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good for travel

by Kristen Inskeep 2008-11-04

I bought this for our 2nd car but we end using this for travel so we don't have to keep taking out car seats. Its a good car seat if you have small children my son however is huge and he only used it maybe 6 months. His shoulders where to wide for it.. I do plan on using it for my daughter when she is a little bit older.

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Takes some getting used to

by Danise Brakeman 2008-10-22

This is my 5th child and my first 5 point harness style car seat. It definitely takes some getting use to. Actually, it is a royal pain in the rear. The lower safety clips always fall to the bottom of the seat, so when I sit the baby in it I am searching under her rear end to find the clips. The left chest clip is too long and it's a pain to clip together. Also the lower clips seem to turn on the strap and unless the clip is facing the right way it is almost impossible to clip into the seat belt. Maybe these are problems with all 5 point harnesses? It takes me twice as long to buckle the baby in this car seat than it does to buckle my toddler in (not a 5 point). Also, we use the rear facing direction and the seat is practically straight up with no recline. My husband put a board underneath to recline it some so the babies head doesn't fall forward when she falls asleep. That has helped alot. I don't think I would ever buy another one.

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Very happy.

by Stephanie El Hajji 2008-01-14

My daughter is very comfortable in this car seat. We only use it about every 1-2 weeks as we don't have a car. We use it for cab rides or for the airplane. The straps are easily adjusted and we are satisfied with the padding.

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Just Didn't Fit!

by Jennifer Beaudoin 2007-08-05

I was at the end of my research and had been on some dead-ends with two other carseats that I thought I would like. I found this one and was impressed with the padding and how much it resembled a Britax in the comfort style. However, when I got it home, I realized it just didn't seem to fit my children well. I tried a 5 month old @ 25+ inches tall and a 2yr old @ 33 inches tall. Both of them were terribly uncomfortable with how restrictive the seat was. It seems like the side barriers should be a little higher for my oldest, as her shoulders were turning in because they were hitting the sides of the seat. My son was well protected but for some reason, just did not like the way he seemed to be in the seat. After a couple times, I decided to try yet another seat. I think for the quality and the price, if your child fits well, this will be a great seat. Very well padded and comparable to a britax (padding)but $200 less!

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This is a great convertible carseat!

by midwestmom 2007-06-30

While I use Britaxes in my car, I consider them to be pretty 'permanent' carseats. They are lovely; but they are big, heavy and by the time I have them all tethered in my car I don't want to move them ever again!

So I have been searching for a good 'back up' carseat for my mom's car and my husband's truck. This is the best seat I've found! This seat goes from 5 to 35 lbs rearfacing, then up to 40 lbs and 43'' forward facing. There are 4 harness slot heights. The seat is very cushy, has great instructions and isn't too heavy. So far I've installed it in a Subaru outback, a Chevy Malibu and a Chevy truck.

I tried the Graco Comfortsport and was unhappy with the harness slot heights (there are only three) as well as the funny front bumper it has. It was hard to get a good rearfacing install. I brought home the Cosco Scenera and found that it did install fine, but I didn't care for its lack of padding or style. I am finally happy with the Uptown!