Budget Travel: Evenflo
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Best Umbrella Stroller for Travel?
Asked by A.W. from Los Angeles
on March 15, 2009
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Hi ladies,
Our family is taking a trip to Cancun in April, and I'm looking for a good lightweight umbrella stroller to travel with. We currently use a heavy Graco...
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- I purchased one on One Step Ahead a few years ago to take with us to Hawaii with our then 18 month old. I loved it! ($50) It was lightweight and folded compactly for...
- It's so funny we just went through this. We have two very nice strollers that are just too big for travelling. We bought a $10 no-brand, used umbrella stroller at th...
- I have the Chicco, and I like it for travelling. However, I am 5'5". My husband is 6'1", and has to bend over just enough to be uncomfortable. For $70, it works gre...
Best Budget Car Seat-booster Combo for Grandma's House?
Asked by E.T. from Albuquerque
on May 12, 2011
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We visit my mom twice a year, and would like to buy car seats to leave at her house. At home my kids sit in Graco Nautilus seats - the ones that convert from a regular...
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- I just bought my 3.5 year old an evenflo seat from walmart.com (Generation 65?) It has a harness for kids up to 65 pounds, then can be used with a seatbelt up to 100 ...
- It always costs less to buy the very best.
- Check the seats made by Cosco. Just purchased one to put in my husbands car. We almost always take my car with the two seats, but occasionally he takes one child a...
Looking for an Inexpensive Car Seat
Asked by V.T. from Dallas
on December 25, 2010
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My husband and I are traveling to San Francisco in late January and it will be cheaper for us to buy a car seat that is around $50 than to rent one from Hertz and I wo...
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- Idk if its a state recommendation in MI or what, but I've always heard that you're not supposed to use a used car seat. One reason being that you dont know the history...
- Garage sales , children's consignment stores or walmart/target for a different carseat. If you could cushin the cosco brand, would you like it better? I just put a sn...
- For what it worth, when I was researching, the Costo one was top rated (with Britax) in the top 5 for safety (which for me is the most important thing, especially if y...
How Do You Choose the Right Stroller/car Seat?
Asked by J.F. from Boca Raton
on April 22, 2007
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My husband and I have been looking at a few different brands of travel system strollers, and just seem to get more frustrated the more we look. Is a travel system real...
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- hi jen, I researched a lot also before I registered for my travel system. What you should also consider is the weight of the system, the infant carriers and strolle...
- Hi J., Congrats! THE best advice I got and can give, is to call the Safe Kids coalition. It is a state program ( I believe) and they will do a few things for/with y...
- Hi J.! I did the same thing that you are doing. I read every review and analyzed everything. Since I couldn't make up my mind I started off with a Graco Snugride in...
Double Stroller?
Asked by M.N. from Fargo
on March 16, 2010
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My daughter will be 3 1/2 when our newest little one is born. My question is should we get a double stroller? I do go on a lot of walks and like to take our stroller...
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- My boys were both totally done with strollers by 3. It was actually a struggle to get them to sit in one at 2 1/2 or even 2. The only time we use a stroller now, for o...
- My son was 2 when my daughter was born and although your daughter is a bit older she's probably not ready to be cast out of the stroller. Kids can get tired and you'l...
- What about a sit and stand stroller? Some carseats fit onto strollers. S.
Good Car Seat for 4 Month Old?
Asked by R.S. from Seattle
on May 31, 2010
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My 4 month old weighs 20 lbs. now. He is VERY uncomfortable in the car seat we bought before he was born. Don't recall the brand now but we can barely buckle him up wi...
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- I bought one at Babys R Us. The one I chose goes up to 100 lbs. I bought this one because the safety reviews were wonderful and I wouldn't ever need to buy another o...
- I am a single mom and can't afford anything! My son at 3 months was one pound away from his infant seat weight limit. I found my Britax Marathon on ebay for $170 which...
- Evenflo makes a decent car seat. You want to try and get one that buckles near the abdominal area, as well as in between the legs. This way they are safe. So in one se...
Convertible Car Seats
Asked by S.G. from Boston
on June 17, 2009
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My 6 month old is very happy in her chicco car seat/travel system. But I'm goign to have to start using the convertible car seat soon. I got the evenflo symphon...
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- The very most important concern you have is that she is to face backward until she is BOTH one year and 20lbs. The rest is up to you in terms of if you like the way th...
- Whatever you do, she should stay rear facing as long as possible. We went from the Graco snugride to the britax marathon and have been extremely happy with it. My son ...
- I had a Graco safe seat for my daughter up till 13 months, then switched to the Britax Decathlon. She's tall (93%) and thin (15%), so I picked this particular brand b...
Carseat Advice
Asked by W.E. from Little Rock
on January 9, 2009
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I am seeking advice on purchasing the next car seat for my one year old to face forward in the car. Since she was born we have used a Chicco infant car seat and now s...
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- We have always used the Britax seats. They do crash test really well...you can check consumer reports on any seat you are considering. Most importantly, they are REA...
- Here is the website that I went to when I was looking for a new carseat. http://www.consumersearch.com/car-seats I personally would not buy an Evenflo just b/c I ...
- I couldn't afford the Britax, but Consumer Reports rated the Evenflo Triumph as the best for value and safety. It is the one that I use. My DD is 17 months and she i...
Convertible Car Seat?
Asked by K.C. from Dayton
on July 10, 2008
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**EDITED 07/10/08**
My youngest son is almost 6 months old, and is starting to hate being in his infant car seat. He is a rather big baby, and is on the verge of bein...
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- Hi there! We have a Graco ComfortSport Convertibe Carseat in Frazier that we purchased for right around $99 from Babies R Us. They carry them in the store so you don...
- Go to TinyRide.com look at the Britax brand. Yes they are a little more pricey buy will carry your child til they are 8 or so. Hope that helps! S. - mom of 3 (1 ...
- I have 4 children and went through the same issues with my second child... just way to big way to soon. I found a really nice 5 hardness seat at Tagret that had him fa...
Do We Need a Stroller....?
Asked by C.H. from Denver
on April 7, 2009
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We are preparing to welcome our first child and are debating on whether we will need a stroller for our little one. The questions we keep asking ourselves is "When wou...
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- Besides going for walks, we use our stroller for when we go to the mall and other stores that don't have carts. Our baby is almost 6 months and we have used ours quite...
- I agree with Tiffany, they get very heavy. After my son was born we went everywhere. We walked to the park, zoo, mall and I am glad I had a stroller. My back enjoye...
- Hello - Yes you need a stroller, those pumpkin seats start to get heavy and annoying and plus a stroller holds a lot of baby junk that you tend to acquire and carry ...
