Hot Seat Gray Tips And Srategies

I found this product difficult to install. Would have wanted to know that the latch system is difficult to use and that my the headrest is very difficult to properly adjust for my sons comfort.

I’ve been using this car seat for over a year with my son (soon to be 3) and it has held up wonderfully! My family lives 11 hours away so I was concerned about comfort on the long drive and how long the seat would hold up making that trip. It has held up wonderfully! I have on several occasions recommended this seat (often unsolicited). Hides stains and such very well. I also found it very easy to install, even when using the latch system. The size is great too because it isn’t overly bulky but has plenty of room for my son, his snack, his sippy, elephant, 2 horses, dinosaur, and blanket.
Of course, there is one downfall. While this says the pad is removable for washing – and the newer model may have gotten it right – my cover does not come out for washing.

Overall, worth every penny & more! Safe, secure, & comfy!

Product works great. We have one for every car seat we own (4 total). This is our favorite of all the brands of car seat protectors.

I recommend this product for several reasons: 1. They are wide enough to to provide coverage on both sides of the car seat, preventing spills, etc. from leaking onto the seat underneath (although locating the seat belt latches can be more difficult, unless you have extenders). 2. They are well-made, with a leather-like appearance and sure-grip texture on the bottom to limit the protector from moving around on the seat, unlike the towels I used previously. 3. They clean-up pretty easily with soap and water.

Well, my husband, 21 month old son, and I were just rear ended HARD a few minutes ago….and the seat performed perfectly…not only was my son well protected and cushioned from the impact, but he even seemed a little bored…not a peep. Great seat if you want safety! It’s also very comfortable, our son loved it from day one. He’s taller than most babies his age, but he’s been in it from 12 months old to almost 2 years old now and he’s still fitting fine. He’s about he size of a three year old though, so it may not last us more than another year or two! It’s belt is naturally a little tight, but can be easily loosened, and seems to be fine with our son.
What it comes down to, I would recommend this seat to any child who isn’t overly picky about seat belts. It’s very soft, and comfy and more importantly, it stands up to impact!

we purchased this seat from babies r us after much research hassle and one mistaken purchase (the salesman insisted the britax frontier was appropriate for our 15 month old because he’s at the 25 lb mark–the company says he needs to also be 2 years old for bone density related safety reasons). we got the “platinum” fabric which amazon doesn’t seem to carry. we haven’t used it for very long, but it was extremely easy to install rear facing with the latch system in our 2009 subaru forester. the one hassle was retrieving the latch connectors from inside/under the seat cavity but that’s a minor point. i’ve no idea how difficult this would be to install without latch, and i have no desire to find out. getting the boy in and out of the seat is very easy (especially compared to the safety 1st travel system seat he started out on) and it reclines enough for him to be comfortable. it doesn’t recline as much as his old infant seat though and i don’t know if he would have been as comfortable in it when he was even tinier.

we didn’t really compare sizes too much, so i don’t know if this is a given for this kind of convertible seat, but this seat takes up quite a bit of space in the rear of midsized sedans and suv’s. if you install it in the middle two adults might be able to squeeze in on either side but they’ll both be uncomfortable. we ended up putting it behind the front passenger. even with a little room between the seat and the car seat the front passenger has enough leg room. one adult can sit comfortably behind the driver and another might be able to sit in the middle seat, but not if they’re large and certainly not for more than short trips. i’ve no idea if shifting to forward facing (which we’ll do when he turns 2) will help or further squeeze rear seat space.

we did compare the padding of all the seats at the store and the britax seats seemed to us to be uniformly softer and better padded than the other brands.

so far our son likes the seat. we considered the boulevard but the side view blocking issue seemed all the more likely to be an issue for us when we saw the seat in person, and the salesman did say that they’d heard from some customers that active babies didn’t care for the blocked view.

i have given the seat a 4 star rating because we really haven’t used it long enough (nor on long drives) to be able to say that it is indeed an amazing seat.