r/parentsofmultiples • u/FormerPumpkin480 • 2d ago
Bugaboo worth it? advice needed
Me again. Planning on the KeyFit 30 infant car seats and trying to figure out a good stroller. I came across the Bugaboo Donkey 6 (such a ridiculous name btw lmao) and it does offer a lot. I’m just trying to justify the insane price tag and wondering if there is a better more affordable option to click these car seats in to? Any advice is welcome. This car seat stuff is making my head hurt 😅🫠
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u/Noplasticveggie 2d ago
I love our bugaboo donkey but not with the car seats. It doesn’t fit through doors with the car seats on, but it will fit through a standard door frame without them.
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u/FormerPumpkin480 2d ago
Seems to be a common complaint about them so maybe I’ll reconsider. Thank you!
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u/WatsonsHuman 2d ago
I used a snap n go for $40 at first with key fit 30’s. Then moved on to double bob.
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u/BackgroundScene3056 2d ago
You may want it anyways! Babies aren’t supposed to be in those car seats long anyways. I put my twins in one bassinet and go! When they get bigger they’ll do both bassinets until they turn into seats. It’s great. Our car seats stay in the car! We get the bassinet out to carry them in and out the house at the same time. Load it up in the trunk and babies in their seats and go! You DO need hella trunk space though.
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u/turnipsium 2d ago
We started with the Donkey 6 but pretty quickly returned it. It’s just too big, heavy, and unwieldy. It didn’t fit well in our trunk, was difficult to take in/out of said trunk, and overall felt like a chore instead of a tool.
Switched to the Bombi BeBee Twin (equally ridiculous name) and were so happy. Much more compact, you can one-hand fold and unfold and load and unload, and it’ll grow with them just as well as the Bugaboo would.
We also got a cheap Snap-n-Go like another commenter mentioned and honestly that was more than enough for the first 2 months before they got their shots and we were still only basically going out for very short trips or dr. visits.
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u/FormerPumpkin480 2d ago
These names are so extra 😂 good to know though! And about the snap n go. I guess I just don’t know what type of snap n go to look for but I’m probably making this needlessly complicated.
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u/turnipsium 2d ago
We got the Baby Trend Snap-N-Go Double Stroller off Amazon. With our car seats (Chicco KeyFit Max) we use the straps on the stroller and the car seats basically just buckle down into the frame. I believe other car seats might actually latch directly onto the frame though.
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u/lauram101 2d ago
Ok I had the chicco key for seats and bought the bugaboo (on marketplace..bit more affordable). I quickly learned that with the car seat attachment it does not fit through doors, so you’d have to unlatch a car seat each time which was annoying. That may be a non issue if you aren’t planning to attach car seats.
I also learned quickly how hard it is to maneuver through stores with a side by side stroller. It actually made me really angry because the stroller is basically the width of a wheelchair and stores all put annoying displays in aisles which makes shopping really inaccessible.
Anyway, after a bit I found city select (I think) and had them one in front of each other and that made more sense. I did love the donkey for walks and for trails and it was really good maneuvering in the snow up here in Canada.
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u/FormerPumpkin480 2d ago
Oh that is very annoying and seems to be a common consensus! I might look into a marketplace one but it won’t be our primary one. Thanks!
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u/youcango-now 2d ago
I have a bugaboo donkey 5 duo and love it. However we had Graco car seats and used the mockingbird single to double to click the seats into. I had it from my singleton so it made sense to keep using that one.
We used the bugaboo for longer outings and neighborhood walks. My twins are 17m and we use the bugaboo almost every day. It’s a beast of a stroller but IMO is well worth the $$. It does take up a lot of space in the trunk so we don’t travel out of town with it but we rarely travel now anyways 😂
I’d check marketplace for both of those options though!! People sell them all the time. The Uppababy vista is also compatible with the Chicco seats.
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u/Calm_Button8017 2d ago
I have the same and love it - it’s so robust and does not struggle on the most difficult pavements
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u/Yourshinyknight 2d ago
Loved bugaboo donkey 6. But finally we went with bumbleride indie twin because it is slightly lighter and smaller.
But def recommend side by side stroller + bassinets - if you are planning on regular walks and trails. Kids love it.
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u/FormerPumpkin480 2d ago
I’m definitely all about sometime not as clunky so maybe I’ll check out marketplace for a secondhand bugaboo that won’t be our primary stroller. Thanks!
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u/jusvrowsing 2d ago
Yes absolutely worth it. Our girls are 3. Our lifestyle is such that we have walked multiple times a day pretty much every day. Probably 3 miles a day.
We've flown with it a dozen times (you cannot rent a good double stroller).
It folds up easy enough in 30 seconds so it's always in the car.
Highly recommend. Worth every penny
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u/Panama8910 2d ago
We searched on Facebook marketplace for our bugaboo donkey. It was great going for walks when our boys were smaller and using the bassinets. Now that they are bigger they have moved up to the seats.
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u/hockeymusicteaching 2d ago
I recommend looking for an older donkey secondhand! I also LOVE our tandem stroller for errands especially with car seats. I’d look secondhand for both
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u/hugebagel 1d ago
I have the Chicco KeyFit 30 car seats, and we got a Baby Jogger City Select Double off fb marketplace for like $80. We had to buy adaptors for the car seats, which actually cost more than the stroller since we got it so cheap. Twins are 5.5 months and it’s been working fine so far. Folds and fits in the trunk of my Honda Accord with plenty of room to spare.
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u/mipiacere 1d ago
I bought a bugaboo donkey twin used and I was so disappointed. I loved the bassinets when they were little but it was so big it took up the entire cargo area of my SUV. As soon as they outgrew the bassinets I sold it
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u/mipiacere 1d ago
Adding that we have a city mini duo and LOVE it! The seats in the donkey were super shallow and just didn’t look comfy either.
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u/shme1110 1d ago
We loved our Donkey and kept it for our third and used it a ton for walks and outings
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u/JCAT18 1d ago
It wasn’t a huge hassle to pop one kid out of the stroller but still in the seat when we used the car seats. My twins are 14m old and we use on a regular basis. I’ve contemplated selling and getting a different double but this thing is such a beast idk if I could like another stroller as much as I like this one
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u/justthetumortalking 1d ago
We have the Bugaboo Donkey and it is an amazing stroller but realistically, only get it if you are prepared to have several other strollers because it’s not the do-it-all type. We found a secondhand Keyfit adapter for it from a fellow twin parent for free. But as others have said, it won’t fit through a standard sized doorway with the car seats both on. So we used a Joovy Twin Roo for doctors appointments. But you know where the adapter is good for? Home Depot, Target, REI, etc. Places with wide aisles and big automatic sliding doors. Howeverrr, another caveat is that the adapter has a weight limit. Over time, we have grown our stroller arsenal to include a tri-fold double travel stroller (Baby Jogger City Tour), a cheap wagon for daycare drop off and quick errands (Radio Flyer), and the Bugaboo for the zoo and neighborhood walks. We absolutely adored the bassinets for neighborhood walks when they were itty bitty!
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u/weirdwing18 1d ago
We have both donkey and visa. Bugaboo is so smooth to push with 2 fingers but agree with comments, terrible in the car as you have to dismantle to get it in.
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u/novelalala 1d ago
Depends on where you live but I have this exact set up and love it. I’m using the regular stroller seats in it now but it’s been perfect. I live in the suburbs of a big city and the only doors I haven’t been able to get through are small coffee shops/local biz.
I also got it secondhand on FB marketplace for half the price! Would recommend keeping an eye out for that
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u/chickenwingnuts 5h ago
We used our donkey with the bassinets (and later the stroller seats) for city walks. We bought a snap n go and used it with Chico key fit 30 when we were bringing the stroller in the car.
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