This makes my life easier!!! (Graco Stadium Duo Tandem Travel System)

Member Name: thejigglyone

Product:	Graco Stadium Duo Tandem Travel System
Date:	17/05/05 (2707 review reads)
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Advantages: Autobaby compatible, Easy to steer, Play trays for both kids

Disadvantages: Shopping basket can be awkward, Front seat doesn't fully recline

I bought the Graco Stadium Duo last November. I was pregnant with my second child due this April and with a toddler I knew transporting the two of them would prove difficult with just one pram. After reading numerous reviews about this product I'd started to really regret buying it, but really the tandem isn't bad at all. I've been using the tandem for a month now and overall i'm very pleased with it.

Here are it's features:

* Easy to fold

* Front seat is suitable from 6 months to 3 years and the rear seat is suitable from birth

* The rear seat is raised to keep baby nearer to you

* Both seats recline, although the front seat doesn't lie flat whilst the rear seat does.

* Rear seat features a canopy with a window whilst the front seat features a canopy with a transparent back, so you can keep an eye on bith children at once

* Both seats have a play-tray for snacks and toys.

* The front seat comes with a cosy apron.

* The front wheels can be locked or left on swivel

* The rear seat is compatible with the Graco Autobaby Car Seat.

* Large shopping basket which holds up to 5kg.


I found this tandem to be easier to steer than my last pram. It wasn't too heavy at all (my kids were big), and the front swivel wheels are brilliant. I usually hate swivel wheels but I like these so much that i've never locked the wheels yet. You can swing in and out shopping aisles with ease. My man loves to pretend he's Michael Schumacher with this.

My favourite feature has to be it's compatible with the Autobaby. I purchased one for my first child and it's been one of my best purchases yet. It clips easily into the back seat of the tandem without disturbing baby. Perfect if you stay in a flat and don't want to dusturb your sleeping baby but at the same time can't leave her downstairs. Also because the Autobaby already has a canopy it gives extra protection from the sun and wind.

My only gripe is that when the Autobaby is in use or when the rear seat is fully reclined you can't access the shopping basket easily. You can access it from in between the two chairs but it can be awkward.

The Stadium Duo comes in a wide range of designs. Mine is in Moonlight, the chairs and canopies are a dark grey colour with silver trim and all the fabric is velour which looks and feels luxiorious. I bought my tandem for £84.99 from kiddicare although i think they have it cheaper now. Still a bargain as Mothercare used to sell these at £135. The raincovers are around £30 and the footmuffs are £27.99 each although I managed to get two footmuffs for £29 (friend's staff discount).

The most important thing is that this tandem will get your two kiddies from A to B with minimum stress. Could you just imagine pushing a pram and trying to keep control of your toddler on a busy street?? It's unthinkable.

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