. If you plan to do a lot of trail walking off road kinds of stuff, a single Bob would be a great choice once baby is big enough, but I wouldn't bother for just city walking.

Yes to the good stroller! I got. City select thinking I would like the single to double on marketplace but didn’t realize how hard it would be to push once I had two kids in it. I still have it but only use it for one and bought a double bob and then a single bob.

We went with bugaboo donkey side by side but had the same dilemma - it IS big, but when you have twins you are a travelling circus regardless of size. We love/loved it overall great stroller. We still use it regularly and my twins are almost 3. It fit through most doorways as it’s the size of a wheelchair, but when they were small I would actually often strap one to me and use the donkey in single mode (which is actually smaller than most single tandem) which I loved for grocery shopping. I should note I live in a city so we are walking everywhere - I think if driving everywhere a side by side when kids are bigger - a stroller that has a one handed fold (Zoe, valco, jeep) would be wise to look into for getting in and out of the car. My only complaint with donkey is getting in and out of the car/folding it up isn’t fun, we kept ours set up and just plopped the babies in. For reference we also have an umbrella double travel stroller for flights, and a bob double for running. Donkey is my fave but all for diff purposes!

We had a double bob and a wagon. Sold the double bob when my kids were about 1.5 and 3 and I still regret it. The wagon is ok but the thing the double stroller is absolutely key for is napping on the go. My kids would probably still nap in a stroller if we had it. If you plan to do stuff out in the world during naps I highly recommend a double stroller.

Double Bob Revolution. Got it for $100 off Nextdoor. I mostly got it so I could run with the kids but we use it extensively for walking around the neighborhood to parks and preschool. We don't often take it out of the neighborhood. We have the rain cover for it which works somewhat better than the Thule one in my opinion. The cargo pockets(and added handlebar organizer) end up getting used more than I realized.  Downsides are it kinda sucks taking into any small local businesses due to the width(not to mention the reach of little hands). It does just barely fit in the back of our car with the third row up. The pneumatic tires can also get a flat though the Bob doesn't seem as bad as the single Thule we also have for whatever reason. After a flat in the last mile or so of a 10k run last year I put some tire liners in to protect the tube and haven't gotten a flat since then. The wheel brake bar annoys me a bit because the foot grips line up with the seats and pockets so it can be a bit tight to squeeze my foot in. The lack of a handbrake makes some steep hills a little sketchy mostly while running. The front wheel mechanism doesn't track as well when locked for running or hold adjustment well, especially on a gravel road.  All in all, I'm really happy with it and would buy it again. I haven't seen anything that seemed like enough of an upgrade to spend any money on. 

First thing I'd recommend is think about who and how will this stroller be used? Will you or mama be the main adylt using it? Will it be used walking around the neighborhood, loading in the car to go to the store, jogging, unsure?  For example I'm a stay at home dad. We live in a pretty walkable neighood and when the kids were old enough, I did a lot of jogging with the stroller. I used a double Bob jogging stroller for most of our commutes to preschool, park trips, and exercise, but I would hate to carry it in a plane and almost never load it in a car. For a trip out in the car or other travel, I almost always used an on body carrier. I don't think that setup would work for everybody but thats where I've ended up with after two kids. One thing I'll say, buy used if you can, that Bob was $100 off nextdoor and has done hundreds of miles probably getting close to a thousand just for us. 

We live in the suburbs and didn't use a stroller a ton. We had a single City Mini for my first, and I bought a cheap one that had a little seat/stand on the back for a second child. I hardly ever ended up using that one. I did continue to use the single one for second baby pretty frequently. When we visited Chicago when the kids were 3 and 5, I borrowed a double Bob from my sister and it was clutch!

We borrowed my sister's Bob double when we went to Chicago when my kids were 5 and 3. Worked great! And definitely pricey to buy, so renting would be perfect!

Double bob every day all day. We actually put both boys on a single bob if you have enough of an age gap

Due with #4 in the winter- - Lots of burp rags to have in each room - a bouncer for each important room- your room, kitchen, living room. Doesn’t have to be pricey - good rocking chair - owlet smart sock!!!!! - boba wrap carrier - baby born carrier - tushbaby - bob stroller (if you walk/exercise- im a runner push my kids running in the double bob usually 10-15 miles per week going on 6 years, its held up beautifully!) We made the mistake of buying expensive things too many times and realizing we could’ve been just fine with an offbrand… and a lot of the things you only use for a few months, I would recommend not breaking the bank on things that only get used for a short period of time.

Buy a used double bob when the time comes, they are the best!