How does this handle hills? Would my kid facing backwards end up falling towards the opposite one, despite seatbelts? Or would it strain the seatbelt?
651958
It would depend on the hill. Normally, on hills the rear facing child does bend at the waist a little, but the seat and the floor provide enough traction to prevent the child from sliding off the seat and being held up by the belt. You might have to adjust speed a little, and its more work than level travel, but hills havent prevented our use. We've driven our triplets over man made hills (ramps and such at malls, sidewalks) and dirt hills (like at parks). The wagon is decent, and probably easier to move through these than a stroller.
651959
We haven't taken this wagon any big hills but I don't think you would have any problems. The seat belts are well made and the wagon handles great.
1076162
No the back always has an incline so your child would probably not like this style of stroller.
1947685
I have used it with the angle adjuster for both of my girls. It has worked like a charm. No slipping or moving around, and it catches everything. Also the angle adjuster makes it so that older children, over 1 or 1.5 yrs, dont mind being rear facing because they are sitting more upright.
2233942
The recline helps a bit, but it's still pretty upright. My son's head will usually flop to right or left, but sometimes he goes forward. The straps hold him in until I go around a corner and his head falls back to the side :-) About typical for a harnessed booster. In his regular booster he would end up doubled over. So I'll take what I can get.
2278309
My kids are 5 and 8. I have had to adjust mine a few times to get the right balance of fun and safety. In addition to a more gradual slope, I put a little extra slack in the line which also slows them down. I just ordered the brake from Slackers for 29.99. I did not see it here on Amazon.
477305
Depends on how long you want to keep him facing backwards, but I'm not sure what seat you have matters for that. My boy is about 34" tall right now and his legs are a little scrunched up, but he's still good for long trips. If you are going for forward facing, you'll need a Suburban to get away from the kicking in the back of your front seat, but that has more to do with the car than the car seat. Basically, your car makes a lot more difference with the legs than the car seat. I can't imagine that this seat would give a long-legged child any trouble.
1428791
This car seat is only rear facing. The base is designed to face to the rear. It cannot be safely secured to the seat of the car if you attempt to turn the base forward facing. By the time your child is old enough to face forwards, they will need a new (larger) more upright seat. I bought the Radian R120... which is good for up to 120 pounds. I will have no problem with this seat as my daughter grows.
748966
Yes the rocker placement keeps the rocker from going backwards. When the child gets older you can move the rockers toward the front to allow for a longer rock.
1196184
The way I have it set up is with 2 adults, 1 at each end. I also have my kid wearing a climbing harness. They are clipped in to ensure they don't fall off. As a result, after they zip down, 1 adult must walk down and retrieve the kid and pull them back. Can't cheat gravity.
1387124
No. It is only about a foot from the ground and the kiddos feet are on the ground, or the shouldnt be on it. If the little one isnt able to manage a strong upright seated position and control their balance fairly well I wouldn't use it. There are carseats on pulleys for littler ones that require more positional support.
1546429
It depends more on the size and weight of the kid than the age. The tractor has pretty good zip and would handle most kids in that range on a flat surface, it would be more of a problem on hills.
2175423
Boosters sit the child more upright than their previous car seats which are tilted backward. This would be like you falling asleep in your seat with the exception of the awesome sides on the headrest which comfortably support my son's head when he falls asleep in the car. Just like in your own seat, you can tilt his seat back and the booster will tilt with it. Otherwise the head could fall forward but my son always manages to seek one of the sides to rest his head as you or I would if we were dozing in the seat. Hope that helps!
1530931
My daughter is 1 and still rear faces it tilts back very little but my daughters head never fell forward.
365881
No, i would have to say it's more for flat terrain. Uphill would be extremely hard for children & if they were to slow down the least bit it would get away from them and roll backwards.
77133
Hard to say. My second son was very much like that but when i switched him from infant to the next seat it mostly stopped. It completely stopped when i turned his seat around. But he also got car sick really easily when facing backwards.
2174457
It tips forward extremely easily on carpet when child is riding. Transitioning from carpet to wood floor or tile is also a problem. My son has tipped it over twice and face planted - 1 time causing a nasty fat lip and lots of blood. I watched it happen both times and he barely leaned forward on handle bars.
395759
Front suspension... No issues or problems at all. Kids just don't weigh much compared to the variance in the weight of adults...