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hmmm... I love the trunki... love the idea of this... but...
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firemomof3
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Ahhh, I don't like it
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ford124
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As this is such an important purchase for many families moving on to the next level. I feel you can not judge this product by looking at an image! I can assure all members of Car Seat.org that as with all car seats the new BoostApak from Trunki has passed all of the safety requirements. Therefore it is safe.
Secondly I am currently road testing this ingenious booster seat with my daughter. Its not only safe and comfortable, it allows me to drop her to school with her car seat and I'm safe in the knowledge that when she is collected from school at the end of the day she will have the correct seat restraint.
I have also taken on a recent holiday and used in my hire car in France. Not sure if anyone has hired a car abroad, but in my experience the seats provided are often very worn and I'm reluctant to use.
One of the main reasons/barriers a child seat is not used is their portability and this is a way of improving that?
Please don't judge a book by its cover before reading it
Secondly I am currently road testing this ingenious booster seat with my daughter. Its not only safe and comfortable, it allows me to drop her to school with her car seat and I'm safe in the knowledge that when she is collected from school at the end of the day she will have the correct seat restraint.
I have also taken on a recent holiday and used in my hire car in France. Not sure if anyone has hired a car abroad, but in my experience the seats provided are often very worn and I'm reluctant to use.
One of the main reasons/barriers a child seat is not used is their portability and this is a way of improving that?
Please don't judge a book by its cover before reading it
Mom on a Mission
New member
If you click on slide show there's several of kids buckled in, and the belt fit looked good to me............
steph_s
New member
I have a few "issues" with this seat!
-Most important issue. Children are HARD on their backpacks! It is NOT a good idea to have their car seats strapped to their backpacks. How many times have your kids tossed their bag somewhere, dropped it on the ground, ect? Hello broken seat!
-Traveling with the seat.. is it so hard to carry a no back booster seat? Seriously they are light as a feather so there is no need to rent a car seat (which btw is super dangerous to begin with you don't know if that seat was damaged, expired or recalled!) No one who knows an ounce about car seats would ever rent a seat of unknown origin.
Ditto I would like to know if you work for the company or how you came about "testing" this product?
-Most important issue. Children are HARD on their backpacks! It is NOT a good idea to have their car seats strapped to their backpacks. How many times have your kids tossed their bag somewhere, dropped it on the ground, ect? Hello broken seat!
-Traveling with the seat.. is it so hard to carry a no back booster seat? Seriously they are light as a feather so there is no need to rent a car seat (which btw is super dangerous to begin with you don't know if that seat was damaged, expired or recalled!) No one who knows an ounce about car seats would ever rent a seat of unknown origin.
Ditto I would like to know if you work for the company or how you came about "testing" this product?
monstah
New member
No need to be so harsh just yet. No one from this site has gotten their hands on one. Until it is available in the US and we get to play with it, I don't think it is fair to judge it so negatively. It looks like a pretty cool concept to me and the belt fit looks good.
Ford124 - I hope we didn't scare you off. Any "insider" information is always appreciated here. If you could tell us more about this product, how you got one, how the seatbelt fits your child, etc. we would be all ears.
Ford124 - I hope we didn't scare you off. Any "insider" information is always appreciated here. If you could tell us more about this product, how you got one, how the seatbelt fits your child, etc. we would be all ears.
An Aurora
Senior Community Member
Right, but the whole idea is that a kid can haul this around school, much more conveniently than a regular ol' Turbo or something.
steph_s
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Morganthe
New member
I was intrigued until the kid opened up the 'pack' and it's hollow for 'stuff'. That cannot be safe in a high speed, high velocity accident.
If it was solid and the base a bit bigger, I'd probably be all for it.
I see a lot of kids hauling no back boosters on to the bus so they can go to friends' houses after school. They're a lot larger in the seat area and still light weight. I can purchase a no-back booster at Rofu Kinderland, Real, Edeka, any German or French Walmart-type store for the equivalent of $11 -- run around 7 euros. Heck, I have one as a spare.
It's really not that much of an "Imporant next step" decision. :shrug-shoulders: Nothing like the choice on what to get for a REAL full back solid booster seat costing a lot of money. This is designed for temporary use.
So, imo, it's too 'perchy'. Too high for a narrow base + needs to be solid. I would not use it.
No bashing or anti-new item sentiments at all to it. It's a cute idea, but one that needs to be tweaked a bit.
LOL, I have hired vehicles in Europe. I've always used my daughter's own seat. :shrug-shoulders: Same as in the US. Would not use an American rental company's seat either. Don't trust a safety seat that's not my own.
If it was solid and the base a bit bigger, I'd probably be all for it.
I see a lot of kids hauling no back boosters on to the bus so they can go to friends' houses after school. They're a lot larger in the seat area and still light weight. I can purchase a no-back booster at Rofu Kinderland, Real, Edeka, any German or French Walmart-type store for the equivalent of $11 -- run around 7 euros. Heck, I have one as a spare.
It's really not that much of an "Imporant next step" decision. :shrug-shoulders: Nothing like the choice on what to get for a REAL full back solid booster seat costing a lot of money. This is designed for temporary use.
So, imo, it's too 'perchy'. Too high for a narrow base + needs to be solid. I would not use it.
No bashing or anti-new item sentiments at all to it. It's a cute idea, but one that needs to be tweaked a bit.
LOL, I have hired vehicles in Europe. I've always used my daughter's own seat. :shrug-shoulders: Same as in the US. Would not use an American rental company's seat either. Don't trust a safety seat that's not my own.
I'd want to see how it was constructed for sure, I agree, the hollow thing bugs me a bit. It looks like long-legged kids especially would be quite uncomfortable because of the shape-- look at the legs. Probably fine for kids who have a 5 minute carpool home after a church activity or soccer practice-- but defnitely not great for kids who have a 25-30 minute ride home. I do like that it has a belt adjuster for the shoulder portion and seems to hold the lap belt nicely on most kids.
I really strongly dislike people who are clearly being paid to promote a product trying to act as though they've accidentally stumbled on a three month old thread and want to offer their honest opinion
It's deceitful, and insults the intelligence of everyone involved. :twocents:
It's deceitful, and insults the intelligence of everyone involved. :twocents:
joolsplus3
Admin - CPS Technician
Boosters don't break under that kind of abuse. If they could break from a kid tossing it around, they'd be completely useless against crash forces and wouldn't pass the testing standards.And drop it and break it..
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