Good but light weight and inexpensivem car seat for air travel? I will be traveling alone with my 15 month old daughter this summer (she is currently only 20lbs) and I have been researching on a good but light weight car seat for air travel, and also as a back up car seat. Any suggestions would be great, thanks! Good but light weight and inexpensivem car seat for air travel? I will be traveling alone with my 15 month old daughter this summer (she is currently only 20lbs) and I have been researching on a... » Read More Good but light weight and inexpensivem car seat for air travel? I will be traveling alone with my 15 month old daughter this summer (she is currently only 20lbs) and I have been researching on a good but light weight car seat for air travel, and also as a back up car seat. Any suggestions would be great, thanks! « Show Less
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We used it for air travel, fairly easy to install and fit the small seats in those small rural airport planes. Easy to carry around too as long as you are carrying only a backpack diaper bag and the carseat with baby. I wouldn't recommend trying to juggle more than that (unless you have a husband or helper to assist you.)
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Check out the Cosco Scenera. It's super lightweight. The only issue I've found using it on the plane is that you have to be in the bulkhead seats to rear-face it but other than that it's a great, cheap, lightweight seat. I think it weighs about 8 or 9 lbs and depending on the version you get it's between $40 and $60 so you can't get cheaper.
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I used it with my 3 year old on AirTran, but that was 4 years ago. She hated the feel because it was so different from her carseat and she was not used to it. She was comfortable and found asleep on the 6 hour flight. Good luck and God bless.
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We decided to buy a cheaper, more lightweight car seat for travel as well as an umbrella stroller. The car seat is so heavy & bulky that I thought it might be a pain to travel with. Also didn't want it to get damaged at all! Love the car seat though & it's even more helpful to be able to turn the car seat now that my daughter is toddler sized.
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This wheel chair folds up very nicely but I have never tried to take it on a plane. It folds up nicely for car transport. It doesn't weigh too much and I never had a problem getting it into the car. You will need to find out from the particular air carrier what their policy is regarding wheel chairs. Airplanes have to deal with wheel chairs and baby carriages all the time so I am sure they have a policy. Hopefully they allow you early boarding so you can wheel your loved one to the seat and then perhaps leave the wheel chair tagged at the end of the sky walk. I would check with each particular airline before flying. This wheel chair folds up very nicely but I have never tried to take it on a plane. It folds up nicely for car transport. It doesn't weigh too much and I never had a problem getting it into the car. You will need to find out from the particular air carrier what their policy is regarding wheel chairs. Airplanes have to deal with wheel chairs and baby carriages all the time so I am sure they have a policy. Hopefully they allow you early boarding so you can wheel your loved one to the seat and then perhaps leave the wheel chair tagged at the end of the sky walk. I would check with each... » Read More This wheel chair folds up very nicely but I have never tried to take it on a plane. It folds up nicely for car transport. It doesn't weigh too much and I never had a problem getting it into the car. You will need to find out from the particular air carrier what their policy is regarding wheel chairs. Airplanes have to deal with wheel chairs and baby carriages all the time so I am sure they have a policy. Hopefully they allow you early boarding so you can wheel your loved one to the seat and then perhaps leave the wheel chair tagged at the end of the sky walk. I would check with each particular airline before flying. « Show Less
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I can tell you from experiance using this seat on an international flight it is great. I flew from Germany to Texas without a car seat. I had this one ordered and sent to my destination, as my daughter was about to out grow her infant car seat. On the flight back to Germany my husband buckled this seat into the normal plan seat, and within mins my daughter was asleep and slept the entire 10 hour plane ride, lucky we had a night time flight. We also had a rental car while in the states and it fit perfectly. I did not install this car seat my husband did, but he said it was easy both in the car and on the plane.
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Hi there! My son is 11 months old, 23 pounds and 29 inches and we purchased the seat just last month for him. My son is still an infant and I was worried that the seat was going to be too big for him. I was worried he was going to slip through the seat belts (so not the case). This car seat is AMAZING!!! I purchased the seat because I loved the fact that it has an extra side protection that reduces trauma by 50% ( I read that somewhere-I did a alot of research). That caught my attention and of course the majority of the reviews have been positive. I recommend this car seat to ANYONE who is looking for a safe and durable car seat. Yes, it's a little on the pricey side but it is well worth it. I believe that you will not go wrong purchasing this seat for your son regardless of his height and weight. Your son is the perfect age and weight for this car seat. If you are still not sure like I was, I made it appoint to contact a certified car seat specialist in my area (some are free others are just accept donations). They are there are there to educate you about the car seat. These specialist are always up to date with current and the most latest trends when it comes to car seats...you have my word, you will not go wrong with this car seat. When you have your son sitting in the seat and riding around in the car, you will feel safe knowing he's sitting in a well equiped car seat.. =D
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From what I've read, I'm going with the Peg over the Clek Foonf. One reason is because it seems to be one of the lighter seats, although Amazon says 11 pounds and the Peg website says 21. I believe the Clek is like 25 or 30, maybe more. The Clek has a great wheeled travel bag, which might change my mind if we did a lot of air travel. But we mostly travel in the car, so the simple Peg travel bag will work. And the Clek Foonf can be difficult to clean if you have a major spill (or motion sickness issue). I'm a clean freak so it needs to be fairly easy. We have the Peg infant seat which is basically the same seat in a smaller version and I had no issues removing everything to clean it.
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With the convertible car seats, I don't see why anyone would get safeseat. For next db I will get a snugride then use our convertible car seat. My db wanted a more "upright" seat asap and she was under the 1yo weight limit. The bucket seat becomes uncomfortable to them. You can use the covertible car seats up to 2 years rear facing, which is supposed to be the safest way to go. Then use them forward facing up to 65 lbs. So it doesn't make sense to get the largest bucket seat, besides you can't carry them in it after like 14 lbs.
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We purchased a converter strap called the "traveling toddler" from Amazon. I think it was under $20, which allowed us to strap this car seat directly to our rolling luggage. We were very happy with the way that it worked. And it even fit down the aisle of our Southwest Airlines flight. Although it was a very tight fit. Definitely practice hooking and unhooking the strap at home without a child in the car seat before you travel or it will be a nightmare in the security line. But after everything is adjusted and you practice 1 or 2 times it's very easy and quick to attach and detach.
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Different airlines have different rules with car seats. You will to check with them. I will say that I would NOT travel with this car seat. It is really heavy and bulky and difficult to transport/carry. We actually bought a lighter, more manageable car seat for travel in Europe.
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I have a safety first car seat. The snap n go itself is light and compact. I just think there have to be better ones out there. Now I either use the baby bjorn or my carriage!
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I don't know how diligent the airlines about measuring the child??!!! If it fits otherwise and makes you feel better, maybe try. I don't know when each airline allows a child to use the regular seat belt. Check out the airlines site or call!!
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I can tell you from experiance using this seat on an international flight it is great. I flew from Germany to Texas without a car seat. I had this one ordered and sent to my destination, as my daughter was about to out grow her infant car seat. On the flight back to Germany my husband buckled this seat into the normal plan seat, and within mins my daughter was asleep and slept the entire 10 hour plane ride, lucky we had a night time flight. We also had a rental car while in the states and it fit perfectly. I did not install this car seat my husband did, but he said it was easy both in the car and on the plane. I can tell you from experiance using this seat on an international flight it is great. I flew from Germany to Texas without a car seat. I had this one ordered and sent to my destination, as my daughter was about to out grow her infant car seat. On the flight back to Germany my husband buckled this seat into the normal plan seat, and within mins my daughter was asleep and slept the entire 10 hour plane ride, lucky we had a night time flight. We also had a rental car while in the states and it fit perfectly. I did not install this car seat my husband did, but he said it was easy both in the... » Read More I can tell you from experiance using this seat on an international flight it is great. I flew from Germany to Texas without a car seat. I had this one ordered and sent to my destination, as my daughter was about to out grow her infant car seat. On the flight back to Germany my husband buckled this seat into the normal plan seat, and within mins my daughter was asleep and slept the entire 10 hour plane ride, lucky we had a night time flight. We also had a rental car while in the states and it fit perfectly. I did not install this car seat my husband did, but he said it was easy both in the car and on the plane. « Show Less
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I have the old school plastic gogo babyz and this gogo babyz mini. The mini is so much better. The plastic one broke in the middle of the airport. The metal one is so much sturdier. I own a bunch of different car seats. I have yet to find one the mini cant handle. My Clek Foonf is one of the heaviest car seats on the market and the mini carries it just fine. I also had great luck with my Diono Radian and Rainer both weigh about 25 lbs. If you go on the Gogo Babyz web page they will tell you if your car seat is comparable. Good luck
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I have traveled with the carseat and alone with a 2-3 yr old, both internationally and domestically. Now, I'm a pretty strong woman, but it's not very joyful carrying this over your back along with carry on bag, stroller, kid, backpack, and or whatever you choose to bring with you. It does not come with the back straps, they have to be purchased separately (I purchased on amazon) and they have about a 6 inch long padding strip (which is very minimally padded). My daughter is 3 now and I have no plans to travel anytime soon, but if I do I'll be checking in the seat, not bringing it on the plane. Now, the seat itself is incredible, it's fits on any airline seat, its comfortable, safe, amazing quality. Although I can't really give a great experience traveling with this seat, I do have to say it is and was a lot easier than when I used to have to travel with a regular carseat. It is also alot easier if you are traveling with an adult companion (I've always traveled alone with toddler with this seat), and can find a way to add a little extra padding to the strap, then you will be golden! Hope this helps!
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I believe the manual states that it is rated for airplane travel. I do not have it with me now, and we have never tried. I would imagine as a forward facing carseat it would fit, but rear facing would be a very tight squeeze and probably wouldn't fit in the recommended reclining position for smaller infants.
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It all depends on the luggage. We had it strapped to a carry-on size because well, you carry it and the car seat with you on the plane. My son is 30 lbs and the car seat is maybe 10 and it was awkward, but it worked. Our luggage was also soft sided so a hard sided might support more weight, but I wouldn't do more than 50-60 without first doing a test run at home.