Best strollers for twins that fit in small elevators: A complete buying guide
If you live in a building with small elevators that cannot accommodate a twin stroller, please read the following suggestions on strollers for twins that fit in small elevators that may assist you.
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Currently, there is a very wide selection of strollers for one baby in stores, making it quite challenging for expectant parents to decide. By combining their wishes with various experiences from friends or through reviews, they can speed up the entire process and quickly choose the ideal stroller. We all know how much parents want to provide the best for their children, so the ideal stroller must meet a large number of criteria. In addition to safety, which strollers must inevitably possess, filtering through features and desires leads us to the conclusion that the most important thing for the baby is the comfort of the stroller, while for the parents, it’s the ease of maneuvering the stroller both indoors and outdoors, as well as fitting it into the trunk.
In contrast to standard strollers for one baby, the selection of strollers for twins is significantly reduced. The internal struggle regarding what should be prioritized is immense. While you might want a stroller that is bulky with large wheels for the utmost comfort during the ride, and for both babies to be at the same level for easier supervision, it would also be good if the stroller could be easily packed into the trunk, assuming it even fits there at all.
The size of the lift in your building can create a huge checkmate situation for you.
The problem is as follows...
~ Imagine a situation where you have two babies and a stroller that you need to fold to get into the elevator.
~ If the babies are small, you would have to place the carriers on the not-so-clean elevator floor, and when the babies grow to the point where they can’t walk but need seats, you won’t be able to fit the stroller and the babies into the elevator anymore.
~ The question arises of how to get outside without having to ask someone for help every time or “waiting for your husband to come home from work” in order to go out.
~ And remember those days when the days are shorter and darkness falls faster; during that time, air pollution is higher, so while you wait for “your husband to come home from work,” a beautiful day that you could have used for a walk will pass.
~ You can easily find standard strollers for twins, but the problem is that their width is greater than the width of the door opening.
What to do when the elevator doors do not have a mechanism to widen the opening?
~ The best choice is the so-called tandem stroller. Be careful about the width of the stroller when purchasing, as even certain tandem strollers may not fit through the elevator door opening, the entrance door, or the door of your apartment. Our recommendation is the Cybex Gazelle stroller if its width suits your needs.
What to do when the twin tandem stroller cannot fit in the elevator?
~ The best option is to use two single umbrella strollers that need to be connected with special clips.
~ The clips for connecting two single strollers are inexpensive, easy to install (no strength or tools are needed; simply turning the wheels lightly secures the strollers), and are very useful in these situations. Although they are universal, make sure that the type of clip matches the type of stroller.
~ It is recommended to choose single strollers that have a sturdy reclining seat that can be folded like a travel bag (pictures below). There are very good strollers from the brands Inglesina or Chicco, which are lightweight, sturdy, easy to fold, offer excellent maneuverability, and whose backrest can be reclined to a horizontal position, etc.
~ There are strollers that allow for the rotation of all four wheels. Such strollers are available for one baby as well as for two babies. With the help of such wheels, it is possible to maneuver the stroller sideways into the elevator. Of course, if it’s a pair of standard strollers, you can still connect them with clips (picture above).
The idea is as follows:
Put one stroller with one baby into the elevator, place the other unassembled stroller into the stroller basket, and hold the second baby in your arms. As soon as you exit the elevator/entrance, place the baby into the stroller that you will unfold, and connect the strollers with the clips.
When the babies are small, there is an option with a twin carrier where you place the babies in the twin carrier and fold the tandem stroller, then transfer the babies to the stroller after exiting.
=> This option is suitable only in the first few months when the babies are of small weight, but after a few months, the babies will no longer fit in the carrier, and they won’t be walking yet, so you will find yourself in a situation where you need to use our first suggestion.
Therefore, in the case of small elevators, the best option is two quality, non-bulky single strollers that fold easily, along with purchasing clips to connect them.