Bugaboo - Donkey 5 (Mono / Duo / Twin)

I loved the idea of the orbit stroller until I had twins. If you’re looking for a tandem light stroller I’ve heard great things about the cybex Gazelle double. Light and nice. We had the bugaboo donkey and found it great as the twins are at the same level and it fit through 99% of doors. We live in Europe so doors would be narrower generally.

Doona then bugaboo here, found it easier to collapse one handed than the yoyo

We have the bugaboo donkey duo. I live in a major city and do not have a car so having a stroller with ample undercarriage storage for groceries and has the capacity to have our kids in longer was important. Not to mention the ride is smoother and much easier to handle on bumpy sidewalks. I’ve used a bunch of other strollers when I was a nanny and this one truly is the best stroller I have ever handled. The stroller also can hold kids up to 50lbs per seat and we have 2 under 2 rn and plan to have more kids in the future once we move out of the city so we felt like it was worth the cost.

Honestly the bugaboo donkey is THE best. Almost everyone uses it where I live, I have had 3 strollers and the bugaboo is the best one. Look at Facebook marketplace I got mine for $200 off there. It is also worth the price as it can last YEARS

I have the donkey 3, they are all almost the same just some minor differences but trust me when I say in sweden everyone gets a donkey stroller. I have seen some be reselled for a third or fourth time in great condition.

Bugaboo Donkey is very wide, look for something that not so wide, like out n about.. we have that; much more narrow; a dream to push and easy to close! With tandem, even if you are ok with it, as they grow your twins might fight as to who should get the better view and refuse to get in; I have heard that happening, so chose side by side!

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!

With my first (a singleton) we didn’t have the parent facing seats and i have to say i didn’t miss it. Most strollers have a little flap you can lift to look at your kids when they’re facing away from you. That being said: The bugaboo toddler seats go flat so we switched to those when my twins were around 3 months old. Makes it a lot less bulky to transport. I do love the side by side as it is less heavy to manoeuvre and the bugaboo is as wide as a wheelchair so it fits through most doors (this may be true for other strollers as well though, idk tbh)

Oh also, it’s pretty easy to buy a donkey secondhan. Saves a lot of money and quality wise you can for sure use it for a couple of years when you get it secondhand.

I second the bugaboo donkey. I use mine daily and it fits through all doors since it’s no bigger than an average wheelchair. It even fits in my building which is a pre-war built building. Only thing I hate is the little stroller bag/organizer/whatever it’s called for the handle. Get yourself a double stroller organizer Edit: we have two cheap travel strollers for like $70 that we use for appointments but that’s when there’s a second person and it’s just easier to maneuver subways

I think you have a bias problem with “…that have one baby in the front and one kind of neglected in the back…”. For the first year, that set up is awesome - and keep in mind - infants can’t see that far or that well yet for a bit - so the view isn’t a concern. We had the city select double with a conversion for peg perego infant carriers and it was awesome. We also had a double bob and a bugaboo donkey (side by side) and two singles. For the first year - the city select was it. We never, ever had concerns about one baby being neglected. You can easily see both and both kids can easily see around. I would revisit the stacking single file double stroller.

I have Bugaboo Donkey and no regrets! Only issue was fitting through one door at the pediatricians office when they were in the car seats in an adapter in it but that was like 3-4 months and then its never been a problem. Glides smooth and the accessories are great like the snack holder. Still my favorite purchase! I did a lot of stuffed used but treated myself to this new and always love taking it out.