Britax Chaperone Infant Car Seat, Cowmooflage
From Britax USA
| List Price: | $229.99 |
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Product Description
With true side impact protection and a patented anti-rebound bar, the Britax Chaperone Infant Car Seat provides industry leading front, rear and side impact protection. Soft, padded materials, harness pads, supportive comfort foam and an extra large canopy keep children comfortable and safe throughout their first year of life. Other smart features such as a quick-adjust headrest with no-rethread harness adjustment, a built-in lock-off, premium push button latch connectors and an ergonomically designed carry handle make the seat easy to use each and every time. The Chaperone fits infants rear facing from four to 30 pounds and up to 32" tall, and is compatible with Britax B-Ready, B-Nimble, B-Scene, and Chaperone strollers and other major brands.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4611 in Baby Product
- Color: Cowmooflage
- Brand: Britax USA
- Model: E9LG72L
- Released on: 2012-03-02
- Fabric type: 100% Polyester
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 25.30" h x18.30" w x30.00" l,20.00 pounds
Features
- True side impact protection distributes crash forces, shields from vehicle intrusion, contains the head and body, and keeps the head, neck and spine in true or aligned, to limit injury
- Anti-rebound bar stabilizes child seat by minimizing rotational forces associated with front and rear collisions
- Tangle free, five-point harness with seven harness heights and two buckle positions for a snug and secure fit
- Energy-absorbing foam liner absorbs and distributes crash forces
- Quick-adjust head restraint and no-rethread harness easily adjust the harness shoulder height and head restraint without disassembling the harness
- This item comes with base
Most helpful customer reviews
64 of 66 people found the following review helpful.I bought this carseat for my infant because it is top of the line when it comes to safety. As far as safety, this carseat gets 5 stars from me. First off, the carseat has an anti-rebound bar which prevents the carrier from rebounding into the seat of the car after the initial impact of the crash. The videos on the Britax website show in detail how the anti-rebound bar works. Secondly, the carseat has side impact protection unlike any other infant seat on the market. Basically, there is extra support around the head area. Not only is this great in a crash, but it's perfect for little babies who don't have neck control & end up with their head slumping in their carseat. This extra support helps my little girl keep her head upright and comfortable. My husband and I considered Britax B-Safe Infant Car Seat, Red but decided on the Chaperone because of the side impact protection.I only gave the carseat 4 stars because it has some less than perfect aspects, which I am willing to tolerate for a seat with such high safety ratings. The seat is big. Because of the rebound bar, the carseat is longer than most infant carseats & takes up more room in the backseat. I drive a 2012 Mazda5. The carseat fits but the front passenger has to give up some extra leg room. Unless you are fairly tall, we've found that there is plenty of space for the front passenger. My husband drives a 2010 Prius, & his car has a little less space than mine, but it's still functionable in his car.The carseat is a little heavy, but all infant carriers are heavy to lug around. The handle is also ergonomically designed so it's flat across the top of the handle (rather than rounded) so that you can more easier carry it in the crook of your arm.I know this carseat gets some rough reviews, but if you can see past the bulkiness, it's top of the line for safety. And to me, that's the #1 factor in choosing a carseat for my child.
43 of 46 people found the following review helpful.As a first time parents my husband and I knew nothing about infant carriers. After months of research (from day one of finding out we were expecting) we both agreed this was the best choice. The safety features of this infant carrier, to us, out weight the "inconveniences" of other's complaints. The base installation into our Chevy Equinox and F250 were very easy and with thte base/carrier together they fit just fine. (My husband is 6'2 and does not have to adjust the passenger seat in my chevy). As far as the complaints about shopping carts and dinning high-chairs, you should never have an infant carrier on the front of a shopping cart (even if it says they are specially made for it, they aren't) and restaurants will accomodate space for your carrier/stroller combination so there is no need to "create a contraption" to hold the carrier as you eat. So the fact that while in the carrier, on the road, your child is as safe as can be is the only thing that should matter.When the recall notice came out we followed the simple directions and in less than 2 minutes on the phone with customer service our seat was registered and we were informed we purchased before the recall date. The man was very friendly.We registered for the Baby Trend Snap-n-Go stroller to use while our daughter was going to be in the carseat. However because we liked the Britax seat so much we decided to research again the Britax strollers. We decided during the 8th month to return the Snap-n-Go and ordered the Britax B-Agile from Amazon. (Awesome stroller!! Very light weight! I'm 9mo pregnant and able fold and go with one hand!)We are so happy we made that change. Before the stroller arrived I went to the Britax website to see exactly how the carrier connects to the stroller. I found that if you order them seperately you do need to have the "click-n-go" system sent to you. Britax sends it to you for free. Since the stroller had not arrived yet I was worried they could not help me since it was not registered. I called Britax anyway to see if they could get it in the mail as I was afraid it would take a few weeks. I did not have my carrier information with me and she was able to pull everything up by my name from the first time we registered. She double checked all of our information and said they would be in the mail the next day and sure enough 3 days later we had the package. She was really nice and wished us the best of luck with our new addition to the family. Talk about customer service! They are 2 for 2 so far.I put everything together in a matter of minutes and my husband and I are very pleased with it all!! I have been practicing removing the carrier from the base and then from the stroller. It's all so simple. I will be having a C-Section in less than 2 weeks and I feel that as soon as I am able to do things for myself, I will be just fine when the hubby is not around.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.After doing extensive research on rear-facing infant car seats, we narrowed down our choices to the Britax Chaperone and the Chicco KeyFit. Honestly, both are great seats that are very safe and easy to use. In the end though, we decided to go with the Britax Chaperone in red. Here are a few of my thoughts:1. This is definitely a large car seat, but I feel that the size is justified. With additional safety features like true side impact protection in the seat and the anti-rebound bar on the base, it helps put us at ease that we've picked a car seat that goes above and beyond the minimum standards for child seat safety. It weighs about a pound or so more than the Chicco, but realistically a car seat + growing infant is going to be heavy regardless. Save yourself some trouble and potentially some medical bills and only carry car seats when really necessary (and don't use them inappropriately, such as putting them on elevator surfaces or shopping carts!). Otherwise, use a stroller, infant carrier, etc. whenever possible. It's just not that great for you to carry any car seat around for an extended period of time.2. This is one good-looking car seat. The red and black combination is absolutely eye-catching, especially when combined with a matching stroller like the Britax B-Ready Stroller 2012, Red.3. It's very easy to snap in and out of the car seat base, as well as the matching stroller. Press one giant button on the back of the seat and lift up for easy removal from your vehicle. The Chaperone also comes with attachments that allows you to hook it up to a stroller like the B-Ready, so don't lose those! Once the attachments are installed, you never need to detach or re-attach them.4. The over sized canopy is greatly welcomed when wanting to keep the sun out of baby's eyes. One big complaint we had with the Chicco was that the canopy was so much smaller in comparison to the Chaperone.5. Do some measuring of your car seat before purchasing this or any car seat. Chances are that it will fit (unless you have an absolutely tiny back seat), but keep in mind that the base is fairly long in comparison to something like the Chicco KeyFit. Now, keep in mind that the newer Chaperone bases will have a line on the bottom to indicate how much the base can hang over the seat (perfectly legal and safe). We thought we weren't going to have room, but once we safely installed the car seat (absolutely very little wiggle room after installation), everything looked and fit very well.6. It does include a low-birth weight/newborn foam piece that simply gets placed underneath the car seat to provide a better fit for smaller babies. One thing to remember when using the low-birth weight foam is to raise the shoulder straps all the way up, strap baby in, then adjust the straps downward to find that perfect fit. We made the silly new parent mistake of installing the foam without adjusting the straps. We sat there perplexed why our tiny baby would not fit in this car seat for a solid 2 minutes before realizing that the foam raises the bottom of the seat, which means the distance between the bottom and the shoulder straps was greatly reduced.Overall, I'm truly satisfied with the Britax Chaperone and I think my kid is as well. She looks extra cozy when sitting her new car seat, and I'm sure yours will too!
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