Vacation & Travel: Britax
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Ever Traveled with Your Britax Marathon
Asked by D.S. from Dallas
on June 2, 2009
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This weekend my husband and I are flying to Arkansas with my 14 month old - a little over an hour flight. We are flying Southwest. My husband wants to take his old i...
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- If you're renting a car, rent a car seat and save yourself the worry. I've traveled with mine once. It's HEAVY and was fine (I flew SW as well and it wasn't damaged)...
- Even though you did not buy a seat for your baby they will probably try to put you in a 3 row by yourself. If I were you I would take the seat with me to the door of ...
- We've traveled with ours many times. We actually just got thick black trash bags from Home Depot and wrapped a couple of those around it and checked it. In the airpo...
Britax Car Seats
Asked by J.C. from Chicago
on March 21, 2008
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Can anyone give their advice/experience regarding the Britax carseats? I am interested in a few of them, the Marathon, Decathalon and the Boulevard. I was very inter...
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- J.- Hi! As a mother of 2 children (3 and 5 years old and both are in Marathons) and an OB nurse and childbirth educator - I can say Britax seats are the best! I used...
- We have the Marathon and love it. The safety factor outshines everything else. If I were going to buy a seat now, I would seriously consider the Diplomat. http://ww...
- Hello, My daughter was in the Marathon forward and rear facing and loved it. We switched to the Boulevard because of the side impact protection and she will be 3 i...
Britax Roundabout Car Seat
Asked by J.D. from Indianapolis
on November 27, 2006
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I am just wondering if any of you have the Britax Roundabout car seat for your infant? If so, what do you think?
I am just trying to make sure the $219 investment is...
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- I had the Britix car seat for my first son and then my second son use it to. It was the best car seat I have evr owned. My kids were very comfortable in it, even on ...
- My mother is a Dr. and this is the only one that she would buy! We got it as a first b-day gift for our now 2 yr old. She loves the CowMooflague seat - it is very room...
- Hi J., I have this car seat and love it. It has plenty of room for my little guy to grow. I was able to get mine on sale at Target so the price was not a big issue....
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 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 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...
5 Point Harness Booster Seat - Britax Frontier or Sunshine Kids Radian 80?
Asked by J.K. from San Francisco
on April 6, 2009
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Our almost 4 year old is going to need a 5 point harness booster seat. Our little guy is tall (long legs )and slim. I have been reading reviews for the Britax Frontie...
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- Another fan of the Graco Nautilus! Much less bulky, easier to use, more comfortable, not as upright, comparably safe as the Britax and at a better price! When it cam...
- Hi J., I purchased the Britax Frontier, I am a huge fan of the Britax car seats. I had some trouble with the Frontier, the straps kept getting twisted and the seat...
- J., We just bought the "Safeguard Go" and love it. It is very portable and even folds up and can go in the portable bag provided. It will probably be good for our s...
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...
Question About Britax Regent Carseat
Asked by B.L. from Atlanta
on October 1, 2008
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I am searching for a new carseat. My son is about to be 1 yr old. I like the Regent b/c it is such a large carseat. I figure we can get good use out of it since ...
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- Hi! We have a Regent, but our daughter wasn't using it until she was about 5. I would stick with a smaller Britax for now. First, the Regent has a lower base, so your...
- The Britax Regent is a GREAT car seat, but I would never be comfortable putting a child younger than 2 years in it. Our two year old is currently in a Britax Marat...
- i have 2 britax regents and i love them. my daughter is 24lbs and fits fine in it. it is large and your son will probably look small in it but as far as safety goes ...
Air Travel with Kids
Asked by L.L. from Albuquerque
on September 6, 2009
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Hello we will be going on our first family vacation via airplane. One will be a lap child the other in her own seat. Has anyone had issues with the checked car seats...
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- L., I have traveled many times with my little guy. I have checked his expensive Britax Car seat every single time and is has come back just fine ever time. What I ...
- We have air travelled with both an infant seat and Britax Marathon seat. The times we have checked the seat we use a JL Childress Travel Bag, which is a padded bag th...
- We've only flown a few times, but I bought a bag to put it in. The bag was damaged once, but it was just a tear in the bottom seam and was easily fixed. The car seat...
