Hi,
I have a 20 month old 20lb daughter and we fly about 3 times a year. I used to babywear but now that she's so fidgety in my lap I've decided to start bringing her car seat on the plane. I have a Chicco Nextfit that I love but I'm worried about traveling with it. We need to get another seat for my husband's car so I'd like to find one that's more compatible with traveling.
What I'm looking for in the travel seat is:
-Easy installation with Latch AND seat belt
-Easy to adjust harness (a friend told me Gracos need to be uninstalled to loosen/tighten harness which is unacceptable for me since I loosen it every time I put her in)
-No re-thread harness a big plus
- would REALLY like to be able to use tray table when FF
- cushiony. Looks like Sceneras are pretty bare bones in that department
Seats I'm looking at with pros and cons:
-Radians: narrow so I can roll down aisle with luggage cart, fits in all plane seats and can use tray table and has rear tethers but concerned about lack of side impact protection, heavy
-Evenflo Sureride: super light, ERF, can FF to 65 lbs, can't use tray table, takes up a ton of space front-to-back RF so maybe can't RF on plane, not easiest to install on plane
-Britax Marathon: super easy to install, comfy but bulky, heavy, can't use tray table
Am I just wanting too much? Is it better to sacrifice comfort or convenience? I'm just hoping someone has a travel car seat that they love enough to own as a primary seat. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you
I have a 20 month old 20lb daughter and we fly about 3 times a year. I used to babywear but now that she's so fidgety in my lap I've decided to start bringing her car seat on the plane. I have a Chicco Nextfit that I love but I'm worried about traveling with it. We need to get another seat for my husband's car so I'd like to find one that's more compatible with traveling.
What I'm looking for in the travel seat is:
-Easy installation with Latch AND seat belt
-Easy to adjust harness (a friend told me Gracos need to be uninstalled to loosen/tighten harness which is unacceptable for me since I loosen it every time I put her in)
-No re-thread harness a big plus
- would REALLY like to be able to use tray table when FF
- cushiony. Looks like Sceneras are pretty bare bones in that department
Seats I'm looking at with pros and cons:
-Radians: narrow so I can roll down aisle with luggage cart, fits in all plane seats and can use tray table and has rear tethers but concerned about lack of side impact protection, heavy
-Evenflo Sureride: super light, ERF, can FF to 65 lbs, can't use tray table, takes up a ton of space front-to-back RF so maybe can't RF on plane, not easiest to install on plane
-Britax Marathon: super easy to install, comfy but bulky, heavy, can't use tray table
Am I just wanting too much? Is it better to sacrifice comfort or convenience? I'm just hoping someone has a travel car seat that they love enough to own as a primary seat. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you