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Bridex100
Two Under Two Mommy
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Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
DS is outgrowing his infant car seat. We are looking to buy a convertible car seat. I just want the most comfortable and safest one possible. I don't care how it looks.
Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
The Britax Roundabout and Boulevard seem to have very high ratings. What's the difference between them?
Message edited 9/7/2009 6:45:23 PM.
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Diana1215
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Britax Marathon. I believe Britax is the supposed to be the "best and safest" brand out there. You should ask the Carseat guy on this website though - I'm sure he could point you in the right direction.
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| Posted 9/7/09 6:45 PM |
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Bridex100
Two Under Two Mommy
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Posted by Diana1215
Britax Marathon. I believe Britax is the supposed to be the "best and safest" brand out there. You should ask the Carseat guy on this website though - I'm sure he could point you in the right direction.
There is a car seat guy on LIF?
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| Posted 9/7/09 6:47 PM |
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2PreciousBlessings
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Check out the Britax car seats. As Diana stated they are very good.
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Diana1215
Living on a prayer!!!
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
I just bumped a post where he responded - you can shoot him an FM.
Also do a search under his name, I do believe he's answered this question before! 
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smdl
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
I have the Britax Decathlon. Same as Marathon but with crotch adjustment setting.
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| Posted 9/7/09 6:50 PM |
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KangaMom
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
We have Britax Marathon. Both are excellent high rated. The only difference is Marathon allows 49 inches and 65 pounds whereas Roundabout allows 40 inches and 40 pounds...
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Goldi0218
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
We have a Britax Advocate CS. I love it for Abby and I feel she is very safe in it. It is HUGE though.
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Bridex100
Two Under Two Mommy
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
I guess the Marathon would be better than the Roundabout since it can last until the child is 65 pounds. If I remember correctly, I think I weighed 65 pounds in 7th grade!
How about the Marathon compared to the Boulevard?
The Boulevard goes up to 65 pounds as well.
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Bridex100
Two Under Two Mommy
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Posted by Goldi0218
We have a Britax Advocate CS. I love it for Abby and I feel she is very safe in it. It is HUGE though.
I just looked and the advocate appears to be the most expensive of the britax car seats. it is just aesthetically different or is there a reason why it costs more?
I don't mind so much that a car seat is large because we plan to keep the car seat in the car. I just want DS to be as safe and comfortable as possible.
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| Posted 9/7/09 7:16 PM |
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twinkletoes807
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
I have a Britax Marathon in Cowmooflage. It is one of the safest seats out there and can hold DD until she is 49" and 65 pounds. 
DH has the Britax Marathon in Tan Swirl in his car.
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dawnygirl25
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
graco nautilius...
love it because its a 5 pt harness to 65 lbs..and then converts to a backed booster and a backless one.
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mrsgafforio
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
We just bought a Britax Marathon.
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| Posted 9/7/09 7:42 PM |
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twinkletoes807
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Here is a comparison of the Britax Roundabout, Marathon and Boulevard. They are very similar. HTH!
Britax Comparison
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| Posted 9/7/09 7:50 PM |
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Bridex100
Two Under Two Mommy
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Does anyone have an Evenflo car seat? They got better ratings than Britax on consumer reports. They also cost about half price.
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| Posted 9/7/09 7:52 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Posted by Bridex100
Posted by Goldi0218
We have a Britax Advocate CS. I love it for Abby and I feel she is very safe in it. It is HUGE though.
I just looked and the advocate appears to be the most expensive of the britax car seats. it is just aesthetically different or is there a reason why it costs more?
I don't mind so much that a car seat is large because we plan to keep the car seat in the car. I just want DS to be as safe and comfortable as possible.
Yes, it is the most expensive. It also has a different/additional side-impact protection that the others do not have. We used hoarded gift cards to get it so we did not really have to dip into our pockets to pay for it. We know that Abby will be using it for a long time since she is so small and doesn't gain weight very quickly. Abby looks like she is sitting in a Cadillac. It swallows her up.
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Jacksmommy
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Posted by Bridex100
Does anyone have an Evenflo car seat? They got better ratings than Britax on consumer reports. They also cost about half price.
I have an evenflo triumph. Love it, easy to use, ds loves it, and I wasn't paying britax prices!
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JRD2008
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
We have a Britax Diplomat for DS
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| Posted 9/7/09 9:06 PM |
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dapnkap
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
We have the Britax Marathon and the Graco Comfort Sport - love both!
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pickles16
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
We have the marathon, I love it and DD seems to love it as well 
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| Posted 9/8/09 9:02 AM |
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Stefanie
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Posted by Bridex100
Does anyone have an Evenflo car seat? They got better ratings than Britax on consumer reports. They also cost about half price.
I just bought an Evenflo Triumph Advance LX. Great price and I used a coupon at BRU. I can't afford a Britax and I thought this was just as good.
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Lucky09
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Posted by Stefanie
Posted by Bridex100
Does anyone have an Evenflo car seat? They got better ratings than Britax on consumer reports. They also cost about half price.
I just bought an Evenflo Triumph Advance LX. Great price and I used a coupon at BRU. I can't afford a Britax and I thought this was just as good.
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I was looking at this in BBB this weekend because we needed to get my Mom a carseat. The saleslady helping us said that the red part of the straps irritate some kids necks (they were experiencing a lot of returns). DS has eczema and sensitive skin, so we opted not to go with this one, but other than that - it looked great!
We have: a Britax Marathon, a Britax Boulevard and for my Mom's car we ended up with the Graco Comfortsport.
HTH!
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Bridex100
Two Under Two Mommy
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Momx100
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Posted by Lucky09
Posted by Stefanie
Posted by Bridex100
Does anyone have an Evenflo car seat? They got better ratings than Britax on consumer reports. They also cost about half price.
I just bought an Evenflo Triumph Advance LX. Great price and I used a coupon at BRU. I can't afford a Britax and I thought this was just as good.
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I was looking at this in BBB this weekend because we needed to get my Mom a carseat. The saleslady helping us said that the red part of the straps irritate some kids necks (they were experiencing a lot of returns). DS has eczema and sensitive skin, so we opted not to go with this one, but other than that - it looked great!
We have: a Britax Marathon, a Britax Boulevard and for my Mom's car we ended up with the Graco Comfortsport.
HTH!
Thanks for the tip! I was all set to go buy the Evenflo.
DS has been battling eczema. It's finally under control. I'd hate for his skin to get irritated again.
I guess I'm back to the Britax Marathon again.
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Lucky09
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
Posted by Bridex100
Posted by Lucky09
Posted by Stefanie
Posted by Bridex100
Does anyone have an Evenflo car seat? They got better ratings than Britax on consumer reports. They also cost about half price.
I just bought an Evenflo Triumph Advance LX. Great price and I used a coupon at BRU. I can't afford a Britax and I thought this was just as good.
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I was looking at this in BBB this weekend because we needed to get my Mom a carseat. The saleslady helping us said that the red part of the straps irritate some kids necks (they were experiencing a lot of returns). DS has eczema and sensitive skin, so we opted not to go with this one, but other than that - it looked great!
We have: a Britax Marathon, a Britax Boulevard and for my Mom's car we ended up with the Graco Comfortsport.
HTH!
Thanks for the tip! I was all set to go buy the Evenflo.
DS has been battling eczema. It's finally under control. I'd hate for his skin to get irritated again.
I guess I'm back to the Britax Marathon again.
You might be able to put those things that cover the carseat straps around that part, but they could still slide down... I don't know. I felt it and the material felt very hard / sharp to me. I don't know why they would put that so close to a child's neck. 
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CarSeatSafety
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Re: Can you recommend your convertible car seat?
The best seat is one that fits your car, you can afford and use correctly ecery time. FM me with exact details and I can help you better.
As far as the Evenflo, It is a great seat but does not work well in every car rear facing.
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