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We have an upcoming trip planned and I am looking for lightweight alternative car seats for our kids. We will have a plane ride and then will have about a 2 hour car ride to our destination and then very local travel while at our destination. We have a 1.5 year old DS riding rear-facing in a Britax Marathon at home. I am pretty set on getting him a Cosco Scenera for the trip since it is recommended here often and is also lightweight and affordable. My son is not particularly big for his age so it should last a while. Where I am getting confused is my 4.5 year old DD. At home she is harnessed in a Britax Frontier 90. She is 40' tall, but only about 35 lbs. I am torn between buying a combination seat where she could still be harnessed and a highback booster (particularly the Graco Turbobooster, since is rated for 30 lbs and up). She is a very compliant child, so I have no doubt she could sit properly in the TurboBooster. I am also not worried about her in a carseat on the plane. The other options I have considered are a Evenflo Maestro or SecureKid. I question whether the additional money and weight is necessary given that she meets the criteria for the TurboBooster and that it would only be used for travel. I am open to other suggestions, but I will say that she needs to be in a booster-type seat like the Frontier. There is no way that she is going to go back in a typical carseat, most of her friends are already riding in backless boosters and she views them as for babies (not passing judgment either way, just not willing to start my vacation with a battle!)