JOII
Active member
I checked out the Rumi Air today. The BRU worker took it out of the box just for me LOTS of pics, but no measuring tape, sorry! Models are 3y5m, 38lbs, 37", short and stocky and 18m, 23lbs, 31", on the small side for her age. She REAR FACES in the car, though she is of the proper weight she is NOT TALL ENOUGH for this seat. I just used her as a model since I could.
Firstly, I thought it looked promising and was excited for the seat. I STILL like the way it looks, even after seeing it, though I know I am in the minority lol. But for me, this seat is a big dud
Good - I love the little latch drawer on the bottom. Install was very easy. I like where the head rest lays, didnt seem like there would ever be a big gap, sort of how it is on the GN when you first raise it up.
Bad - Crotch strap is REALLY short. Really. I thought I was doing something wrong, but its just that short. I could barely buckle my 3 year old in (she is chubby in the thighs though). That right there was an immediate no go for me, its that bad.
It was hard to raise the headrest while installed, almost to the point where I could have had to uninstall it to raise it, which defeats the purpose. This is probbaly because of the angle which you need to install it, which pushes the head rest backwards.
The straps are hard to loosen and some times impossible. I realized its because the splitter plate gets STUCK in the drawer on the bottom. It happened quite frequently to the point where I had to uninstall it to move the splitter plate. Twice. And that was just in 10 minutes of playing with it.
The recline makes no sense and was insane in my vehicle. Also, though I properly and tightly installed it, the seat started to slip backwards with my kids pulling on it and getting in and out five times because of the ridiculous gap behind the seat.
The shoulder belt guide while in booster mode seems to be way to close to the neck, bringing the shoulder belt on the neck.
The harness straps are too close together and it didnt come with harness pads.
It LOOKS horrible rushed/cheap. The plastic is loose and misaligned everywhere. There are places where you can lightly pull and completely separate one plastic piece from another.
Lowest setting
Highest Setting
Back of the seat, Little latch drawer, I like it.
How the straps got caught. The splitter plate would fall behind the bar and get hung up there.
Front view of a baby who didnt want to model (she was yelling STUCK I guess she knows she is too little for it )
Crotch strap
Straps on neck (her chest clip is high but the straps are like this either way)
Front:
Side view:
HUGE GAP:
Firstly, I thought it looked promising and was excited for the seat. I STILL like the way it looks, even after seeing it, though I know I am in the minority lol. But for me, this seat is a big dud
Good - I love the little latch drawer on the bottom. Install was very easy. I like where the head rest lays, didnt seem like there would ever be a big gap, sort of how it is on the GN when you first raise it up.
Bad - Crotch strap is REALLY short. Really. I thought I was doing something wrong, but its just that short. I could barely buckle my 3 year old in (she is chubby in the thighs though). That right there was an immediate no go for me, its that bad.
It was hard to raise the headrest while installed, almost to the point where I could have had to uninstall it to raise it, which defeats the purpose. This is probbaly because of the angle which you need to install it, which pushes the head rest backwards.
The straps are hard to loosen and some times impossible. I realized its because the splitter plate gets STUCK in the drawer on the bottom. It happened quite frequently to the point where I had to uninstall it to move the splitter plate. Twice. And that was just in 10 minutes of playing with it.
The recline makes no sense and was insane in my vehicle. Also, though I properly and tightly installed it, the seat started to slip backwards with my kids pulling on it and getting in and out five times because of the ridiculous gap behind the seat.
The shoulder belt guide while in booster mode seems to be way to close to the neck, bringing the shoulder belt on the neck.
The harness straps are too close together and it didnt come with harness pads.
It LOOKS horrible rushed/cheap. The plastic is loose and misaligned everywhere. There are places where you can lightly pull and completely separate one plastic piece from another.
Lowest setting
Highest Setting
Back of the seat, Little latch drawer, I like it.
How the straps got caught. The splitter plate would fall behind the bar and get hung up there.
Front view of a baby who didnt want to model (she was yelling STUCK I guess she knows she is too little for it )
Crotch strap
Straps on neck (her chest clip is high but the straps are like this either way)
Front:
Side view:
HUGE GAP:
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