UPPAbaby Rumble Seat

We bought the 2008 Uppababy before we knew about the Rumble seat. When we found out about it, we were quite excited. Our second child is now two weeks old and he sits in the main chair tilted all the way back. Our 21 month old daughter sits in the rumble seat. She fits fine - though she is on the small side - 22 lbs or so. We told her it was the "Big Girl Chair" so she wouldn't be sore about losing her usual spot to her brother. She thought that was pretty cool.

The Rumble Seat takes up a good amount of the cargo basket for foot room for the child sitting in it. The stroller's handling also gets much worse with all the weight of a second child out in front of the front wheels. We find this better than having a double wide stroller, or having to buy a new stacking double stroller. We also like that the Rumble seat goes on and off easily - so when we just have one child we take off the rumble seat within 30 seconds.

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I chose the Vista stroller because I thought it would be great as both a double and a single stroller. I loved that when my son wasn't using it, it wasn't a huge side-by-side double stroller when I only had my newborn. My 3-yo is around 31.5 pounds, so below the 35 pound weight limit. However, with him in the rumble seat it is very difficult to push the stroller. I have to use two hands and quite a bit of strength to control the stroller. I've gotten to the point where I dread using it as a double stroller, it's just much easier to have my toddler walk at my side. Had I known all of this, I probably would not have chosen this stroller.

I think if your older child is much lighter than 30 lbs. you'd be fine using the rumble seat. However, I don't know what the appropriate weight would be.

That said, I do love the stroller as a single!!

We bought the rumble seat for our 2007 Vista. Our 2 year old fits perfectly in it with lots of lower leg room with still enough space to fit diaper bags and lunch packs. Highly recommend for anyone needing a 2 seater that can still fit in smaller spaces.