https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Jul 2026 13:40:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762444 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:51:14 +0000 mdf106 1762444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a chicco nextfit. LO is tall with a tall torso, and he outgrew his infant seat at 9 months (only 29 inches, but one inch from top of shell). It is good for fitting into smaller cars, it has a lot of reclines. I think the graco mysize is also good for that. I did not consider the foonf because of price, and the Diono radian did not appeal to me. Tightening the harness can be tough, but I have the old shoulder pads, and the new ones are supposed to be better. It was really easy to install. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762420 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:42:46 +0000 septca 1762420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a tall kid and a Pavilion and I love it. No height issues. </p> <p>If you want a good comparison, check out the Lucie's List guide to convertible seats. It has a thorough discussion of many brands and lists the differences between each Britax seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762345 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:13:34 +0000 sarah.clarisse 1762345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the pavilion. We loved our britax infant seat and the britax convertible fits well in the back of our Prius. We also like the extra side impact and safety features of britax.<br /> I believe the only difference between the pavilion and the less expensive model is the "click" noise it makes to tell you that the straps are tight enough. I didn't think it was necessary but the sales guy at bbb totally convinced DH and now I'm so glad we got it. I love that when LO is being antsy and fighting being put in the seat that I know when it's tight with one quick pull. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762259 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:42:38 +0000 Charm54 1762259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Foonf because dd is tall and we want to RF as long as possible. I love love love it.</p> <p>My mom has a Britax Pavillion in her car and I find it a giant PITA. The snug straps are annoying to tighten and she sits so low in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762254 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:39:34 +0000 Honeydew 1762254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the info. If you had a tall kid what would you reco for a convertible car seat? My DS is in the 80% in height.</p> <p>Side note, anyone have experience with the Recaro? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762228 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:28:01 +0000 MoonMoon 1762228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: oh cool, thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762214 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:25:41 +0000 tinyperson 1762214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: We have the Peg Perego convertible. Car Seats for the Littles has a list of recommended seats here: <a href="http://csftl.org/recommended-seats/" rel="nofollow">http://csftl.org/recommended-seats/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762203 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:23:37 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1762203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: FYI, I think diono has introduced new seats so there may be a model that replaced the RXT. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762193 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:20:17 +0000 MoonMoon 1762193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: thank you, I'll add those on my list of seats to research! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762181 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:19:03 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1762181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: we have a diono radian RXT and it may get us to 4. You will definitely need the angle adjuster though. Another would be the Graco my size/head wise/fit4me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762177 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:18:05 +0000 autumnlove 1762177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love them and we have 2 Blvds and 2 Marathons. My LO is on the shorter side and she is still RFing at 2.5 with plenty of room to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762158 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:14:01 +0000 MoonMoon 1762158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: @Mrs. Yoyo: sorry to threadjack, but which convertibles are best for tall kids? My LO is pretty tall, but I'd love to keep him rear-facing as long as possible. My car is fairly small (Honda civic) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762150 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:12:02 +0000 looch 1762150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was able to rearface my average sized kid in a Boulevard until 30 months, so when we switched him forward facing and put him into a harness to booster seat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762145 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:10:30 +0000 Applesandbananas 1762145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the marathon and love it! DH and I are very short though so we weren't worried about the short shell. I especially love that there's no re threading of the straps! That was the selling point for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762123 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:05:35 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1762123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had the Marathon. I think it's the best blend of safety and value of all of them unless you want really giant side protection wings, which some kids hate.</p> <p>It's easy to use. But we actually had to get another one to keep our very tall-torso son RF past 21 months. So if you want to rear-face until after 2 and have a tall kid, look elsewhere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762118 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:03:11 +0000 tinyperson 1762118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your DS is on the tall side, they're not recommended if you want to rear face past 2 (2 is the new recommended age to rear face). They have a short shell, so they don't last with taller kids. That's all I know about them (we didn't get a Britax). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/britax-convertible-seats#post-1762099 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:58:36 +0000 Honeydew 1762099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Which kind of Britax convertible car seat do you have??<br /> Is it the Marathon, roundabout, pavillion, advocate, or boulevard?</p> <p>How do you like it (would you recommend it?)? Any pro's or con's?</p> <p>The Marathon is on sale at Kohl's and my DS getting close to needing a convertible car seat. </p>