bike trailer as stroller?

I see that some of the bike trasilers convert into strollers. What do you guys think of them? This one http://www.target.com/Schwinn-Turbo-Bike-Trailer-SC775/dp/B00007CWJ9 is on sale at my local target. I don't really need a bike trailer, but am currently unhappy with my double stroller options, and this seemed like maybe a good option? If you remember my earlier thread, I'm essentially looking for a pushable wagon, something the kids can sit and play in, but not necesarily be in a "seat" like you are in a double stroller. Just more free to move and stuff, jump in and out, like in a wagon. Well...there are no wagons that push. but this is sort of like a wagon, and it pushes.

so..am i insane? It does seem really wide...would i be able to push it through stores? Are they just awful?

Well, I needed to take two toddlers shopping yesterday and I used my bike trailer as a stroller for the first time. It is a Schwinn... I think the same one in your link.

pros -
Handle is nice and tall
pushes easily, even if it doesn't turn on a dime
room in the back for groceries - and while I was in the store, I was able to put the shopping basket in the back to load up.
Holds 2 kids, a container juice, a full gallon of ice cream, apples, bananas, and a 6pack of beer :thumbsup:


cons-
There were a few glitches... first, it doesn't have brakes and it's made to roll so you have to kind of park it sideways.
Second, that front wheel sticks out quite a bit... I knocked over a display when I took it to the supermarket. That was my own clumsiness, but it is a big honking stroller. No way you'd be navigating clothing racks. Also, with the way it sits, you can't just pick up the handle and hitch it over sideways. You basically have to parallel park if you need to move to the side of the aisle, for example.
Third, the front wheel is pretty tough but it can get stuck in the sideways position (sort of like a shopping cart). But that only happened to me when I was on unusually rough terrain (tree roots, rocks sticking out, over 100lbs worth of stuff in it between the kids and the groceries.) I had more than the weight limit loaded into it, and that DID cause the handle to start to loosen. But I wasn't using it according to its intended use so
Last, as you can imagine, it doesn't fold down easily (it will fold down small-ish but it involves unscrewing stuff.)

I should probably say that I don't use strollers much anyway. I mean, I have one, but I use it maybe 3 times a year. My son either walks or I use a baby carrier. So I'm a bit of an amateur at stroller pushing.

It was perfect for me, though, since I mostly use it as a bike trailer, yet had it available as a double stroller the one time I needed it. As a bike trailer, my son's been plenty comfy in it for 2+ hours. With two kids, space can be tight, and it is a cloth seat so they both sink toward the center a little.

Anyway, it's as you suspected. A bear to push in tight spaces, okay otherwise.