I’m long winded so I’ll just post my questions first, if that’s ok:
Background if you want details:
In June, I will be traveling to Sweden with my tall 5 year old daughter and 7 year old son, who are 45” and 54” tall respectively. And my husband, but who’s counting him I’m at a bit of a loss about car seats.
I’m not comfortable renting from a car agency but was considering renting from a stand-alone baby gear rental shop. We are flying into Stockholm and out of Gothenburg, and I cannot find any rental shops with stores in both locations.
My husband is very much against bringing their current (super heavy!) car seats. They’re both forward facing in 5 point harnesses: a Chicco Nextfit and a Britax Frontier. Both have tried high-backed booster seats and they did ok, but they prefer the 5-point harness.
I was considering buying high-backed boosters to bring with us. If we go that route, I’d love to bring them as the kids’ carry on luggage. As far as I can tell, the Graco TurboBooster TakeAlong is 16.93” wide by 27.17” tall when folded. According to an email from Baby Trend, the PROtect car seat in the folded position is 12” in length, by 20” in height, by 24” in width. For reference British Airways’ limit is technically 22” x 18” x 10”, though I’m not sure how strict they are.
- The only compact/travel high-back boosters I can find are the Graco TurboBooster TakeAlong and the Baby Trend PROtect 2-in-1 Folding Booster Seat. I trust the Graco brand, but don’t know much about Baby Trend. Do they make a good product?
- Are there any other high-back boosters you’d recommend for travel?
- Does anyone have experience bringing one of these boosters including the back on a plane in lieu of a carry on suitcase? Or are they too big?
- Do you know of any dedicated baby gear rental shops (not car rental agencies) with locations in Stockholm and Gothenburg?
Background if you want details:
In June, I will be traveling to Sweden with my tall 5 year old daughter and 7 year old son, who are 45” and 54” tall respectively. And my husband, but who’s counting him I’m at a bit of a loss about car seats.
I’m not comfortable renting from a car agency but was considering renting from a stand-alone baby gear rental shop. We are flying into Stockholm and out of Gothenburg, and I cannot find any rental shops with stores in both locations.
My husband is very much against bringing their current (super heavy!) car seats. They’re both forward facing in 5 point harnesses: a Chicco Nextfit and a Britax Frontier. Both have tried high-backed booster seats and they did ok, but they prefer the 5-point harness.
I was considering buying high-backed boosters to bring with us. If we go that route, I’d love to bring them as the kids’ carry on luggage. As far as I can tell, the Graco TurboBooster TakeAlong is 16.93” wide by 27.17” tall when folded. According to an email from Baby Trend, the PROtect car seat in the folded position is 12” in length, by 20” in height, by 24” in width. For reference British Airways’ limit is technically 22” x 18” x 10”, though I’m not sure how strict they are.