Rotating / revolving / swiveling car seats

Unregistered · Apr 1, 2011

It seems that in Japan and Europe there are child car seats that revolve for easier access when you're getting your child in and out of the car.
So, for example, the seat is rotated to face whatever passenger door you're using to access the backseat of the vehicle. You place your child in the car seat without having to crawl into the backseat to get to the buckles and straps, then you rotate the seat to face the rear during your drive.
When your child has reached the max height and weight for facing the rear, switching the seat to face forward would be easier as well.
This seems like a brilliant idea to me. Why don't I see them for sale in the US?

David's Mom

Jennifer mom to my 7 · Apr 1, 2011

THere is the combi zeus 360, and the orbit baby system.

The combi zeus 360 only rear faces to 33 pounds, and only forward faces to 40 and it quite expensive for the little use you would get out of it.

http://www.combiusa.com/Products/Item.aspx?Item=48

The orbit baby system is also quite expensive, but will rear face to 35 pounds, and forward face now to 65 pounds.

THere is the infant seat/travel system:

http://www.orbitbaby.com/en/products/stroller-travel-system-g2/

And the Toddler seat:

http://www.orbitbaby.com/en/products/toddler-car-seat/

Kat_Momof3 · Apr 1, 2011

one downside to MOST rotating seats (the orbit system is the exception to this) is that the seat doesn't accomodate larger kids... the seat has to be shorter to accommodate the base that it sits on for rotating. the combi zeus is typical in that regard. The seat is big and heavy, but the seating area itself is on the smaller side, more similar to the much lighter weight and less expensive combi coccoro or even the graco comfortsport.