Bugaboo - Bugaboo Donkey 5 Mono

This is what we primarily used the first 1 1/2 year. Switched to a butterfly though since my wife travels with the kid on her own at least once a year, that thing is the best. We still have the donkey but exclusively use the butterfly for everything

We had a bugaboo chameleon and a donkey - they were fantastic. Easy to drive and very sturdy. Also had great resale value

I have a Bugaboo Donkey. Zero regrets. Some stores in Seoul were too narrow to use it even in solo mode but the shopping buggy on it more than made up for popping kiddo in a carrier. It's a PITA dismantling it for the car tho. I liked using a hip carrier just as much as the stroller too. Depends on fussiness level, heat, humidity, activity, etc. They are reallt affordable second hand

we have a bugaboo donkey. you can gate check any stroller

I went to a stroller store yesterday to check out the jet double, uppababy minu duo, Nuna trvl dbl, and bugaboo donkey. I ended up liking the Nuna the best by far and went with that! The silver cross jet double was my second favorite but quality just wasn’t good/ even close to the Nuna. I wanted to love the uppababy but the push was by far the worst and it felt a little too small imo. Bugaboo took way too long to fold down as it’s not a true travel stroller and the seats have to be removed before collapsing. Just sharing in case this helps anyone!

Bugaboo Fox for 1 child or donkey for 2. I’ve tried quite a few of these prams and my bugaboo fox and donkey were stand out favourites.

We got a Nuna Mixx travel system for our eldest, and he was using it until he was about 2.5yo, when we switched him to an umbrella stroller - partly because the Nuna felt perhaps a bit big for everyday use at that point, but also because we were expecting another baby and wanted to separate him from the pram before baby started using it. We love the Mixx and it's just as good second time around. I always get comments on the fancy features like the dream drape and the pockets everywhere, they are very handy to have. Also the basket is huge! While still using the Nuna, we bought a secondhand Joie Tourist for holidays, as it's very lightweight, folds to cabin size and was cheap enough that it didn't matter too much if an airline damaged it if it did have to go in the hold. That worked for us until about age 2, then he was too heavy for it (15kg limit, and we have a heavy boy!). For the umbrella stroller, we got a Silver Cross Zest and that's pretty good for nipping about, although the basket is absolutely useless, it's so small. We didn't use it for very long but it helped for longer days out, and for weekends away/holidays after he'd outgrown the Joie, although umbrella fold does have to go in the flight hold by default. This one goes up to 22kg (as does the Nuna) so more longevity. I panicked when baby #2 arrived that my eldest might still want to use a buggy, as he seemed too tired to use the buggy board for longer periods, so I panic-purchased a secondhand Bugaboo Donkey. While I have not used this as much as I thought, it is a very good pram overall and might be a good choice if you think you will have two kids, as it can be used as a single with a side basket, or with the frame extended to become a twin pram that holds 22kg per seat. It's very clever! Overall the Nuna is my MVP and I would definitely recommend it.

I would upgrade my original bugaboo fox to the newest donkey. I would loooove to have the side basket.

I hate uppababy strollers with a passion. I had a Cruz and a vista and they are heavy, clunky, and the quality you get isn’t worth the price in my opinion. I had a bugaboo donkey for awhile and that was okay as a double, but to be honest my favorite stroller for both travel and home was the very reasonable Thule Spring. It isn’t a double, but we managed fine with two under two since I wore one and used the stroller for the other, especially traveling in Europe. It survived Air France twice, managed cobblestone and narrow streets in Florence, and was light enough but substancial enough to handle just about all terrain. I live in MN and it handled snow just fine, is easy to fold and stores small. The Cruz on the other hand has been regulated to the stroller my parents use for grandkids because I dont want to store it and I sold the Vista and Donkey.

Are two single strollers an option? I regret not getting two single strollers - it seems much more compact than any double “compact” stroller out there. We have the donkey which is a nightmare to transport and the city jogger gt for travel/car use but I still kind of hate it and am considering getting two single compact strollers.. but I already have 2 double strollers and I just feel like this is first world problems 🙃