What are the new seats? I've been MIA.

So I've been out of the tech world for about a year now. :whistling:

There's a LOT of new seats that I have no idea about! I know a bit about the Foonf, but apparently there's new Graco seats (Size4Me? Maybe more?), along with other ones.

Who wants to fill me in?

Graco

Size4Me70
My Ride 70 - just at Target so far, I think
TurboBooster with Safety Surround- just at Target so far, I think
Classic Ride 50 - basically a ComfortSport with higher weight limits, but same size shell
TurboBooster COLORZ - backless booster shell + covers sold separately

Britax

updated the Marathon, Boulevard, and Advocate which are now the Marathon G3, Bouleavrd G3, and Advocate G3 convertibles with HUGS that are attached to the seat and crotch buckles that are attached to buckle pads (or something) so they don't fall down under the kid when trying to buckle the kid in. I think they renamed the Boulevard CS for the G3 generation the Pavilion G3.

I can't remember if the Frontier SICT (basically airbags on the outside) has been around for a year.

Peg Perego

Primo Viaggio SIP 5-70: new convertible with a 45 pound limit.

Dorel has a whole bunch of new seats. Apt 40, Chart Air 65, Able, Guide 65, XRS 65, Aquos 65 are some of them, but there are probably a bunch more that I'm missing. I think they are mostly variations on older seats, and some are just the same models with different names, but I don't really know the differences. They also added different recline lines on some of their convertibles (like maybe the newer Complete Airs or Scenera?) so that they can be installed more upright for older kids, I think.

Evenflo is going to retire the Momentum, I believe, and update the Titan to have 19" top slots, but only a 37" rear-facing height limit and bottom 3 slots for RF or something. It looks like it's going to be called the SureRide. There's info in this thread: http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?p=2296697#post2296697

I can't remember how long the Diono Radians have been 3-in-1s. They have 50 pound booster minimums, and I don't think they'd make long lasting boosters.

There are some new booster rules that maybe the Monterey and Recaro boosters need headrest support, even though it's not in the manual. I'll try to hunt down the thread.

ETA: I think this thread covers the head support thing: http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=225013

Bree, you never fail to be awesome.

So there's a LOT more than I thought! The Size4Me looks like it mated with a Britax ... lol. How do we all feel about this seat? The MyRide70, is there anything different from the original MyRide? Besides the weight, obviously. Any change in shell height?

Does Britax plan on phasing out the non-G3s?

Dorel ... sheesh. I can't keep up with this!

Wow Bree, your awesome!!!

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Mae said:

Bree, you never fail to be awesome.

So there's a LOT more than I thought! The Size4Me looks like it mated with a Britax ... lol. How do we all feel about this seat? The MyRide70, is there anything different from the original MyRide? Besides the weight, obviously. Any change in shell height?

Does Britax plan on phasing out the non-G3s?

Dorel ... sheesh. I can't keep up with this!

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Aw, thanks.

Carrie_R posted a bunch of pics of the Size4Me70, comparing it with the My Ride and how it puzzles with seats in this thread: http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=224323

The MyRide 70 is the same shell height. It has pop-out cupholders that are dishwasher safe and I think a different infant insert (although maybe the infant insert has been updated on the regular My Rides since I bought mine).

There's also 2 new seats from Kiddy. 1 has a foam shield for FF up to 40 pounds. Unboxing and info here: http://carseatblog.com/17964/here-k...dy-world-plus-kiddy-cruiser-fix-pro-boosters/

I'm not sure if Britax is retiring their G2 seats.

bree said:

I can't remember how long the Diono Radians have been 3-in-1s. They have 50 pound booster minimums, and I don't think they'd make long lasting boosters.

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Ever since they've been Dionos- last fall sometime.

According to Graco's facebook, the MyRide70 covers are 2 sided, so you're getting 2 covers in one.

djma said:

According to Graco's facebook, the MyRide70 covers are 2 sided, so you're getting 2 covers in one.

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Oh, that is so cool!

There's also the Evenflo SecureKid seats-300 and 400 based on luxury features or no- which is a combo based on the Maestro, 65 lb. limit, booster adjustable higher. And the Trendz by Baby Trend combos, one with rigid LATCH. (Personally, not in love with the Trendz seats for many reasons.)

Harmony has a new combo so far only available in Canada, too.

Thanks everybody!

I just saw the MR70 tonight, the insert is back to being similar to the old style- not sure if it's identical though. The insert was reversible but I didn't think to check the cover, has anybody checked the cover IRL yet?

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