Booster seat recs vote (HBB and Backless)

UlrikeDG

Admin - CPS Technician Emeritus
This category is a bit more complex. I've split it by price and by back(less) options.

Vote for no more than ONE seat under each heading, plus one wildcard from any category.

Backless ($25 and under)
Evenflo Amp No-Back Booster
Graco Backless TurboBooster
Harmony Cruz
Harmony Youth Booster

Backless (Over $25)
BubbleBum
Clek Olli
Diono Santa Fe
Harmony Olympian

HBB/Backless (Under $50)
Dorel (Cosco) Pronto
Evenflo Amp High Back Booster
Evenflo Big Kid LX/DLX
Graco Highback TurboBooster

HBB/Backless ($50-$100)
Dorel (Safety 1st) Boost Air Protect
Evenflo Big Kid Advanced
Graco TurboBooster Safety Surround
Harmony Dreamtime
Harmony V6

HBB/Backless ($100+)
Britax Parkway SG
Britax Parkway SGL
Clek Oobr
Diono Monterey

HBB all prices
Clek Oobr
Recaro Probooster
Recaro Vivo
The First Years Compass Pathway B570

Wildcard
You pick.
 
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Jessica61624

New member
Backless ($25 and under)
Harmony Youth Booster

Backless (Over $25)
BubbleBum

HBB/Backless (Under $50)
Graco Highback TurboBooster

HBB/Backless ($50-$100)
Graco TurboBooster Safety Surround

HBB/Backless ($100+)
Britax parkway sgl

HBB all prices
Recaro Probooster

Wildcard-diono Monterey if they didn't have the poor wording a pit head support they'd be my first choice.
 

StillThankful

New member
Backless ($25 and under)
not sure

Backless (Over $25)
not sure

HBB/Backless (Under $50)
Graco Highback TurboBooster

HBB/Backless ($50-$100)
Graco TurboBooster Safety Surround


HBB/Backless ($100+)
Diono Monterey

HBB all prices
The First Years Compass Pathway B570

Wildcard
Probooster
 

Phineasmama

New member
Backless ($25 and under)
Harmony Youth Booster

Backless (Over $25)
Diono Santa Fe


HBB/Backless (Under $50)
Graco Highback TurboBooster

HBB/Backless ($50-$100)
Graco TurboBooster Safety Surround


HBB/Backless ($100+)
Diono Monterey

HBB all prices
Clek Oobr


Wildcard- Kiddy World Plus and Cruiserfix Pro :) Because they are super freaking awesome, better than any boosters I've tried, and along with the Monterey with new belt guide, the only ones that work in my Grand Caravan :)
 

cmm7

New member
Backless ($25 and under)
Harmony Youth Booster

Backless (Over $25)
BubbleBum

HBB/Backless (Under $50)
Graco Highback TurboBooster

HBB/Backless ($50-$100)
Graco TurboBooster Safety Surround


HBB/Backless ($100+)
Britax Parkway SGL


HBB all prices
Recaro Vivo


Wildcard
Pronto- love it for tall kids when headrest is there
 

christineka

New member
literider
bubblebum (Maybe this one should be in the "travel seats" category, though?

evenflo amp hbb (but also make note that the big kid sport is the same seat, but $10 cheaper. Sometimes that $10 makes a difference between affordable and not.)

turbo safety surround

Monterey

probooster

Wild card: the affix for most affordable booster with latch.
 

NVMBR02

New member
Backless ($25 and under)
Harmony Cruz

Backless (Over $25)
Clek Olli

HBB/Backless (Under $50)
Graco Highback TurboBooster

HBB/Backless ($50-$100)
Graco TurboBooster Safety Surround


HBB/Backless ($100+)
Diono Monterey


HBB all prices
Recaro Vivo


Wildcard
BubbleBum- great for storing in the trunk as an extra and so easy to travel with!
 

yetanotherjen

CPST Instructor
Backless under $25
Harmony Youth booster

Backless over $25
Clek Olli

High back/backless under $50
Graco Turbo

High back/backless $50-100
Graco Turbo SS

High back/backless $100+
Diono Monterey

High back
Recaro Probooster

Wild Card
Bubble bum
 

momtoo3

Well-known member
Backless under $25
Amp

Backless over $25
Santa Fe

HBB/Backless under $50
HB Turbobooster

HBB/Backless $50-$100
Graco Safety Surround TB

HBB/Backless over $100
Parkway SG

HBB all prices
Vivo

Wildcard
Cruz (because I was torn between the Amp and Cruz for the first catagory and chose the amp just because I like the covers better than the cruz)
 

amyg530

Active member
Backless ($25 and under)
Harmony Youth Booster

Backless (Over $25)
not sure

HBB/Backless (Under $50)
Graco Highback TurboBooster

HBB/Backless ($50-$100)
not sure

HBB/Backless ($100+)
Diono Monterey

HBB all prices
not sure

Wildcard
monterey
 

xxluckychicxx

New member
Backless ($25 and under)
Graco Backless TurboBooster

Backless (Over $25)
Clek Olli

HBB/Backless (Under $50)
Graco Highback TurboBooster

HBB/Backless ($50-$100)
Graco TurboBooster Safety Surround

HBB/Backless ($100+)
Diono Monterey

HBB all prices
Clek Oobr

Wildcard
BubbleBum
 

kam1011

New member
Backless ($25 and under)
Evenflo Amp No-Back Booster

Backless (Over $25)
?

HBB/Backless (Under $50)
Graco Highback TurboBooster

HBB/Backless ($50-$100)
(I only have the v6 and hate it)

HBB/Backless ($100+)
Britax Parkway SG

HBB all prices
again, no experience
 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob
Staff member
Backless ($25 and under)
Harmony Youth Booster

Backless (Over $25)
Harmony Olympian

HBB/Backless (Under $50)
Graco Highback TurboBooster

HBB/Backless ($50-$100)
Dorel (Safety 1st) Boost Air Protect

HBB/Backless ($100+)
Britax Parkway SG-L

HBB all prices
Clek Oobr

Wildcard
BubbleBum


(You know the Oobr goes backless too, right?)
 

UlrikeDG

Admin - CPS Technician Emeritus
(You know the Oobr goes backless too, right?)

I own one, and no, I didn't realize that. Gah! I even looked at the weight limit on the Clek page and missed that detail. I changed it above, but a lot of people have already voted.
 

UlrikeDG

Admin - CPS Technician Emeritus
Last chance. Please note I originally had the Oobr in the wrong category, so that has been fixed. Here are the seats currently in the running.

Backless ($25 and under)
Evenflo Amp No-Back Booster - 2
Graco Backless TurboBooster - 1
Harmony Cruz - 2
Harmony Youth Booster - 6

Backless (Over $25)
BubbleBum - 7
Clek Olli - 3
Diono Santa Fe - 2
Harmony Olympian - 1

HBB/Backless (Under $50)
Dorel (Cosco) Pronto - 1
Evenflo Amp High Back Booster - 1
Graco Highback TurboBooster - 11

HBB/Backless ($50-$100)
Dorel (Safety 1st) Boost Air Protect - 1
Graco TurboBooster Safety Surround - 10

HBB/Backless ($100+)
Britax Parkway SG - 2
Britax Parkway SGL - 3
Clek Oobr - 3
Diono Monterey - 8

HBB all prices
Recaro Probooster - 4
Recaro Vivo - 3
The First Years Compass Pathway B570 - 1
 

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