So my daughter is 37ish pounds and my son is about 30 I believe and we are going to be doing a lot of traveling in the next while (Japan, Europe, etc) and I am trying to figure out how to get them around. We are going to be walking a lot obviously, but almost all strollers are for under 30 to 35 lbs. We do have a double stroller that I have loved my daughter is just too big for it (her feet push the foot rest down into the wheels when she sits in). What should I do? I don't want to buy another really expensive stroller just for these trips so I was wondering if anyone has used an umbrella stroller for larger kids and not had it break? :) We could use those snaps to stick them together or keep them apart, whichever. I just don't want to be traveling and have the stroller we brought for my four year old break. What have you done when traveling with older kids?
Have you heard of a sit and stand? Don't know if that would work for you.
My strollers have a 40 lb weight limit, even my umbrella stroller. It's Jeep brand instead of the cheapest ones you can buy. My middle son is 3 1/2 and weighs a whopping 43 lbs, but he still likes to ride in the stroller. He hasn't broken it yet!
I don't recommend a backpack! In security at the airport, you have to take it off and put it through the x ray, and then put it back on after you walk through. Talk about a MAJOR pain.
My mil had a double umbrella stroller that the big kids would park themselves in time and time again and it held up well.
I just did a trip out of state and bought two umbrella strollers and just stuck them together with those stick things you mentioned. Worked great. Cost me about $20 a stroller and like $15 for the attachments. Made traveling around a breeze.
Wear them, in a back-pack or an Ergo carrier (up to 5 years), or they walk with us. I'm just not willing to wrestle with a stroller through an international flight and then get stuck trying to enjoy a foreign city that just isn't stroller friendly.
Good job mommin'!
We have a double stroller (its a Jeep side by side) that we have used for all of our travel. It is pretty light and easy to use. My boys are 3 and 4, but I still strapped them in there the last time I flew with them by myself. They were fine.
You might check Craigslist in your area, or even post to Freecycle to see if anyone has one you can borrow.
I wish you lived in the area, you could use mine!
Safe travels.....
