Easiest infant seat to pop in and out of backseat

ardeur

New member
We own a 2-door scion tc. What infant seat is the easiest to pop in and out of the base when you can't climb or reach far into the back seat? I hope that makes sense. I'm hoping there's a seat we can release without having to reach down low by the base.

We can't get into the backseat because my 5.5yo will be in his Graco Nautilus 65 on the other side. I'm keeping him in a 5-point for as long as possible and thankfully he's a smaller kid.
 
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murphydog77

Admin - CPST Instructor
Staff member
I think the Chicco infant seats are the easiest to release—they tend to "glide" onto the base. Other seats with easy releases are those with releases on the base, like the Nuna Pipa and the Cybex Atons, are pretty easy too. The Baby Trend seats have a unique release at the baby's feet, but they're truly awful to install.
 
U

Unregistered

Guest
The release on the Chicco KeyFit30 is at the top of the seat, by baby's head. For a little while I had ours in the third row of the van and sometimes put it in/out without climbing back there. It wasn't bad when she was tiny, but got harder as she got heavier.
 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob
Staff member
I really liked that the Aton release was on the base- it made it easier for us with the back seat angle, though it used 2 hands.
 

aporthole

Active member
The Aton can be a little trickier to get onto the base than the KeyFit though. It has to go onto the base at a more specific angle. The KeyFit tends to be more forgiving and accepting of ploping the seat into the base from a variety of angles.
 

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