What do you hate about a KF30?

geberika · Sep 24, 2010

I want a KF30 ::bag::

I have absolutely no need for it -- I have a SS1 for "Tax Deduction" that is fine. But at the most recent hospital class I co-taught, I checked installs on a bunch of them and they're so freakin' cool -- and cute! I love the green one! -- and easy to install.

So, remind me what sucks about them so I'll stop coveting one

I do not need another seat!

emandbri · Sep 24, 2010

Ha, I was going to say I hate that it wasn't out when I had a kid who
would fit in it.

ketchupqueen · Sep 24, 2010

It's an infant seat. :duck:

Other than that, uh, sometimes the insert pushes noob's heads forward a bit? (Sometimes not.) And, uh, oh! Some people say the fabric is sweaty. And the shell is so short there's no way most kids get to 30 in it. There you go.

christineka · Sep 24, 2010

The price? Would have been even better for less.

The canopy wasn't that great, not that I had much use for one anyway.

I'm sad that I sold mine, though I don't need it. Should I have a surprise 7th baby, I'll buy another.

mom2juliarose · Sep 24, 2010

The price, and the cost of extra bases for it...

soccer_widow · Sep 24, 2010

THe only thing I slightly dislike is the smallish canopy. Other than that, I love everything about it.

glockchick · Sep 24, 2010

The only thing I didn't like was the canopy. It was smallish and fitted on the back so you couldn't adjust it farther to block the sun coming in a back window.

I loved it way more than I hated it though.

It's my favorite infant seat next to the Fisher Price Stay-In-View that is no longer made. That was my all time favorite because of the antirebound protection and the fabric carry strap instead of a hard carry handle.

jjordan · Sep 24, 2010

The price is about the only down side for me. Think of what else you could do with that money!

Brycen'sMommy · Sep 24, 2010

The fabric is so sweaty. My poor baby would be drenched when I would take her out and she would scream the whole time she was in it. We recently switched her to a Roundabout 55 and she is never sweaty and always happy in it so I know it was the KF and not just her.

The canopy is also so small and won't rotate forward like on the Snugrides. I would always have to use a blanket to keep the sun out of her eyes.

I haven't decided if I am going to sell it or keep it for the next baby because there were some things I really liked about it too.

Spam · Sep 24, 2010

The price, the canopy, and fabric isn't too great. I'm not crazy about the fit on T, the strap by the hip twists or bends almost in half to fit the buckle if that makes any sense. I'm thinking about selling mine.

scoutingbear · Sep 24, 2010

Borrowing one right now in exchange for M's Radian. I don't like it as much as her CCO. She sits very deep in it and it makes it harder to buckle her in. But, other than that, uh, the canopy. Yeah, doesn't do much.

lorismurph · Sep 24, 2010

Price, canopy, it doesn't fit in any other strollers (not any I've seen) like the snap n go, and it has a short shell. As it was, my ds2 was out of the SS1 by 11 months with his super long torso. If I had used a KF, he'd have been out by 7 months at the latest.

Kegracin · Sep 24, 2010

Spam said:
I'm not crazy about the fit on T, the strap by the hip twists or bends almost in half to fit the buckle if that makes any sense. I'm thinking about selling mine.

Ugh I didnt like that part of the seat along with the fabric it made the first baby that used it very hot, but baby #2 didn't care.

glockchick · Sep 24, 2010

lorismurph said:
it doesn't fit in any other strollers (not any I've seen) like the snap n go,

It slid perfectly into my Mac Quest. Made for a very compact "travel system".

The fabric I had was a soft cotton feeling fabric and not hot at all.

Awww! He was so tiny.

My sister and I must make short torsoed babies. Caleb was in his until it was crashed when he was 15 months old. My sister's son is 22 months old and still barely fits in his.

ketchupqueen · Sep 24, 2010

I've seen Keyfits that fit fine in the Snap N Go. Also I think the Maclaren frame.

Judi · Sep 24, 2010

I love my KF. I wish it was a tad bit taller. But that is it.

luckyclov · Sep 24, 2010

I had a 22, but I wanna play anyways!

I didn't *hate* anything, but the canopy could have been a little better. And I wish it was around back when my big kids were newbies. I know a lot of people claim the fabric makes their babies sweat...but my babies/kids break out in a sweat when it's 14 degrees outside, so it didn't make a difference to me.

Ummm, that's about it.

safeinthecar · Sep 24, 2010

The canopy and the buckles that don't slide freely. I see a lot of parents that have the harness tight on the shoulders, but there is slack across the hips because the harness gets stuck in the buckles.

MissAllyLou · Sep 24, 2010

Maybe post in swap and see if someone wants to trade theirs for an SS1. It is getting colder, someone might want a bucket that'll last a little longer. :twocents:

essnce629 · Sep 25, 2010

I LOVED my Keyfit 30, BUT I wish the canopy was bigger and that the seatback was taller so that my long-torsoed DS2 wouldn't have outgrown it by height at 9 months old and only 19lbs.

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