Evenflo big kid booster

amy&girls · May 24, 2010

So I was looking at the owners manual of the evenflo big kid booster my mom had for my oldest in her car (she brought it back b/c tomorrow is her last day of school and its no longer needed), and it says it can be used for kids (with a back)
1. 30-100lbs
2. under 57 inches
3. over 1yr

REALLY over 1yr? If I could figure out how to post a picture of it, I will. She's had the seat for a few years, so I'm really hoping they've changed the manual by now. I can only imagine someone deciding to put their one year old in a booster seat b/c they meet the 3 requirements. (I know my nephew is close, he's like 28lbs) Me, I prefer my 1yr old to be rear-facing, and she'll stay that way till I decide she's ready to turn around...

bobandjess99 · May 24, 2010

actually, many boosters have 1 yr old as the minimum requirement. Basically just because that's whn you can legally FF in most states. IT's sad, but that's what they say.

MomToEliEm · May 24, 2010

Unfortunately, the manual still has that wording. There are several seats with 1 year minimums and some seats with no stated age limit.

Cosco Pronto - at least 1 year, 30-100lb, 34-57" as high back, 40-100lb, 43-57" as no back
Eddie Bauer Autobooster - at least 1 year, 30-100lb, 34-57" as high back, 40-100lb, 43-57" as no back
Evenflo Big Kid - at least one year, 30-100lb as high back, 40-100lb as no back, under 57"
Jane Indy - 1.5 years and up, 30-80lbs
Cosco Apex - at least 1 year, 40-100lbs, 43-57"
Cosco High Back - at least 1 year, 40-80lbs, 43-52"
Eddie Bauer Delux High Back - at least 1 year, 40-100lbs, 43-52"
Safety 1st Summit - at least 1 year, 40-100lbs, 43-52"
Safety 1st Vantage - at least 1 year, 40-100lbs, 43-52"

pj2rc · May 24, 2010

why isn't the law nationwide for harnesses to age 4, and therefore the boosters no longer stating they can be used for under 4? RF to 1 is the law nationwide, isn't it? I know we would like longer, but that would be a start.

wendytthomas · May 24, 2010

pj2rc said:
why isn't the law nationwide for harnesses to age 4, and therefore the boosters no longer stating they can be used for under 4? RF to 1 is the law nationwide, isn't it? I know we would like longer, but that would be a start.

No, most states do not have a 1 and 20 law. Many have a proper use clause, and most carseats do not allow rear facing under a year (the only exception I can think of is the Comfortsport, which does not state one year minimum). Therefore it is kind of 1 and 20/22/23, but it's not written into the law that way.

What if mom has no money and can afford at birth a Scenera for $45. That works until baby is 40 pounds at 3 years old. Are you going to force her to buy a HWH seat for a year? Then buy a booster? Sucks, but that's probably what the politicians, IF boosters and carseats are on their radars, are thinking.

Wendy

daycaremom2002 · May 25, 2010

wendytthomas said:
No, most states do not have a 1 and 20 law. Many have a proper use clause, and most carseats do not allow rear facing under a year (the only exception I can think of is the Comfortsport, which does not state one year minimum). Therefore it is kind of 1 and 20/22/23, but it's not written into the law that way.

You meant forward facing, right?

wendytthomas · May 25, 2010

daycaremom2002 said:
You meant forward facing, right?

Oh gosh, absolutely!!!

Wendy

wvmommy007 · May 25, 2010

I wish car seat companies, by law, had to make every infant and convertible seat rear face to a higher weight limit. That would be a start. Then at least the people who buy the cheapest possible seat at their child's birth would have the option of rear facing longer, even if extended rear facing never becomes required by law. Personally though, I wish the term "extended rear facing" was just "rear facing" and people didn't think only overprotective freaks would do that to a child. I hate hearing "But what if her legs get broken...?" Ugh

joolsplus3 · May 25, 2010

I couldn't find the age on the backless Big Kid Amp booster, it just starts at 40lbs, but the manual may say age 1. The backless Cosco Ambassador is 30lbs and 34" and age 1 as bare minimums

carseatcoach · May 25, 2010

wvmommy007 said:
I wish car seat companies, by law, had to make every infant and convertible seat rear face to a higher weight limit. That would be a start. Then at least the people who buy the cheapest possible seat at their child's birth would have the option of rear facing longer, even if extended rear facing never becomes required by law. Personally though, I wish the term "extended rear facing" was just "rear facing" and people didn't think only overprotective freaks would do that to a child. I hate hearing "But what if her legs get broken...?" Ugh

I'm content with most convertible seats RFing to at least 35#. I would actively fight making 22# infant seats illegal.

joolsplus3 · May 25, 2010

wvmommy007 said:
I wish car seat companies, by law, had to make every infant and convertible seat rear face to a higher weight limit. That would be a start. Then at least the people who buy the cheapest possible seat at their child's birth would have the option of rear facing longer, even if extended rear facing never becomes required by law. Personally though, I wish the term "extended rear facing" was just "rear facing" and people didn't think only overprotective freaks would do that to a child. I hate hearing "But what if her legs get broken...?" Ugh

They already do, by law, rearface to a higher limit. A couple years ago, many infant seats (and even convertibles! my 12 yo only had the choice of a 20lb RF convertible, that wasn't THAT long ago, lol) only went to 26" and 20lbs, based on the 9 month old crash dummy. Now they go to 22 and 29 as a legal bare minimum based on the 1 yo crash dummy. Most are higher, of course

And convertible seats are plenty big to easily get kids to age 2 or older, which is the best evidence we have for protection for kids being rearfacing, mostly in side impact crashes (even babies 1 yo are quite safe in frontal crashes, cars and carseats have been engineered for that very well). It's just a matter of public perception at this point, we have to just advocate for better seat labels and more educated pediatricians and store employees to give out 'best practice' information. (it's better than it used to be, trust me, way, way better :thumbsup

Hang out with us here, join the cause...educating one parent at a time does seem to be working

amy&girls · May 25, 2010

I cringe when I think of people out there strapping their one year old into a seatbelt, b/c they meet the weight/age requirement on the seat.

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