tracee877
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Got our Cambria yesterday! I have to admit the main reason I ordered it is because my fave color is orange and I wanted some color in my van.
My first impression was it is a beast! It's not heavy but it is big! The cover is really nice, it's a very fine mesh material. The only thing that was annoying to me was that one of the SIP fabric circles wasn't glued on all the way so it may come off eventually. This seat is very deep which is great for my super leggy DS. The cup holders swivel outward and are decently roomy. It took me a while to find the manual, it was in a little pocket on the inside back of the cover. It's just a small basic paper book. The LATCH is interesting. They have cam-lock adjusters. You really have to fish around inside to find where to push down on them to get them to loosen but they are butter smooth. The connectors attach upside down. Once attached the seat is rock solid and doesn't move at all. Because of it's size it takes up the entire space of my captain's chair which is what I didn't like about the Recaro Performance booster. But unlike the Recaro, the LATCH connectors are tightenable and it doesn't slide around. Overall, I really love this booster and so does DS. He says it's very comfortable and it's his favorite out of the 3 boosters we have.
Pics! The vehicle is a 2006 Honda Odyssey and my model is 45 lbs and 46" tall. This seat is so big that the headrest is on the first setting, I didn't have to move it up at all. He is several clicks up on both the Graco and Britax.
Below he is in the Graco Affix with safety surround (he's slouching his neck a bit):
And the Britax Parkway SGL:
Now for a comparison of all 3:
Headrests all the way down:
Headrests all the way up. The Cambria and SGL seem to have about the same guide height.
Side and back views:
Showing depth:
The end. I'm happy to answer questions and post more pics if needed.
ETA: More pics!
Belt guide:
Cup holder. This sits really close to the seat. We got a small drink from Del Taco and the cup didn't sit straight in the holder and I was afraid the lid would pop off and the drink would spill.
This is the gap with the captains chair. The seat is supposed to have two positions but it really only sits well in one. I couldn't really get rid of this gap. I was finally able to make the headrest touch though.
Third row, it fits very nicely. The headrest could only go up to the second to last click though.
And as requested, naked.
My first impression was it is a beast! It's not heavy but it is big! The cover is really nice, it's a very fine mesh material. The only thing that was annoying to me was that one of the SIP fabric circles wasn't glued on all the way so it may come off eventually. This seat is very deep which is great for my super leggy DS. The cup holders swivel outward and are decently roomy. It took me a while to find the manual, it was in a little pocket on the inside back of the cover. It's just a small basic paper book. The LATCH is interesting. They have cam-lock adjusters. You really have to fish around inside to find where to push down on them to get them to loosen but they are butter smooth. The connectors attach upside down. Once attached the seat is rock solid and doesn't move at all. Because of it's size it takes up the entire space of my captain's chair which is what I didn't like about the Recaro Performance booster. But unlike the Recaro, the LATCH connectors are tightenable and it doesn't slide around. Overall, I really love this booster and so does DS. He says it's very comfortable and it's his favorite out of the 3 boosters we have.
Pics! The vehicle is a 2006 Honda Odyssey and my model is 45 lbs and 46" tall. This seat is so big that the headrest is on the first setting, I didn't have to move it up at all. He is several clicks up on both the Graco and Britax.
Below he is in the Graco Affix with safety surround (he's slouching his neck a bit):
And the Britax Parkway SGL:
Now for a comparison of all 3:
Headrests all the way down:
Headrests all the way up. The Cambria and SGL seem to have about the same guide height.
Side and back views:
Showing depth:
The end. I'm happy to answer questions and post more pics if needed.
ETA: More pics!
Belt guide:
Cup holder. This sits really close to the seat. We got a small drink from Del Taco and the cup didn't sit straight in the holder and I was afraid the lid would pop off and the drink would spill.
This is the gap with the captains chair. The seat is supposed to have two positions but it really only sits well in one. I couldn't really get rid of this gap. I was finally able to make the headrest touch though.
Third row, it fits very nicely. The headrest could only go up to the second to last click though.
And as requested, naked.
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