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18 Comments

  1. Judi

    Harness height?

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  2. Wendy Tischler Thomas

    Wait, no booster option? There hasn’t been a forward facing harness only seat made in the US in a few years, as I recall. And a foot prop AND top tether? The head of that seat isn’t going anywhere. Wow.

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  3. Brandy

    Any chance you know the top slot height? I would love to see the inner working of the mechanisms.

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  4. Judi

    Yeah, I find it funny that they put a booster option on their convertible, but not on this.

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  5. Heather (murphydog77)

    We’re watching out for our readers! We were their first appt of the day and gave them lots of feedback, including making sure to have high top harness slots. The rep said they’re aiming for at least 18″.

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  6. Jennifer

    In my opinion, 18 inches on a forward facing only seat is not enough. Need to be at least 20 to compete with the frontier, that makes a good booster, too.

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  7. ketchupqueen

    Ditto. 18 is barely more than lots of convertibles, and at that price…

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  8. Juune

    Noooooo… I so hoped they would bring a convertible to Europe :'(

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  9. Katie Nachman

    Agreed. At 18″ that doesn’t really interest me. What we really need is a seat to compete with the Frontier at 20″

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  10. Cowgirlsmommy

    Tell them to leave the chest clip off the US version.

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  11. Jamii

    Looks like an awesome seat ~ but one that has no place in our home unfortunately. At that price, with those predicted slots, and no booster option – no way. Bummer because it looks really neat and comfortable!

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  12. patriot201

    While there seem to be some great features, this seat wouldn’t be on my list for several reasons. (1) 18″ top slots are not adequate. (2) I cannot imagine buying a FF-only seat that doesn’t convert into a booster. (3) The price is high for a FF-only seat. (4) That foot prop would make it difficult for kids to move around.

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  13. christineka

    It’s on my list if it comes in plum. I have children who do not need to be harnessed to the tallest limits. (And I have a frontier if need be.) I do not like any combo seat as a booster simply because it’s difficult to buckle. I like the way this seat can recline for comfort. I think my children would be comfortable in it and would harness them to around age 10-12 years, so plenty tall enough!

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  14. hrice

    I wonder if it will be allowable for shoulders to go over the top slots like on Radians?

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  15. Jennie

    Wait, was that an orange Monterrey in the background? And lime??? (or is it yellow?)

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  16. Kat_momof3

    wow… I thought it wouldn’t have a market… with those features, it just made itself a market… wow.

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  17. Tanya McDowell Thome

    Interesting seat. I’m guessing if that is the European prototype we won’t see the seat here for a while.

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  18. StillThankful

    In love with the StratoFIX just as it is! Wish it could make it to the USA with NO modifications!!

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