https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:02:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/booster-for-travel#post-2846852 Sat, 22 Sep 2018 08:52:45 +0000 MamaCate 2846852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePeony: if you are looking for a decent combination seat we recently moved to a Graco nautilus 65 (I was able to get it for around $90 shipped from their website) as our full time seat for my 3 year old. It is one of the ones that has a five point harness but can transition to a belt positioning booster, high back and backless.</p> <p>For travel, however, we have the turbo booster. My 6 y/o used it on our last trip and it was solid. However she has been in a high back booster since around 5 so she was comfortable eighth the seat belt. She thought it was really cool to be in a backless because we said she had to wait until she was bigger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/booster-for-travel#post-2846851 Sat, 22 Sep 2018 08:37:11 +0000 kiddosc 2846851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What you’re looking for is actually called a combination seat, so searching with that wording may provide you more results. I would look at the graco tranzitions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/booster-for-travel#post-2846841 Sat, 22 Sep 2018 02:05:29 +0000 BadgerMom 2846841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use the Maestro in my mom’s car and for travel. DS still uses the harness but we stopped bringing the seat on the plane this year (he is 4). No complaints about the seat. It is easy to use and lightweight. We do throw it in our car seat travel bag now that we check it and we can fit it in there with his inflatable mattress so it has worked out well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/booster-for-travel#post-2846838 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 23:28:18 +0000 PurplePeony 2846838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have a favorite booster seat to recommend for travel? We will be keeping DD in her Britax Advocate for another couple years when we’re home, but that thing weighs about as much as she does so traveling with it is a no-go. We’ve been using a Cosco Scenera travel seat, but she’s now too tall for it. We’ll be traveling again right around her 5th birthday and she’s about 43” tall but I’m not sure whether she will weigh in at 40 lbs by then.</p> <p>I’ve been looking into different options and I think I’d rather keep her in a harness for now, instead of a belt positioning booster. I’m not worried about the plane, and she’s generally good in the car, but it just feels safer and I’m not keen on trying a seat belt for the first time on vacation. We’ll be driving some fairly long distances (2+ hours) and she’s likely to get wiggly. BUT some of the lightweight, travel-friendly seats I’ve seen are belt-only (BabyTrend Yumi folding seat, Graco TurboBooster). What I like about these is that they come apart or fold and can be taken on the plane as a carry-on rather than checked...</p> <p>Right now, it seems like the Evenflo Maestro is the best option, but it just doesn’t wow me for $75-80, and once she outgrows the harness it would have to be checked on the plane. The Cosco Finale is cheaper but doesn’t get great reviews. I’ve thought about the RideSafer Travel Vest but I’m not sure DD would like it for long rides...it’s also $$ and she would outgrow the small size in a couple years.</p> <p>Is there anything I haven’t thought of? Do you have a travel seat you love for your older preschooler/young elementary-aged kid? Any experience with the seats I mentioned above? </p>