Manufacturer's age: 1 month - 4 years

Features:

• Plush, convertible car seat
• Removable, hand-washable tan-colored seat cover
• Rear facing for infants 5 to 33 lb..; forward facing for children at least 1 year old and 20 to 40 lb..
• Features Latch safe guard system, adjustable 5-point harness system and Versa-Tether, to keep seat from tiling forward or backward in case of impact
• Made in USA; 18.25Lx23.5Wx25H"
  

Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Britax Roundabout, October 30, 2005

I own 2 Roundabouts and cannot say enough positive things about the style, quality, safety and comfort of the Britax Roundabout. My 3 year old son has been using this seat since he was a year old. You defnitely get your money's worth from this seat. I have never had any prolems with it, and it works well with either the tether, latch and/or car seat belt. My son never complains about it and loves that he can easily see out of the windows as we drive.

I will need to replace the seats soon as my son will be 40 pounds, but the 3 years that I got from the seats were well worth the $400 that I spent. I will now have to shell out $259 for a each of the new Britax Seats, but my son is more than worth it. My advise is to purchase the Marathon or Boulevard from the beginning, the extra $60 or $80 you pay now will save you quadruple that a few years from now. The more expensive Britax seats will last much longer than the Roundabout, as they go up to 65 and not 40 pounds.

My only negative about the seat would be that of the size, it sits very high, and in small cars there is the chance of the child bumbing their head when entering and exiting the seat.
For me no other company surpasses Britax in style, comfort, quality and saftey. A great value for your money.

Side bar... combine the installation of the seat with a "Mighty Tight" and you do not have to worry about securing it tightly if your car does not have a latch system.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Awesome car seat, August 5, 2005

I bought this car seat last year for my daughter when she turned one. I have had no problems what so ever and am extremely satisfied. My daughter is slim and never did I have any problems with the strap not fitting her correctly. I guess some people have had problems with this, maybe they just did not know how to do it the correct way. It is different than most seats as none of my friends took her out or put her in correctly. I always had to show them. This seat is so comfortable and soft. My daughter has never had any problems and never fusses when she has to go somewhere. Also it is by far the easiest car seat to put in I have seen. The latch is the best!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5 point harness system seems wrong! Agree with Chritina H, July 10, 2005

I just looked at this car seat tonight and I didn't buy it because of the short length of the buckle strap that goes between the legs. It is too short which would cause the hip straps to go across the legs/hip sockets instead of across the hip bones as recommended. I agree with Christina H. How can this possibly pass NTSB inspection? If anyone knows - boy would I like to hear it!!!!!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

What a great carseat!, June 14, 2005

My twin sons are 5 months old, and this is the only seat they have ever used (as well as my 24 month old daughter)

Take it from me, its easier (and cheaper!) to purchase a convertable from the beggining. This means you dont have to transition to the change of removible carrier to large convertable, and babies are usually much safer in the convertables. It also saves you money since you have one less carseat to buy, and maybe one less stroller to buy (doesnt have to hold the carrier). I think its similar to if you think you should train a boy to sit on the potty and THAN to stand, or if you would rather it be less confusing and teach them to stand from the beggining... If you want to have the few conviniences over the economical choice, than go for a carrier... Basically this seat works WONDERS from the VERY BEGGINING, (of course you need to purchase head support and stuff)

I love that the carseat is easy to install into my mini van, two in the second row, one seat down and my daughters in the back. I also love that they are easy to move from car to car and are safe with the LATCH or not, they are just terrific! Its really easy to strap them in since theres velcro on the sides to "attatch" the harness onto, taking it out of the way, but this velcro doesnt irritate the babies. The harness is a five-point (not regulated on some carriers, I am not sure about convertables though) and is VERY comfortable and secure. Even with my premies the straps stay put and dont slide off of their shoulders, niether does my daughters. I also love the ease of adjusting for the weather, if baby has a heavy jacket on you can turn a knob and extend the width to fit them. But adjusting the hieght settings of the harness takes removing the cover to do, but who does that too much anyway? I LOVE the plush fabric, its comfortable and hugs my children. It keeps them warm in the winter, yet allows air to flow through in the summer. Its easy to wipe up small spills, or take it off to wash it in the washing machine. Its very durable and hasnt shown any signs of wear, it also comes in a variety of patterns and colors for whatever your tastes are. The seat reqlines well for rearfacing, and its easy to do and you DONT need a pool noodle or a papertowel roll like in some carseats (very dangerous). I love that the carseat can hold many sized children, and sits them up high enough to see out the windows and arent too big to fit all of them in my Mini Van or my husbands Explorer. For an average car you could definatly fit two and be able to have an extra seat in the back, or fit all three and only allow a passenger in the front.

I love our seats, they are great for all ages, although they can only hold 45 lbs, as opposed to the Marathons 60 lbs. I love them, easy to use and have the famous and safe Britax name.

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