ABC: Trend Trendz FastBack "3-in-1" and LulaClips

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crunchierthanthou

New member
Thanks for the picture. I wanted to be able to read it. :)

A little transcription for the phone users (who can't even thank me :p)-

22-70 lb harnessed
30-100 lb HBB
40-120 lb backless

Solid steel frame
rigid LATCH
EPS foam in headrest (3 positions*)
8 harness positions?*
EPP foam down back and sides (including what they call "Snug Sides" which are kind of like EPP torso wings)
Toddler insert :rolleyes:
Two crotch buckle positions
3 recline positions
Cup and media holders (looks like the holder to the child's left is rectangular and possibly a little longer).
Certified for use in aircraft.

No mention of harness or booster heights. Judging from the picture of the back, it adjusts quite a bit. Not that it means anything if the bottom position is low.

and I maintain that the harness routing on the back is wonky. ;)


*eta: there's a picture on the lower right that says, "Snug Sides, 8 positions" and it looks like the whole Side/head mechanism moves up and down. There are ~8 notches on the back of the shell near the bar that moves the harness up and down. I'm not sure what the "three headrest positions" means. Laterally like the GNE? but the "naked" side doesn't look like it accommodates for that.
 

wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor
Staff member
The velcro is the one thing I miss from my Britaxes. Tell the lula clips person, though, that the video on their site has an improperly restrained baby when all is said and done. The harness is too loose, and they make a point to move the chest clip to the belly.

Also please tell them that I bought a set. :)

Wendy
 

njkj

New member
Those lula clips are cool!! Also the Trendz seat looks SOOOOOO much better than the other one!!
 

crunchierthanthou

New member
blog crew- can you find out if you can still use the LATCH in booster mode? oh, and how many of the positions are for harnessed use? :)

I'm sure you're already planning to gather measurements. ;)
 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter
Of course, the kids I steal now don't need them at all, but still, I want them.
 

rxmommy

New member
I like how she moves the chest clip DOWN to the belly area:rolleyes:

Yeah, it was *almost* in the right spot and then she moves it way down. Niiiice. I did email them. Explained kindly (and not really getting into all of the reasons) my concerns. I wanted to say I won't buy them until they fix that awful video. :p

How much is shipping from their website?
 

Spam

New member
lula clips look neat, I may have to get some of those. The fastback looks much better than the eurosport, fingers crossed it has a higher top harness measurement. It looks more prosportish with cup holders. Recaro and BabyTrend are owned by the same company right or something like that?
 

Kat_Momof3

New member
so cool... and much better than that button thing we saw in another thread... these can be used in ANY harnessed seat... and magnets make them so convenient!

this babytrend seat look slike the Nautilus had a baby with the first babytrend combo seat.

i'm not sure how I'll feel about it (though it looks promising) without measurments... especially as the shoulderbelt is a little far to the edge of the shoulder for my taste on that little girl (but I don't know how big she is)

I wonder what the pricepoint will be.
 

turtlemama

New member
Wish I would have thought of Lula clips. Those would be great for DS2. He freaks when we go digging for buckle tongues because it tickles so much.
 

wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor
Staff member
I have them. I ADORE them. The velcro was seriously the one and only thing from Britaxes I missed. But the velcro was fault in that if the cover moves, you can't use them. These work perfectly, and just as easily. Best thing I've bought for carseats in a long time. I've been recommending them to parents who mention they dislike the harness falling.

You can see them in my siggy pic. The orange hands. I just open the harness and with very little extra effort, they stay open. I put them there rather than up high so that way it *would* be no effort. I love that they're movable. And there's no way kids are poking themselves on the pins. Heck, I can barely open them. And when not in use, they're not in the way.

Wendy
 

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