Evenflo Eflo Trib Convert Car Seat, Bbp

As a first time mom, like everything else i bought for my son, i spent HOURS researching for the best gear. not best, as in most expensive or trendy (because frankly, we don't have the money for luxuries that are going to be thrown up on and outgrown in a couple of years), but safe and well-reviewed... the best choice for our money. I planned on "wearing" our son, meaning that i would not be carrying him around in an infant car seat all the time, so we decided to save even more money and just skip that. After a long debate with myself i decided to go with this car seat. i had more money to spend than this, but i trusted the reviews and decided to pinch my pennies, since it was side impact tested, and had a little bum support for smaller babies, and those were my only reservations. well, boy am i glad i chose this seat!! my little guy fit well in it from the beginning, though i have to say some people would say 8 lbs 3 oz isn't very little.... it is sooo easy to adjust the straps, which is great because we live in a cold climate and always have to adjust for more or less layers depending on the day. it's also quite comfy feeling. some of the other cheap carseats--including a lot of the infant carseats-- feel like there is just fabric on top of plastic. i know i wouldn't be comfortable in that, so i didn't bother getting one of those for my baby. i thought the lack of padding on the straps would be an issue, so i bought some that i could attach, but i never needed to use them. we don't use latch because i'm paranoid and if i were to stall on a railroad track, i'd trust myself to more quickly undo a seatbelt and remove the whole carseat than take off the harness or latch system. call me crazy, but like i said- first time mom. anyway, it's easy to install with the belt, and feels nice and sturdy using that instead of the latch, which just looks confusing. Another reason why i decided on this carseat was the size. if you were to go into BRU and look at the line-up of convertible car seats, this and one other evenflo (the name escapes me) are the smallest. we have a subaru wrx hatchback and anything bigger would have simply not worked. with that said, we would not be able to fit this rear facing on either side seat. it has to go in the middle. once he's forward facing, it'll fit great anywhere. The compact size also makes it lightweight and i've taken it out with him in it during a couple of snow storms when he was sleeping. i'm a 5'8 woman, but out of shape and it wasn't too difficult at all. moving on... we are planning to rear face my son as long as possible, until he reaches the maximum height or weight because rear facing is safest for children, no matter what size they are. So for this, I wish that the weight limit was a little higher, but i guess for the compact size, it's pretty good. we'll have to get another seat once he's forward facing with a higher harness weight limit, and possible one that converts into a booster (up to 100 lbs) but we're going to get a good run for our money on this one. i'll definitely be getting another for our next baby.

This is a wonderful car seat that I use when I take care of my nephew who is 20 pounds at 5.5 months his mom actulally prefers this over her graco car seat that cost about 100$ more. It fits perfectly in my car and he loves it. I love that there is room to grow and there is space for his legs he was cramped up in his infant seat and now we don't have that problem. The cup holder isnt of much use right now but I am sure as he gets older we will use it also.

Before purchasing a carseat for my son I looked in a number of stores but couldn't find one I liked. I looked online for more selection, but was still nervous because I couldn't actually see and feel the carseat. I ordered this one because of the good reviews, price, and because it was fairly gender-neutral. I was VERY please with it because it was easy to install, very soft, and has alot of cushioning, especially because of the extra removable head and body pillows. I also love that you can adjust the straps on the carseat without removing it from the car. I would definitely recommend this carseat to anyone.

car seat is very bulky not good for small cars. baby sits to high up and is slumped over. not enough padding for comfort. would not recommend this product so cheaply made very dissapointed.

Although, I like this carseat, it is difficult to see what he is doing. I would like more visibility, but I will choose safety any day. It definitely seen to be a great carseat for the most important reason.