Becoming mother is always a great experience. But the news of having two children is more exciting. This excitement can turn into the hazard if you can’t choose the suitable double stroller for them. If you have two children of different ages, you need a double stroller to carry them together. You can easily choose a single stroller. In the case of the double stroller, you can’t take decision snugly between tandem and side by side stroller. Because both of the strollers has some advantages and disadvantages. If you get an informative comparison between two type strollers, it will be easy to take a decision which stroller can serve your purpose. Our comparison between tandem and side by side stroller are illustrated below
Size
The main difference between tandem and side by side stroller is the size of the stroller, especially width. In a tandem stroller, one stroller remains one after another. The average dimension of the tandem stroller is about 41.5” × 21.5 × 37”inches (height, width, length) and the dimension of the side by side stroller is 49” × 32” × 40” inches. Two single stroller remain side by side in a side by side stroller.
Maneuverability
Side by side stroller is wider than the tandem stroller. Since a tandem stroller takes little space than a side by side stroller, so it’s easier to navigate through the narrow entrance and limited space. You can maneuver it like a single stroller.Although both children can sit in this stroller with complete comfort, but it is not easy to maneuver. Becausethe size of the side by side stroller is like a wheelchair. Thus, it is not easy to enter in all size doorways.
Steering with one baby or two babies
You will find no difference to drive the tandem stroller whether you driving it with one child or two. But when you will drive a side by side stroller with one child, then it will lose its stability. It is to steer while two children sit in the stroller.
Reclining seat
The both seat of the tandem stroller comes with the reclining system.Its rear seat reclines fully and front seat reclines partially. So you can keep your younger one sleeping on the rear seat.
You can recline the both seatof the side by side stroller fully. So it’s easy to keep twins asleep together.
Folded size
Since the frame of a tandem stroller is like a single stroller so your car trunk can accommodate the stroller easily. On the other hand, the folded width of a side by side stroller is double than a tandem stroller. So tandem stroller needs half space than a side by side stroller.
Travel system
Maximum tandem stroller comes with the car seat attaching system. Some tandem stroller can accommodate car seat in one seat. It is good for the parents of an older kid and an infant. But for the parents of the twins, there is also tandem stroller which can carry two car seat.
There are also side by side stroller with car seat adapter with one or both seat.
The kid’s experience
If the seat of the tandem stroller is stadium-style, then both children can see all around them. But the passenger of the front seat can enjoy more comfy ride than the counterpart. In the case of the straight seat, the rider of the rear seat can’t see everything easily. You can snugly turn the front seat at 180 degrees so that both babies can talk with each other. When you attach car seat you can keep the child of the rear seat facing toward you.There is also sit and stand version of the tandem stroller where the toddler can stand on the rear platform.
In a side by side stroller, both kids get the same view. There is separate child tray for each of the child. To provide your kids personal space, this type stroller is perfect.
Ease of use
To As a double stroller tandem stroller is bulky to move, lift and turn. If you select a lightweight tandem stroller, then you can snugly overcome these problems. At the time of giving the snack to the child of the front seat, you need to come to the front by stopping the stroller.Since the weight of the side by side stroller is centralized, so you can easily lift, turn and move it at the time of walking. You can access to your both children from the back since the two seat of the stroller remains side by side. It allows you to give your child snack like a single stroller.
Size and accessibility of the storage basket
The storage basket of the tandem stroller isn’t too large. It is not easy to get access to the basket from any side. If you recline the rear seat, it becomes more difficult to get the access to the basket.As side by side stroller is like two single stroller, so it has huge storage basket and easy accessibility.
Variations of the stroller
Tandem stroller has another version which is called sit and stand stroller. In this stroller, there is a standing platform at the back of the stroller that allows your older kid stand. You can turn the rear seat into a bench by removing the rear seat. Thus, your toddler can enjoy the freedom of either sitting or stand in the stroller.
You can put your twins on the equal level to take care of them snugly. To give your children individual feeling, some models of the side by side stroller includes a narrow bar to separate the seats.
Conclusion
Although it’s your personal choice to which stroller you will prefer, we like to give you the suggestion of buying the double stroller considering your favorite features, number and age of the children.
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