eddie bauer two way, great stroller

Cons:

Harness straps: one is five point, one is three, the five point harness is cheaply done and there is no option to use only the three point part of it (some strollers have a detaching ability)it is hard to explain it but for some reason it just doesn't work well and my 6 month old screams as I am strapping him in and once he is in (he does stop screaming)he doesn't seem very secured by the shoulder straps.(the five point is in the "back" seat the three point in the "frount" seat)

Seat size: not sure why the "frount" seat is so much smaller then the "back" seat, it is still adaquit for my almost four year old (while in the inward facing position, haven;t turned him outward yet, as the whole point I bought this stroller was to face him toward the baby)but it is smaller.

Front Canopy: pointless (except maybe as a small sunshade), it is very small from frount to back, when fully open the child is still exposed to wind or rain from pretty much all angles, this was disappointing. We removed ours since it served no useful purpose and sticks up pretty high off the seat back.

Snack Trays: won't hold much, pretty narrow, not much room inbetween the bottom of the tray and the seat itself, would be nice if they swiviled open instead of only detaching, if not for both at least the frount seat. We completely took ours off as the baby does not need it and it was a nusense for the three and a half year old as he gets in and out often.

These our our major cons, the ones that we would like to see improved, that really would matter to our family. Insignificent cons such as a poor location of parent tray and small cup holder in parent tray and that the color appeared beigh on all of the pictures on the internet but ours is in fact a light army green, (kind of ugly).

PROS:

Overall Quality: seems to be made very well, sturdy, solid, nice looking. I see this stroller really lasting.

Pushing, Sterring, Turning (and weight): Excellent, Excellent, Excellent. Seriously, I was expecting a lot of dificulty here after reading other reviews and both my husband and I were like, "What's all the fuss about?". I have a six month old (17 lbs), a almost 4 year old (36 lbs) and an 8 year old (52 lbs). They have ALL been in it in every combination imanigable, in each seat possible and except when the 8 year old is in the "front" seat neither one of us have had any trouble. It turns so easily and pushes with no strain. I sterred it with my baby in the back seat and a tray of food in one hand and had NO problem getting to our table. The stroller wieghs about 35 - 40 lbs and pushing it we cannot tell, lifting it the weight is much more noticable but it is a double stroller. I wouldn't let my husband lift it for me as I will be alone most of the time with it and I got it into my mini van fine.

Other pro's: The seats seem to be comfortable, I asked the older two if they were (because I felt them and they actually seemed hard to me) and they were both in total agreence thet they were. The two way is way cool! With the two way position there is still plenty of room for feet. The basket is big and we had no big difficulty accessing it. The wheels are big and "powerful". Seats recline acceptabley well. Assembly was not hard. It folds and open as easy as any single I've had.

Overall: For us the pro's outweighed the cons this time. The pros are the big deals, the cons are like the iceing on the cake (except for the canopy).
I would recommend this stroller to a friend.

(My children are all different ages, I could see a problem with twins because the "frount" seat does not recline all of the way and the back seat is much more infant friendly. With twins I would try the Contours Option Tandem Stroller by Kolcraft.)
*ignore my spelling, do not have time to care!