Buggy Dilema

Ok guys, I know this has been talked about lots before, but I can't be bothered going through everything trying to find old posts on this.

I have a mountain buggy terrian, which has been really good. My problem is that I am looking at when we have another baby, and the terrain has no options for a second child seat. So I am looking at buying a phil and teds v2 e3 buggy, with the double seat.

I would just like to hear from anyone who has one to tell me what is good/bad about them. It is a lot of money to spend when I already have a buggy which is perfectly good at the moment, and so I want to make sure I don't buy something then regret it.

Thanks ladies

Id be interested in this too, as that is the pram I am wanting to get

Trish

lolol WHY ME?? I am not a nut about phil and teds.. really i'm not.

Ok, so i am.

It is the best decision i have made about baby gear. truely.

I loved that i could lie Ayja down in the baby part, undeneath Paris, and no-one would even know she was in there.. great for when you don't have alot of time to stop and talk to all those well-meaning but time consuming people everywhere who want to know all thei ntimate details about you and newbie. Ayja was hidden, in fact alot of the time i got weird looks cos they'd see Paris sitting normally and hear a baby crying!!

The main advantages are though:
*It is so nice to push, feels like you are pushing nothing.
*You can use it for baby and toddler, just baby, just toddler, or for both of them together sitting once baby is old enough to do so
*It is pretty quick to convert either way
*Toddler is always covered, FULLY, by rain and shade covers.. i laugh cos when we have it with 2 upright seats andh ave the rain cover on it looks a bit like a spaceship!! PAris used to sit in it at home and pretend!!
*Only probs i found with mine was that the toddler could not recline.. which can be hard if they both fall asleep.. BUT mine was the older 2003 model, not the new V3.. so there have been changes.. namely, the toddler seat now clips in and out, instead of zipping into place in the front like mine does.. therefore i think you can maybe recline it a little.
*Also, once they get to the inbetween stage, IE baby is too big for baby part but too small to safely sit in the toddler seat at the back for too long - cos they can't hold head up if they fall asleep (can block airways cos they are pretty upright and head falls forward..) so that's what i found hard.. but by that stage paris was able to walk beside me if i had Ayja due for a sleep.
*oh, and also, with my old model, there was not alot of room for Ayjas feet, when PAris was sitting in her seat on top.. Ayja didn't have enough room to wriggle her feet around too much - which is why she was out of the baby part much sooner.. again the new model allows MUCH more room. The new model also has been adjusted so that you can put the baby capsules into them too.

Ok there you go, and more Q's.. just ask..   They also have a site if you google phil n teds V3 you'll get their site... and shows all the combinations. WE use the double buggy still sometimes now, when we actually get into town.. but mostly i think soon it will be out of use.. so maybe in a year or so I'll sell it.maybe.

I am yet to use our one, but will be soon! We liked it cos the toddler seat looks like it is more supportive that other brands, cos it goes up there whole back and they dont have to sit upright. Also like how its more narrow than most buggys that have toddler seats,..cos most have toddler sitting high up front,..the wheel base is wide.
It has been a bit hard to find a nappy bag that can fit in the odd shaped parcel tray,..ended up getting the Phil and Teds nappy bag, but its very narrow, and a lot smaller than the rest we saw, so dont know how good it will be.
Also all assesserories are extra so has worked out expensive. The sun mesh and storm cover (to fit buggy with toddler seat)are each about $70.
When the buggy is in the flat newborn position u can sit the capsule on to where the baby would usually be lying, but because of the narrow shape of the buggy, most capsules we tried didint fit. You can buy strapping for $30 which allows you to safely attach any capsule to the top part of buggy, sitting over the bar thingy that a older child would normally hold onto,....hope that makes sense!
We eneded up buying the phil and Teds capsule too cos its much lighter than other brands.

You can buy the $30 srtapping system thingy, that allows any capsule to sit on top, and be secured in place,..and toddler would be in the toddler seat underneath.

Janine it frightens me how much you love that buggy...

lol Janine you crack me up!!

I'm going to talk to the Fabric Technology teacher at Nat's school about making me a sling, but Josiah will probably be in a pushchair for a while yet as he's really little and can't actually walk that long before he gets tired.

LOL mummy brain?