Car Seat Tips

Key Features
Car Seat Type:Convertible
Seating Direction:Rear / Forward Facing
Stay-in Car Base:No Detachable Base
Restraint System:5-Point Safety Harness
Adjustable Harness Height:Adjustable Harness Height
Adjustable Recline Positions:Adjustable Recline Positions

Other Features
Weight Limit:5 - 65 lbs.
Height Limit:Up to 49 In.
Carry handle:No Carry Handle
Head Protection:No Headrest
Additional Features:Latch System

Miscellaneous
:36082613

Details

Unique features including a sculpted base, push button release LATCH system with patented Versa-Tether®, and built-in vehicle belt lock-offs, make a tight installation in your vehicle quick and simple. The tangle-free polyester 5-point harness helps to effortlessly secure your child every day. The Marathon%26trade; also offers a patented HUGS%26trade; system, belly pad, and a plush %26amp; washable seat cover for that ultimate comfort experience for children rear-facing from 5 to 33 pounds or children forward-facing from 1 year old and 20 to 65 pounds.

This was the first infant seat we owned. We chose it because we received two additional Evenflo bases as a hand-me-down. And overall it was a good seat.

What did we like? The ability to change the orientation of the handle one-handed was wonderful. I don’t think I really appreciated that until we recently switched to a Graco infant seat with child number two, and I realized I very much missed this feature. I also missed the ergonomic style handle. While nothing will be painless for a heavy baby (and ours is tipping the scales over 17 pounds at just 4 months) it is more comfortable than the traditional grip.

We started with Combi EX Travel system. Consumer Reports released a scary and inaccurate review of car seats and the Combi failed miserably in my opinion. Even though the speeds in the study were incorrect, I felt the implications were important and did not feel comfortable leaving Jack in the Combi. So we searched for a better car seat and decided upon the Britax Roundabout. In my search I discovered it was available in a beautiful red with OU Sooners embroidered on the head part. For a former Sooner, this was heaven!

Key Features
Car Seat Type:Infant
Seating Direction:Rear Facing
Stay-in Car Base:With Detachable Base
Restraint System:5-Point Safety Harness
Adjustable Harness Height:Adjustable Harness Height
Adjustable Recline Positions:Adjustable Recline Positions

Other Features
Weight Limit:5 - 22 lbs.
Carry handle:With Carry Handle
Head Protection:With Headrest
Additional Features:Central Harness Length Adjustment • Canopy

Miscellaneous
:28719873

Details

Key Features
Car Seat Type:Booster
Seating Direction:Forward Facing
Adjustable Harness Height:No Harness Height Adjustment

Other Features
Weight Limit:Up to 100 lbs.

Miscellaneous
:44527446

Details

This backless booster with a flip-down cup holder makes car rides more enjoyable, and safer, for children from 30 to 100 lbs. Features padded armrests and flip-down compartment with cup holder.

Key Features
Car Seat Type:Booster
Seating Direction:Forward Facing
Adjustable Harness Height:No Harness Height Adjustment

Other Features
Weight Limit:Up to 100 lbs.
Height Limit:Up to 60 In.

Miscellaneous
:44527444

Details

The Britax Parkway%26trade; belt-positioning booster has been designed for increased safety incorporating deep torso and adjustable height head support. %26lsquo;True Side Impact Protection”%26trade;, developed by Britax engineers, has been confirmed through rigorous side impact sled testing to better contain a child in dangerous side-impact crashes. The seat shape correctly positions the lap belt over your child’’s pelvis while the shoulder belt guide keeps the vehicle belt comfortably away from his/her neck. Plush, washable fabrics, convenient drink and snack trays, reclining backrest, color coded vehicle belt guides, and the contoured, slip-resistant base of the Parkway%26trade; provide safety, comfort and convenience in true Britax fashion.

Key Features
Car Seat Type:Convertible
Seating Direction:Rear / Forward Facing
Stay-in Car Base:With Detachable Base
Restraint System:5-Point Safety Harness
Adjustable Harness Height:Adjustable Harness Height
Adjustable Recline Positions:Adjustable Recline Positions

Other Features
Weight Limit:5 - 40 lbs.
Carry handle:No Carry Handle
Head Protection:No Headrest
Additional Features:Central Harness Length Adjustment

Miscellaneous
UPC:032884143498
:44873774

At Monster’s nine month well baby check up, we discovered that he had outgrown his infant carrier type seat by two pounds. It’s not easy having virtually no time to shop around for car seats. We ended up having to wait a month (an entire month of lugging the Alpha Omega from my car to hubby’s car to my mom’s truck- not fun!) before we bought a new seat. We purchased the Cosco Touriva because the price was right, it matched the gold interior of my station wagon, and we were happy over all with Cosco products.

We originally started out with a 5-point carseat but quickly decided it was so pesky having to get all the straps in place, slip the buckle together in order to snap it, and make sure everything was adjusted right, plus, the straps kept wanting to get tangled and twisted. Well, our friends were using this seat for their baby and I REALLY liked how easy it was to put baby in and out so we went out and bought one. For the most part, we like it, HOWEVER, when pulling the shield down, we learned VERY QUICKLY to double check for hands and fingers!!! Make sure everything is tucked out of the way or you could risk doing some serious harm to their little hands. Luckily, my baby just had a little skin wound from the pressure the plastic placed when his fingers were pinched between the shield and the cloth seat, but I can only imagine how dangerous this can be without proper attention when bucking baby in.

When my husband and I were planning a move across the country with very limited space, we thought that the Cosco 5-Point Travel Vest was a wonderful idea. It was a five point harness and the box said that it met or exceeded all requirements for a car seat. So we bought it, took it home and tried it out. It kept four adults busy for almost an hour to put it in the car. When we finally figured out the array of tangled straps, and buckles that keep moving from where they are supposed to be, and managed to get the vest installed, the bottom was very loose. In fact, you could pull the bottom of the vest away from the seat and lay the vest flat while it was still buckled up. It is also very difficult to get a child strapped in to this vest. Especially wiggly two-year-olds. We never used this seat for our 2 year old son, and never will consider anything like this again. This product should be taken off shelves everywhere!