OMG... Safety 1st... complete air convertible... rear face to 40lbs

bobandjess99

Senior Community Member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #121

Re: OMG... Safety 1st... air convertible... rear face to 40lbs

yep, old. That was putting it up in the top "unusable" slot, which, when i was investigating, seemed to be the same as the slots in the new 50-lb seats, except you can USE the top slot (the one that is 17.5 inches tall) in the new ones, whereas you can not in the old ones.

 

serabi

New member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #122

Re: OMG... Safety 1st... air convertible... rear face to 40lbs

Maedze said:

And I believe the new ones are bigger, no?

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I thought they just reinforced the top slot on the new ones?

 

bobandjess99

Senior Community Member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #123

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zeo2ski said:

her sig says old

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Actually..it doesn't. LOL. you are correct though, it IS an old one..but my sig doesn't say that!!??!! Are you psychic???

 

twinsmom

New member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #124

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zeo2ski said:

So the convertible is the Complete Air, and Air Protect is the technology? Sounds like they plan to put it into other seats as well.

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Yes:

"Air Protect™ Technology will also be extended to other Dorel car seats, including Maxi Cosi, Eddie Bauer and Cosco car seats. "

from:

http://www.safety1st.com/usa/eng/News/Detail/403-

 

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Maedze

New member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #125

Re: OMG... Safety 1st... air convertible... rear face to 40lbs

twinsmom said:

Yes:

"Air Protect™ Technology will also be extended to other Dorel car seats, including Maxi Cosi, Eddie Bauer and Cosco car seats. "

from:

http://www.safety1st.com/usa/eng/News/Detail/403-

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Never mind the 'Air Protect', let's see them extend the 40 lb rearfacing weight limit!

 

twinsmom

New member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #126

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Maedze said:

Never mind the 'Air Protect', let's see them extend the 40 lb rearfacing weight limit!

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Absolutely! It's funny - Dorel was "public enemy # 1" on this board just last week (rightly so after their UK comments). Now they have this exciting new seat coming out. What a strange turn of events...

 

bobandjess99

Senior Community Member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #127

Re: OMG... Safety 1st... air convertible... rear face to 40lbs

i am so thrilled!!
I'm not sure if ti was ever confirmed whether they just reinforced the current shell, or redesigned it or wahetever, but the shells are extremely similar, if not identical.
here is a pic I just took of my dd in the AOE with it in the top slot(the slot that is 17.5 inches tall)...can you SEE how much room she still has!!!??! I used some legos to give you an idea of the correct measuring angle...and dd is currently 41 inches tall, with a 16 inch torso..she has 2 "clicks" left in the frontier harness, and is just barely under/even with the second to top slots in a GN, and just a tad over the second to top slots in a Radian. And she would have a lot of room left RFing in the AOE. If you went by the "even with" rule specified in the air protect manual, she would have like 2 more inches? And a full inch even if you went by the standard "one inch under the shell" rule. either way...she'd be able to RF in this seat about as long as she could be harnessed FORWARD facing in some of the biggest hwh seats on the market!!:thumbsup: (Well..as long as she was under 40 lbs..which she isn't...LOL!)

 

zeo2ski

Well-known member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #128

Re: OMG... Safety 1st... air convertible... rear face to 40lbs

bobandjess99 said:

Actually..it doesn't. LOL. you are correct though, it IS an old one..but my sig doesn't say that!!??!! Are you psychic???

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Lol, I was looking at Sarah's siggy. Oops. But uh, yeah let's go with I'm psychic instead.

 

JOII

Active member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #129

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I am so happy all these great seats are coming out when I need them to! The AOE is relatively narrow isnt it? I think this seat should fit easily in my three across.
I just hope my DH wont be upset when I want to replace all of my seats instead of just getting one for the baby

 

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jrmo

New member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #130

Re: OMG... Safety 1st... air convertible... rear face to 40lbs

Anyone want to volunteer to contact Safety 1st about whether this is truly the shell or the wings for height. That will make a big difference! And again, why can they allow this when other (and IMO, better) brands can't?

 

zeo2ski

Well-known member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #131

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bobandjess99 said:

I used some legos to give you an idea of the correct measuring angle...

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I read this and wondered what that could mean. Then kinda forgot you said it by the time I scrolled down to that pic and I laughed out loud. Very clever, but what a funny surprise.

The manual won't load for me, so for those of you looking at it I'm guessing there's nothing about RF tether since no one mentioned it? Or lock offs?

 

An Aurora

Senior Community Member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #132

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No, it specifically says to clip the tether to the foot when RF'ing. And instructions for a locking clip, so no lockoffs.

 

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jrmo

New member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #133

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No RF tether or lockoffs that I saw :thumbsdown:, but there is a no rethread harness adjuster. :thumbsup:

 

bobandjess99

Senior Community Member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #134

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zeo2ski said:

I read this and wondered what that could mean. Then kinda forgot you said it by the time I scrolled down to that pic and I laughed out loud. Very clever, but what a funny surprise.

The manual won't load for me, so for those of you looking at it I'm guessing there's nothing about RF tether since no one mentioned it? Or lock offs?

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It very specifically says to latch the top tether under the seat when Rfing, so no Rfing tether allowed. no lock offs either.

and..uh..ya..I say some funny things ,LOL!

 

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Maedze

New member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #135

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Dorel has never done rearfacing tethers.

And lock offs are pretty meh. I wouldn't want to pay more for them, that's for sure.

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Jun 27, 2009

• #136

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twinsmom said:

Absolutely! It's funny - Dorel was "public enemy # 1" on this board just last week (rightly so after their UK comments). Now they have this exciting new seat coming out. What a strange turn of events...

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Seriously, you should have seen the scathing letters I wrote to them. I still hate them.

I still won't buy one of their products. But since DD won't need a high-weight RF seat for a while, I figure something new will be out by then, with this and the MyRide leading the way.

 

bobandjess99

Senior Community Member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #137

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At the end, it says to use a rolled towel or FOAM POOL NOODLE! Yes! to adjust recline.
LOL.
It also says to Locate a Child Safety Seat Inspection Station for
hands on training on how to use your child restraint: Visit
your local Child Passenger Inspection Station or go to
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cps/cpsfitting/index.cfm to find your closest station.

 

christineka

New member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #138

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I don't think dorel has ever subscribed to the 1 inch rule for rfing. I contacted them some time ago regarding the rfing height limit of the avenue. I was told the absolute max rfing height limit was 36 inches or till the child's head was at the top of the shell.

While I think it is great that dorel has come out with a 40 pound rfing seat, I have no desire to buy it. $250 for a dorel seat is a bit much when I can get a radian for $200. (Then again, I have tiny kids.)

 

4boysmom

New member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #139

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yeah I'd be interested in dimensions...

 

zeo2ski

Well-known member

• Jun 27, 2009

• #140

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jrmo said:

No RF tether or lockoffs that I saw :thumbsdown:, but there is a no rethread harness adjuster. :thumbsup:

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Yeah I do like that. So that's one up on the RN (if they were to come out around the same time...).

Maedze said:

Dorel has never done rearfacing tethers.

And lock offs are pretty meh. I wouldn't want to pay more for them, that's for sure.

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Ah, sure, but they've never done a 40 lb RF seat before either. Ya never know when things might change.
I personally don't care about lock offs either.