New Combi and Evenflo seats! (pics)

LuciaBella · Jan 7, 2010

Went to BRU yesterday and saw these two new seats in the store. The first is the new Evenflo serenade. It RF to 35lbs, but you still need the handle down which is a pain. It seems to be closer to the shell than the discover/embrace ones, so thats good. Chest clip is so much smaller than it used to be so thats good also. Crotch strap is just super duper short. Bella has about 1.5 inches left until she outgrows it height wise. The little "side wings" things are just pillows that are removable.

This one is the new Combi shuttle33. I'm actually REALLY impressed. The height on the highest slot is at LEAST 11 inches, so this one will be good for taller kiddos. She has about 4 inches above her head. When I first saw it, there were only 2 harness slots and I though this was some kind of joke. Then I looked at the back and it has this knob thing similar to the flex loc babytrend seat where it actually moves the whole headpiece up. Very handy!

babyherder · Jan 7, 2010

What a cutie! I love the pic of her pointing her finger at you.

The seats are nice too. I like the combi seat. I'm not a fan of the red tabs at the shoulders on evenflo seats. Just doesn't seem very secure to me. Too easy for them to just move on their own. I'm sure they're just as safe as anything else. I'm aware this is just a weird problem in my brain, not an actual safety risk.

monstah · Jan 7, 2010

Repped you!

Do you happen to know how much room she has left in a SS1 or KF? Just trying to get a better idea of the shell height.

Cryssy Jane · Jan 7, 2010

Which BRU did you go to? I haven't seen those around here yet. Cool beans! I misses little bella. Gotta love the glare in the last serenade picture though.

crunchierthanthou · Jan 7, 2010

LuciaBella said:
This one is the new Combi shuttle33. I'm actually REALLY impressed. The height on the highest slot is at LEAST 11 inches, so this one will be good for taller kiddos. She has about 4 inches above her head. When I first saw it, there were only 2 harness slots and I though this was some kind of joke. Then I looked at the back and it has this knob thing similar to the flex loc babytrend seat where it actually moves the whole headpiece up. Very handy!

Yup, 8 notches and 2 slots for 16 total positions. Plus, the 1" rule is in relation to the headrest, so it has the potential to last quite a long time. :thumbsup:

mcomommy · Jan 7, 2010

Very cool :thumbsup:

canadiangie · Jan 7, 2010

How old is Bella? Weight?

ketchupqueen · Jan 7, 2010

Oooooooh. Wonder if I can convince my husband to take a field trip to play soon. (If I do I'll bring a measuring tape and kids and/or dolls to put in the seats!)

xursusmaritimusx · Jan 7, 2010

stegmanc said:
Which BRU did you go to? I haven't seen those around here yet. Cool beans! I misses little bella. Gotta love the glare in the last serenade picture though.

im assuming the south center one... i've played with them there

LuciaBella you didnt happen to encounter one of the BRU sales people in the car seat area named mitchell did you?

thepeach80 · Jan 8, 2010

Great! I have pics of Olivia in the Serenade too but I can't get them off my phone onto the computer, lol. She SS1 shell is slightly higher than the Serenade. If I could get the pics off I would show the comparison.

AnnieW625 · Jan 8, 2010

Thank you for posting those. I quickly looked at the Evenflo seat, but thought that the shell was a little small looking for a 35 lbs seat (at least compared to the Snugride 35 it was next to. I didn't even look at the Combi, but that one does look nice. How old is the baby in those seats?

We are looking for something that will get #2 until at least 12 mos. in the infant seat, DD barely made it to 7 mos. in our Snugride.

menfusse · Jan 8, 2010

I'm loving the Combi! What are your dd's stats? Do you know her torso/and seated height including head? Trying to get an idea of how tall that shell really is.

tanyaandallie · Jan 8, 2010

I stopped at BRU today. I don't know what is up with ours but no Combi shuttle at all and no Maestro either. I wanted to see both. Oh well.

I did see the Serenade. It's nice enough but didn't wow me by any means. A big step up from their other seats, though. The one thing I did notice was that the lowest harness setting was really really low. I know their other seats fit tiny babies well as well. I didn't have a measuring tape but it seems like it would fit a preemie really really well.

Kat_Momof3 · Jan 8, 2010

thank you for posting these! I think we have a new seat to recommend in the long lasting category!

did you note if the bottom slots were nice and short? it might beat out the snugride 35 and tie with the chicco keyfit 30 if it has the typical combi infant seat short bottom slots.

tanyaandallie · Jan 8, 2010

Kat, read my post. They are very low. Seriously low.

Kat_Momof3 · Jan 9, 2010

tanyaandallie said:
Kat, read my post. They are very low. Seriously low.

I thought you didn't see the combi?

LuciaBella · Jan 9, 2010

babyherder said:
What a cutie! I love the pic of her pointing her finger at you.

The seats are nice too. I like the combi seat. I'm not a fan of the red tabs at the shoulders on evenflo seats. Just doesn't seem very secure to me. Too easy for them to just move on their own. I'm sure they're just as safe as anything else. I'm aware this is just a weird problem in my brain, not an actual safety risk.

Yeah, sometimes I ask her where the camera is and she points and smiles, so its the only way she will smile sometimes!
Yeah I don't like the evenflo tabs either, but I am impressed with this seat!

2mykids: here's the link where I posted pics with Bella in like every single seat. http://car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=104964

Crystal: Bella misses you too. And Odin! So does Lucia. Lets get together next week.

xursusmaritimusx: I went to Lynnwood. There was no Mitchell there at all, why?

Menfusse: Bella is my nanny kid. She is 23 months, 25lbs and I don't know how tall she is. She's tiny though.

Tanya: Yeah I agree, they are soooo low! I didn't take note of the minimum weight limit, it might be 5 which sucks for preemies, but the slots are so super low! I would say 4 inches. It's ridiculous.

xursusmaritimusx · Jan 9, 2010

LuciaBella said:
xursusmaritimusx: I went to Lynnwood. There was no Mitchell there at all, why?

oh just curious. i went to the southcenter BRU and was playing around with seats, the sales guy there was named mitchell. i had an interesting conversation with him about car seats.

tanyaandallie · Jan 9, 2010

Kat_Momof3 said:
I thought you didn't see the combi?

Ohhhhh. I thought you were talking about the serenade!

G8r4evr · Jan 9, 2010

Saw the Serenade the other day....so cute!!

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