[blparent] Car Seat Travel Backpack

[Angie Matney]

Hi, it's not so much the weight of the car seat; it can just be bulky to 
carry that and work a dog at the same time. The backpack lets you carry the 
seat and still have your hands free.


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From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Car Seat Travel Backpack


>I use a Graco 35 infant seat as they can use it till they are 35 lbs and
> then once they are 35 lbs you can buy a lighter car seat for heavier
> children. Bran
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Angie Matney
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 8:49 AM
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> Subject: [blparent] Car Seat Travel Backpack
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> Chuck and I have been considering car seat alternatives for when Jacob 
> (due
> in July) is a little older. There's not a ton of public transportation
> around here, so we use cabs quite often. We plan to use an Ergobaby Sport
> for transporting Jacob, but we were worried about what to do with the car
> seat. We thought a travel system with a stroller and car seat would work
> well while he was in an infant carrier, but we were worried about what to 
> do
> when he outgrew that and needed a toddler seat.
>
> We considered the Sit 'n Stroll, but we haven't gotten to see one of 
> these.
> I know lots of people use them, but I had misgivings. We also thought 
> about
> an Orbit Baby travel system, which does allow you to dock a toddler seat
> onto the stroller, but we didn't relish paying $900 ($720 after using some
> coupons we had) for the stroller and infant seat, then another $350 or so
> later for the toddler seat. Also, the stroller had handle bars, and we 
> were
> concerned about pulling it without having a handle that we could grip in 
> the
> center.
>
> On Friday, my sister took us to Buy Buy Baby, where we found the product
> that, at this point, looks like it will solve all of our problems. It's 
> the
> JL Childress Ultimate Car Seat Travel Bag. It was $50 in the store; they
> accept those 20% coupons from Bed, Bath and Beyond, so we got it for $40.
> Its purpose is to facilitate checking your car seat when you fly. Here is
> some info about the bag from the product description on Amazon (where it's
> currently selling for $35.54):
>
>  a.. Car seat travel bag features padded, adjustable backpack straps for
> carrying comfort
>  b.. Fits Britax Marathon, Boulevard, Roundabout, Decathlon and Diplomat,
> also fits Recaro, Evenflo, Cosco, Century, Eddie Bauer,etc
>  c.. Water-resistant, heavy-duty fabric cleans easily and protects car 
> seat
> from moisture
>  d.. Measures approximately 18 by 19 by 33"
>
> It holds our Britax Chaperone car seat with room to spare. While carrying
> the car seat in a backpack might be a bit bulky, we feel it's the best way
> there is for us to transport the seat. We also like that we have the
> flexibility to choose whatever toddler seat we want when Jacob is older.
>
> So I thought I'd mention this, in the event that others might be facing a
> similar conundrum. Here's the product link from Amazon:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Childress-Ultimate-Seat-Travel-Black/dp/B0009RNXNA/ref
> =sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1304256396&sr=1-1
>
>
> Angie
>
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