Combi Twin Sport Stroller

The Combi Twin Sport stroller is just simply put a great stroller. In fact, it's high on my list of "must haves" if you have twins or two small kids close in age and are on the go a lot. Especially when the going involves air travel and foreign countries. 

When our second child was born we already had a garage full of strollers and couldn't imagine buying yet another one. But we also knew that we needed something that could hold both kids, particularly for our upcoming international travel (with two layovers). Our 2.5 year old was too little to walk long distances and our little one was too big to be carried in a carrier for long periods of time. I've also traveled enough with my kids to know exactly what I need to get through airports, especially when layovers and walking long distances are involved.

We came across the Combi Twin Sport and realized quickly that it was going to get us through the next few years. It's light-weight, fits through all standard doors (even in small Spanish towns) and folds very easily. The seats recline all the way down - I even changed my daughter's diaper in it a few times. It's supposed to be compatible with the Combi car seat only, but we were able to squeeze our old Graco Safeseat into the seat just fine and attach it securely with the belt that the stroller comes with. I actually think the new Graco Snugrides are slightly smaller than our old Graco Safeseat so I'm almost sure you can do this with the Snugride as well. The stroller also has an infant safety boot for babies that you can pull up and attach with velcro so your little one feels safe and secure, and pacifiers, bottles, rattles, etc don't fall out. This is one of the details that makes me love this stroller although I'm slightly nostalgic to say my little one no longer needs the boot.

While she was snug in her seat, my son could open and close his side of the stroller bar/guard rail and get in and out on his own, which made him feel big and proud.

The stroller has good pockets for storage, decent baskets underneath, and cup/snack holders on the guard rail for each child.The sunshade is long enough to give decent shade and there are small plastic windows on them that you can peak through, to see what your babes are up to.  

The one unfortunate thing relating to this stroller has nothing to do with its actual features as a stroller. I guess American Airlines got tired of replacing broken gate-checked double BOBs etc, and passed a new rule on June 1, 2011 which allows you to only gate check strollers up to 20 lbs. Well, the Combi Twin Sport weighs 22.25 lbs... In our desperation we figured out that removing the front wheels of the stroller shaves off about 2.25 lbs and so we traveled with it anyway (and made sure there was space in a carry-on for the wheels, just in case). They gave us a hard time at the check-in but let us bring it anyway. Rules are rules. 

So in my humble opinion...

Pros:

- Light-weight (22.25 lbs) as far as twin strollers go.

- Smart, well engineered stroller.

- Great seat recline.

- Good storage.

- Easy to fold ("3-second fold").

- Self-standing when folded.

- Canopies have viewing windows.

- Carrying strap.

- Easy to open/close guard rail.

- Snack/cup holders in guard rail.

- Infant safety boots (if you need them).

- Decent suspension in the wheels (traveled better than expected on cobble stones).

- Does not cost a fortune.

 Cons:

- I honestly can't think of any... As far as twin "umbrella" strollers go, this is a great option.