ABC Everest twin vs Valco twin runabout stroller?

[Sturlati]

I will have 15 month old twins and a newborn in July and trying to decide on a stroller. Anyone have experience with either one?

[bubbelcat]

You've probably already bought a stroller by now but I have the Valco TriMode (formerly Twin Runabout) so I thought I'd pop in here.

I have a love/hate relationship with my Valco. It is a breeze to push, has tons of storage and the girls really like it and seem really comfortable. It can fit in a standard doorway and goes easily from solid floors to the soccer field.

What I don't like is it is a major pain to fold up, even folded up it takes up tons of room (like ALL the room in the back of my minvan, and it is heavy to pick up once folded.

I'm actually finding that I am now in need of a twin umbrella stroller for short trips out (like walking my preschooler in and out of school) because the Valco is SUCH a pain to fold up.

Hope that helps.

[RS317]

I don't have either but I drooled for quite some time over the ABC Everest. Did you find a source here or would you order direct from NZ? All the feedback I saw on the Everest was always positive (as long as you had the room for it).

[carry]

I got the ABC and made it a quad stroller




Here are my thoughts...

- It is similar to my MBUD (which I loved) but a bit more beefy
- I have a love hate relationship with the bottom bumper bar. The bar doesn't stow very high so a taller child is likely to have their head just at the height of the stowed bar.
- I opted for the Reclining toddler seats so I could put my newborn up top. However I can't see over the reclining seats. Also it ended up that my 3 yr olds really like being up high and facing me so they can talk to me. I think I would have preferred the static toddler seats so that I could see better and keep the newborn on the bottom.
- The ABC double itself just barely fits in my mini van, but with the added extension handle bar for the toddler seats it doesn't quite fit. Still, I don't find that it takes long to take apart or set up. And it is actually really easy and frustration free to set up and take down.

So I basically I would LOVE it if I had the Double Static Toddler seats. If anyone wants to trade please let me know.