Safety 1st has entered the rotating car seats chat with the Turn and Go 360. Their offering has some pretty significant challenges, from a low top harness position to a high bottom harness position, a quirky install, and a smooth shell that makes moving the seat difficult, there’s a lot going on with this one.
“When I was in preschool, the journey to school started with me getting into the back seat. No vehicle seat belt or car seat was required back then – I just plopped my 4 year old self onto the seat and we were off. Every day, part of our journey involved stopping at the stop
The Issue Health Canada has determined that the use of Reyi Portable Children Car Seat in a motor vehicle could increase the risk of injury in the event of a collision. These products have not been certified to meet the safety requirements of the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations and do
I’ll admit it — we’re having a hard time keeping up with all of the rotating car seats that are available now. To help ourselves and help you keep track, we’ve put together this handy table. Comparison of Rotating Car Seats Now that there are a growing number of car seats that swivel, we’ve developed
The Issue Baby Trend, Inc. (Baby Trend) and NHTSA announced a recall Baby Trend Hybrid 3-in-1 Combination Booster Seats (in the color Desert Blue) for potential fraying of the LATCH webbing, as it did not comply with the minimum initial breaking strength in FMVSS213. Affected Baby Trend Hybrid models: Baby Trend Hybrid 3-in-1 Combination Booster Seat
Britax first introduced ClickTight technology in 2013 (the same year this website was born!), they added this easy-to-use installation system to convertible car seats fairly soon after the Frontier was launched but didn’t add a rear facing only option to the product line — until now! We do find the non-ClickTight rear facing only Britax
The Cybex family of rear facing only car seats are known for being quite plush, fairly easy to install and use, and fit most babies well, though they do tend to be a bit heavy and not particularly compact. That family of seats has expanded to include the Cloud G LUX, which brings everything we
We’re often asked what our favorite car seats are. Usually, this question comes from a caregiver who is trying to choose a seat for the child in their life. The right answer is always “the car seat that fits your child, fits your vehicle, and you can install/use properly every time.” That’s always going to
The car seat world is constantly changing, we work hard to keep up on the latest and greatest so we can help caregivers at every step in the process. Unfortunately, we’re seeing a rise in something new and troubling — counterfeit car seats. They look and act like car seats that meet or exceed the
The Grow and Go family of multimode car seats has grown again. Safety 1st has listened to caregivers who are looking for extra leg room for their kiddos and created the Grow and Go Extend ‘n Ride LX, which includes a leg extension panel. That same panel becomes a footrest for forward facing children, which
