lawgirl5
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Ok...new question. I had posted in another thread earlier this morning that I was looking at getting a new travel seat (I currently have a Britax Boulevard 70CS for daily/regular use). Noticed yesterday while using my travel seat-Safety 1st Onside Air-while my Britax cover was drying, that my almost 4 year old looks about grown out of it (will need to measure his height tonight but last I checked I believe his weight was 36-38lbs.) as his head is right at the top of the shell. I was originally considering getting the Harmony Defender, Safety 1st Guide or Evenflo Sureride as replacement (will only be used on an airplane 2-3 times a year and then at Grandma's house and very rarely as a backup at home) but now I'm wondering if I should just get a Ride Safer vest for use at Grandma's and my occasional home use as well as a CARES harness for airplane use (I am ok in theory with my son riding in just the airplane belt but with him being HIGH energy, I am not so sure it will be easy to keep him contained that way. I KNOW he would constantly un-buckle if for no other reason than to piss me off...). Is this a good plan? Just not so sure about the Ride Safer vest as its new (I don't mean "new" as in just came out but just a new concept for me) and the 44 lb weight limit on the CARES harness may not make sense at his current weight. I know a new seat is cheaper, but as a single mom who has to lug everything (even though I do use a carseat transporter) I was thinking my stress level would be less getting through airports/travelling. Any thoughts??