EmmaCPST
CPST Instructor
So we won the Fastback contest on Baby Trend's Facebook page. Thanks to a ton of you who voted for us!
I unexpectedly got out of work early today and it was sitting on my doorstep, so what better time to take a bunch of pictures and try it out. My overall initial impression? Not a fan. More on that later though, first measurements for the spreadsheet and some notes from the manual:
Measurements:
Lowest Harness Height: 12.5”
Highest Harness Height: 17.5”
Shortest Crotch Buckle Position: 4.5”
Longest Crotch Buckle Position: 6”
Crotch Buckle Length: 7”
Internal Seating Depth: 13”
Internal Seating Height: 27”
Internal Bottom Width: 12”
Internal Shoulder Width: 12”
External Seat Width: 19”
Lowest Booster Belt Guide Height: 19”
Highest Booster belt Guide Height: 12”
Seat Weight: 28.4 lb (yeah, it's HEAVY)
Other Information:
Lock-offs Provided: no
LATCH in Booster Mode: yes
Expiration Limit: 6 years in harness and high back booster mode, 9 years in backless mode.
Seat Modes: Harness/ High Back/ No Back Booster
Harness: 22-70 pounds, 28.5 – 52”
HBB 30 – 100 pounds, 38 – 57” 3-10 years old
LBB 40 – 120 pounds, 42- 57” 4-10 years old
Some notes from the manual:
-Use body insert for smaller child, but never in booster mode.
-"We highlight recommend using the built in safety harness for as long as possible when the child is 70 lbs or less and the shoulders are below the harness slots in the highest position."
-LATCH weight limit (unless the vehicle otherwise specifies): 50 pounds
- 3 recline positions, all can be used in harness mode
- "The car seat MUST NOT hang over the edge of the vehicle seat."
-" Vehicle seat headrest MUST NOT create a gap between the vehicle seat and the booster seat."
- Long belt path is required if there is a lap belt only with no tether and the child Is under 30 pounds. (a lot more on this later)
- On one page it says "harness strap covers must always be used with the harness. " but then later it says "if they interfere with the correct placement of the chest clip at armpit level, remove them from the harness straps and do not use until the child grows and they no longer interfere." So I have no idea what the rule is.
- LATCH and top tether can be used in booster mode.
- LATCH installation is strongly preferred and recommended if available (yeah, I found out why.)
PICS:
Oh hey, I have a lot of combination seats. Frontier 85, Fastback, Nautilus, Maestro, all are in their top headrest position.
Back to back with the Frontier
Front to front with the Frontier
Back to back with the Nautilus
Front to front with the Nautilus
Back to back with the Maestro
Front to front with the Maestro
EPS under headrest. There's some in the sides too.
This was interesting, the crotch strap is adjustable. Sorry for the crappy picture, that little metal piece slides out and to shorten the strap you just roll the strap over and slide it back in. There are two slots in the cover but just one hard position underneath.
To get there, you have to remove the cup holder (that's what those weird buttons are for) and the "game holder" and pull the cover up. It was a pain in the butt.
Rigid LATCH
Extended
The "adjustable" side impact wings. They're weird and fit really strangely on the lower positions. TINY chest clip. It's 4", compared to 5 - 5.5" of all the other combo seats. I would venture a guess that it's the same one that's on the infant seats.
More pictures continued in the next post:
I unexpectedly got out of work early today and it was sitting on my doorstep, so what better time to take a bunch of pictures and try it out. My overall initial impression? Not a fan. More on that later though, first measurements for the spreadsheet and some notes from the manual:
Measurements:
Lowest Harness Height: 12.5”
Highest Harness Height: 17.5”
Shortest Crotch Buckle Position: 4.5”
Longest Crotch Buckle Position: 6”
Crotch Buckle Length: 7”
Internal Seating Depth: 13”
Internal Seating Height: 27”
Internal Bottom Width: 12”
Internal Shoulder Width: 12”
External Seat Width: 19”
Lowest Booster Belt Guide Height: 19”
Highest Booster belt Guide Height: 12”
Seat Weight: 28.4 lb (yeah, it's HEAVY)
Other Information:
Lock-offs Provided: no
LATCH in Booster Mode: yes
Expiration Limit: 6 years in harness and high back booster mode, 9 years in backless mode.
Seat Modes: Harness/ High Back/ No Back Booster
Harness: 22-70 pounds, 28.5 – 52”
HBB 30 – 100 pounds, 38 – 57” 3-10 years old
LBB 40 – 120 pounds, 42- 57” 4-10 years old
Some notes from the manual:
-Use body insert for smaller child, but never in booster mode.
-"We highlight recommend using the built in safety harness for as long as possible when the child is 70 lbs or less and the shoulders are below the harness slots in the highest position."
-LATCH weight limit (unless the vehicle otherwise specifies): 50 pounds
- 3 recline positions, all can be used in harness mode
- "The car seat MUST NOT hang over the edge of the vehicle seat."
-" Vehicle seat headrest MUST NOT create a gap between the vehicle seat and the booster seat."
- Long belt path is required if there is a lap belt only with no tether and the child Is under 30 pounds. (a lot more on this later)
- On one page it says "harness strap covers must always be used with the harness. " but then later it says "if they interfere with the correct placement of the chest clip at armpit level, remove them from the harness straps and do not use until the child grows and they no longer interfere." So I have no idea what the rule is.
- LATCH and top tether can be used in booster mode.
- LATCH installation is strongly preferred and recommended if available (yeah, I found out why.)
PICS:
Oh hey, I have a lot of combination seats. Frontier 85, Fastback, Nautilus, Maestro, all are in their top headrest position.
Back to back with the Frontier
Front to front with the Frontier
Back to back with the Nautilus
Front to front with the Nautilus
Back to back with the Maestro
Front to front with the Maestro
EPS under headrest. There's some in the sides too.
This was interesting, the crotch strap is adjustable. Sorry for the crappy picture, that little metal piece slides out and to shorten the strap you just roll the strap over and slide it back in. There are two slots in the cover but just one hard position underneath.
To get there, you have to remove the cup holder (that's what those weird buttons are for) and the "game holder" and pull the cover up. It was a pain in the butt.
Rigid LATCH
Extended
The "adjustable" side impact wings. They're weird and fit really strangely on the lower positions. TINY chest clip. It's 4", compared to 5 - 5.5" of all the other combo seats. I would venture a guess that it's the same one that's on the infant seats.
More pictures continued in the next post:
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