Infant Travel Advice: Preschooler, Britax
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Britax Frontier?
Asked by A.D. from Portland
on August 25, 2008
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Does anyone out there have a Britax Frontier? I A. thinking of replacing a carseat that I can't stand (Evenflo Titan)--I'll spare you the many, many reasons why. My so...
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- We just got the frontier, it's just as wide as the britax marathon we have too. Not sure how big the boulevard is though, but if you stop by babies r us you can compar...
- We have the Britax Boulevards, and are planning on purchasing either the Regent or Frontier for our large three year old. We considered the Frontier for awhile, and a...
- I do not care for the Britax seats (probably same kind of laungry lists of just things that apply to me that you have about the Titan) but I have a LARGE 2 year old. ...
Britax Car Seat? Car Seat for Air Travel?
Asked by L.B. from Fort Wayne
on September 25, 2008
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Hi ladies, we are in the process of looking for a new car seat for one of our cars. I read a request and lots of responses a couple days ago about reviews of convertib...
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- L., NONE of our carseats ever fit in the airplane seats and just proved to be a HUGE hassle trying to tote around the airport. If you can get a carseat when you ar...
- Can't give you much advice on the car seat, but we flew to FL with our little one at 6 months. We checked the car seat as a piece of luggage and just held her on our l...
- I flew to Oregon with my Britax Marathon. It was big, and we had to put in in facing forward. But well worth the long flight. Did you buy a ticket for the baby? If so,...
Britax Car Seat Advice
Asked by E.U. from New York
on January 26, 2008
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My 4 month old has outgrown his carrier seat. He's 27 inches already! I'm looking into carseats and it looks like the Britax seats are the way to go. I'm debating b...
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- I am in a similar situation. My son just turned 4 months and he is 19.5 lbs already. The Baby Trend Seat I have should go up to 22 lbs but because he is 26.5 inches l...
- We chose the Roundabout for the same reason - the Marathon took up too much space in our Subaru Outback. We have been very happy with it. We took it on an airplane la...
- Well, you're right... Britax is the way to go. I have both the Roundabout and the Marathon, and they're both great. But I too have a VW, and you're right about the siz...
Britax Monarch, Britax Parkway or Recaro Young Style or Even the Compass B510
Asked by L.M. from Minneapolis
on February 16, 2008
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I am going to be purchasing a booster seat for my 4 year old in the next week and I need some help. I have looked and looked and I have decided to go with one of the ...
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- Please visit this site before considering putting him in a belted booster seat: http://www.kyledavidmiller.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ C...
- I love the Britax Parkway! I have two kids, and we have four of the Parkways, so that we have two in each of our cars. I've been completely absolutely satisfied with ...
- Sorry, I can't help with the specific models you mentioned. BUT, many times the stores will let you acutally buckle your child in the booster to determine the best fit...
Car Seats and Travel Insurance for Plane Trip
Asked by J.L. from Chicago
on May 2, 2012
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We just booked our very first family vacation, complete with plane flight, with our 2.5 year old son. The flight will be about 3.5 hours.
The first issue I'm consi...
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- Find out if you can REALLY take the car seat. We were allowed to check it without a fee, but we could not use it on our international flights. The only time we needed ...
- If you do decide to take your car seat onto the airplane, I recommend the GoGo Kidz (http://www.target.com/p/Go-Go-Kidz-TravelMate-Black-Orange/-/A-10538396?ref=tgt_ad...
- We took a trip to Costa Rica when our daughter was two. With the layovers and small hopper planes that we took while in Costa Rica, we were on a total of 7 flights! ...
Help, Undecided on Which Britax Booster Car Seat I Should Buy
Asked by E.S. from Houston
on November 21, 2008
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Hello everyone, I really need some advice on choosing the right booster seat for my 3 year old daughter she is tall for her age( she looks 5 years old)so she has outgr...
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- Hi! We just purchased the Britax Frontier for my almost 4 year old son and we love it. He is very comfortable, falls asleep easily and the quality is excellent. Aft...
- We have a Britax Marathon car seat for our daughter. It is really comfortable and can hold up to 100 pounds. I love it and it is VERY safe. It has a 5 point harness...
- I would go with the Britax Frontier over the regent, because you want the shell to stay above the top of her head - givin her the most side impact protection. Alot of ...
Travel Car Seat
Asked by R.I. from Los Angeles
on June 20, 2011
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My husband and I will be traveling with a 2 and 4 year old on an airplane and then renting a car. I've seen the car seats with wheels. Any recommendations on travel ca...
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- Bring your own car seats with gogo babyz platforms. http://www.gogobabyz.com/ that way you have strollers/carseats and much more convenient.
- You can rent a car seat from the rental place. Ours was free with AAA membership. It was very clean--looked like new.
- My advice? Take he carseats. Rental carseats aren't just dirty, they can be dangerous. They gave us one once that looked to be 30 years old with a bar over the midd...
Flying with a 3 Year Old
Asked by T.H. from Portland
on August 7, 2010
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Hi mamas,
I'm going to be flying from California to Oregon with my 3 year old in a week and I'm curious what your thoughts are on taking a car seat. At this time w...
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- I've seen many a toddler in an airline seat, with and without a car seat. I would check my luggage so you aren't hauling it thru the airport and carry the carseat or ...
- We just traveled with our 2 year old and had her have her own seat. It was tough enough traveling with her. I think that installing a car seat on the plane would hav...
- I took my car seat on the plane 1 time and it was horrible. I'm sure all seats are different, but mine did not allow enough leg room which made him kick the set in fro...
Bringing a Britax Frontier or a Graco Nautilus on Jetblue Airplane
Asked by J.S. from Boston
on January 20, 2012
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Dear moms,
I know this question comes up in different formulations with some regularity but I can't find it with my specific circumstances so need to ask my own.
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- Gate check! We fly with my son a lot, starting when he was a year old - everything from 1 hour to 11 hour flights (all the way to italy!) - and have always loved the c...
- Hello, We have a Frontier and I can't imagine lugging that monster onboard plus carry-ons and your child. When we flew to Costa Rica with our then 2 yo, we purchased...
- Both of those seats weight 20 lbs. We flew with a car seat with my son (probably 4-6 times a year) until he outgrew his original seats and we bought two Graco Nautilus...
Traveling on an Airplane with Our 2 and 4 Year Old Children for the First Time.
Asked by L.S. from Milwaukee
on March 28, 2008
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Just wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks for us to help keep our kids calm and feeling safe while we're on the plane. I'm just nervous that once the engines tur...
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- We never use a carseat on the plane. I would never ask my son to sit in the carseat for 4 hours on the road and can't ask him to do it on the plane. (Plus it's a major...
- Hi L., What an exciting adventure! You might want to consider going to the library and checking out some books on airplanes. The librarians are wonderful resources ...
- L., I've flown a lot with my daughters (2.5 and 4.5). They're very easy to entertain. We don't watch a lot of t.v. or movies in our house. On the plane, they get a...
