As a team of Child Passenger Safety Technicians and global safety advocates, we have seen many car seats come and go over time. While we love exploring new additions to the market, and applaud new innovation, we do enjoy reflecting on existing car seats that remain consistent, easy-to-use options in an ever-changing market. Chicco is
The Graco Tranzitions isn’t the newest seat on the market but it is among the most narrow. We’ve been fans of this seat since its debut because it’s a nice option for tight three across situations but there is a caveat — the installation, especially the vehicle seat belt install, can be quite challenging, so
The Graco TurboBooster has been around for quite some time now. We know the original version well, and we’ve also reviewed the TurboBooster Grow, TurboBooster TakeAlong, and other versions of this seat. We’ve found very consistently that the TurboBooster family of booster seats is well known for its fit and function. The newest addition to
The Chicco MyFit is a much-loved forward facing only combination car seat in the United States. Its narrow width, high harness height, and high standing height limit in harness mode make it a go-to for taller kiddos – especially in tight 3 car seats across scenarios. The seat has hit the Canadian market and our
Maxi-Cosi started helping keep children safe in Europe in 1984 with the first rear facing only car seat. Since that time, they’ve expanded their product line to include other types of car seats and other baby products, then moved beyond Europe and into the United States. Their latest effort, the Mico Max Plus, adds some
The original Nuna PIPA rear facing only car seat has been around, serving families with ease of use and an easy installation, since the earliest days of CSFTL. You could say that we’ve grown up along with Nuna’s product line! The PIPA and PIPA Lite are a solid, popular seat that we see routinely at
Admittedly, one of the most daunting things about installing a car seat can be installing a car seat. The Cybex Sirona S adds a feature that we’ve seen in just a handful of other car seats over the years — it swivels on an attached base. That means (in theory) it can be installed once
Diono first released their Monterey high back booster seat in 2008. It was immediately a hit with families and CPSTs because it provided an extendable back to accommodate their growing widths, and a tall back that allowed bigger kids to ride in a supportive high back booster seat. Some of our oldest CSFTL models
All in one is a moniker that’s associated with a few car seats on the market today. This category of car seat does a few things — rear faces, forward faces, and converts to a booster seat. Many of these seats are marketed as long-lasting, some even claim to last a child for all of
Carfoldio’s first product was the mifold travel booster seat, which hit the market in 2017. They’ve now released their high back foldable booster seat to the United States and EU markets with the hifold fit-and-fold booster. We’re intrigued by this transformer-esque booster seat, so let’s take a look at what it has to offer. CSFTL
