Did Clek officially change the Oobr minimum to four?!!

[EmmaCPST]

Has it been discussed that the Oobr officially says 4 and up for both the high back AND backless portion now?

Spurned from this discussion from Facebook (which they handled SO well, I thought) http://www.facebook.com/clekinc/posts/403047643086855

At first I thought it was the Canadian version but I just pulled up the US site and it says 4 & up as well. WAY to go Clek!!

http://clekinc.com/oobr/

 

[atw]

I just like them more and more!

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[EmmaCPST]

I just like them more and more!

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Now if they put a 2 & 25 FF minimum on the Foonf.... I might just have to buy one and not even take the tech discount just on principle of their awesomeness.

 

[atw]

Now if they put a 2 & 25 FF minimum on the Foonf.... I might just have to buy one and not even take the tech discount just on principle of their awesomeness.

Well, that would be amazing! Isn't there a car manufacturer that says something about convertibles being used to rf limits? So cool!

I know mine says something about boosters, but maybe they all do...

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[NannyMom]

Now if they put a 2 & 25 FF minimum on the Foonf.... I might just have to buy one and not even take the tech discount just on principle of their awesomeness.

They won't

Well, that would be amazing! Isn't there a car manufacturer that says something about convertibles being used to rf limits? So cool!

I know mine says something about boosters, but maybe they all do...

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Volvo says something about rf until 4 is safer

 

[SeattleRain]

They should totally give that mom a Foonf to review! That's a pretty ridiculous oversight on their part. Linking a blog on their site with a kid using their product wrong is absurd.

 

[VoodooChile]

Good for them!

 

[EmmaCPST]

They won't

Probably not today - but Vera also told me they would never put a 4 year minimum on the Oobr, either.

 

[wendytthomas]

Graco says in their manuals that rear facing as long as possible is recommended. And Dorel has a 34" minimum to forward face (which is a big two year old).

Wendy

 

[cowgirlsmommy]

I think Clek handled it very well. It's also great to see a company up the booster minimum. I'm loving them more and more every day. I think I'm going to break down and buy an Oobr for my oldest.

 

[An Aurora]

Graco says in their manuals that rear facing as long as possible is recommended.

And on the card on the MyRide!

Can someone C&P or give a synopsis for those who are blocked from FB on their work computer and really want to know?

 

[ketchupqueen]

Short version, 3 year old was in seat for review. It was also checked on the plane. Reviewer was very receptive to comments that he's too young, got a hwh seat. Intends to post on why not to check seats and edited post. Clek said it was a misunderstanding on their part during a transition, they've recently upped the age and weight, and they recommend harnessing as long as possible and never checking a car seat on a plane. And it all stayed relatively civil.

 

[tarynsmum]

Short version, 3 year old was in seat for review. It was also checked on the plane. Reviewer was very receptive to comments that he's too young, got a hwh seat. Intends to post on why not to check seats and edited post. Clek said it was a misunderstanding on their part during a transition, they've recently upped the age and weight, and they recommend harnessing as long as possible and never checking a car seat on a plane. And it all stayed relatively civil.

I saw the link post by Clek and saw a bunch of comments and thought the worst (because it's FB ). I was SO happy to see how receptive the blogger was, and how well Clek handled it. Also saw how the Oobr has the 4 year minimum, and 40lbs as well - has it always been 40? I swear it was 30# before.

 

[EmmaCPST]

I saw the link post by Clek and saw a bunch of comments and thought the worst (because it's FB ). I was SO happy to see how receptive the blogger was, and how well Clek handled it. Also saw how the Oobr has the 4 year minimum, and 40lbs as well - has it always been 40? I swear it was 30# before.

It's still 33 on the high back, 40 on the backless.

 

[TechnoGranola]

Also saw how the Oobr has the 4 year minimum, and 40lbs as well - has it always been 40? I swear it was 30# before.

The U.S. Clek site says 33#/38"/4 years as minimums for highback mode and 40#/40"/4 years for no back mode.

The U.S. manual actually still technically allows 3 years for full back mode:

Recommended that child is at least 4 years of age, (but NEVER before 3 years of age)

The Canadian site and manual have no age requirement but 40#/40" for both full back and no back modes.

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[tarynsmum]

OK, I guess this confused me:

clek: We at Clek take full responsibility for this oversight! Thank you everyone for your comments. Corinne and Bub, our apologies. We had a misunderstanding of height/weight/age at the time the seat was given. As you are aware we have recently changed our recommendations for Oobr to min age 4 and min 40 lbs. We absolutely recommend keeping all children harnessed for as long as possible.

 

[EmmaCPST]

OK, I guess this confused me:

The blogger is in Canada, so I'm guessing that's why they worded it that way to be specific to her. Canada has a legal 40lb minimum to booster, IIRC.

 

[TechnoGranola]

The blogger is in Canada, so I'm guessing that's why they worded it that way to be specific to her. Canada has a legal 40lb minimum to booster, IIRC.

The Canadian manual does not specify an age, only height and weight. And the Oobr has always been a 40# minimum for Canada in both modes so nothing new or revised there.

Maybe Clek has added age 4 to the Canadian minimums as well, but hasn't updated the site or manual yet?

Did the mom say how tall her child was? I know she said he was over 40#. If he is also over 40" he technically meets the requirements in the Canadian manual.

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[InternationalMama]

The blogger is in Canada, so I'm guessing that's why they worded it that way to be specific to her. Canada has a legal 40lb minimum to booster, IIRC.

But someone on Facebook said it is illegal to use a booster in Canada for a child under age 4, so all booster produced there have a 4 year minimum automatically.

(I don't know if that's the law in Canada. I am just taking the FBers word for it.)

 

[TechnoGranola]

But someone on Facebook said it is illegal to use a booster in Canada for a child under age 4, so all booster produced there have a 4 year minimum automatically.

(I don't know if that's the law in Canada. I am just taking the FBers word for it.)

I don't believe that's accurate. Our boosters have a 40# minimum and a height minimum, but not an age minimum. Although a manufacturer may recommend one. The Oobr manual does not specify an age, nor does the Parkway (another I quickly glanced at).

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong!

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