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Features:
- Rear facing, it fits Infants to Toddlers from 5 to 33 pounds
and forward facing for children at least one year old from 20 to 40 pounds.
- Equipped with the LATCH system which stands for Lower
Anchors and Tethers for Children
- Versa-Tether, patented by Britax to keep the seat from
tilting forward or backward in the event of an impact
- Built-In Lock Off Clips, which are easy to reach and operate
- Five-Point Harness has adjustable shoulder heights and EPS
impact foam protects child's head and torso
Editorial Review
Combining outstanding safety features with a comfortable
ride is no easy task in designing a car seat. Adding style to that mix is more
difficult still. Happily, the Roundabout puts all those elements together to
create what could be the perfect seat for kids up to 40 pounds. It's equipped
with a 5-point harness and while it can be easily installed in any back seat, it
is also outfitted for use with the LATCH system of car seat anchorage. As for
comfort, picture a car seat combined with a teddy bear and you'll have a pretty
good idea what the Roundabout feels like. Soft denim padded fabric and straps
that hold firmly while being gentle on the child. We were also impressed with
the seat's versatility. It adapts to different sized kids, the restraints
snapped into place easily and the unit was simple to install and move. Another
nice touch was the highly detailed instruction book, which clearly shows how to
install the seat forward, backward, or even in airline seats. --John Moe
From the Manufacturer
This car seat is LATCH equipped for easy installation. It
can also be installed with vehicle seat belts for vehicles that do not have the
new LATCH (lower anchors and tethers for children) anchorage systems. For added
safety, this seat features Britax's patented versa-tether, which can be tethered
forward, and rear facing. For added safety, this seat features Britax's patented
versa-tether, which can be tethered forward, and rear facing. Features a 5-point
harness with a one-pull strap adjuster...
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153 of 156 people found the
following review helpful:
but also check out the britax
marathon, November 9, 2003
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My son who is now three outgrew his infant seat at 3 months. This did not
come with latch three years ago, but is absolutely fantastic. I used with the
top tether always in my lexus truck, and used it rear facing until he was a year
old. It never budged once installed, and now I am buying a britax husky to take
him to 80 lbs. In retrospect, had it been available then, I would have picked
the marathon which goes to 65 lbs, and I could have just switched to a
lightweight booster at that point. It is still really nice to have a small,
light, and portable infant car seat for the first few months, when you don't
want to disturb baby every time you pop her in and out of the car. So you might
want to buy the marathon when baby is 6 months or heavy enough you won't be
carrying around a car seat with baby strapped in it :-) And depending on the
state you live in, the marathon might be the last car seat you ever buy.
And Britax makes the absolute best car seats you can buy -- my son has always
been comfortable, and he always loved the britax galaxy infant seat over the
evenflo i had for my husbands car.
He has been doing great in the roundabout the last three years too.
To make one more comparison, the Husky which goes 22 to 80 lbs is really only
for an over 1 year old since it does not install rear facing. It is also an
enormous and heavy seat which works fine in my truck, but seems a bit big for
the Audi A4. So I would still choose the Marathon over the Husky if we were to
have another child since it is sized similar to the Roundabout yet takes you to
65 lbs. If you don't have latch, absolutely choose Britax, since it is the
safest seat out there and installs just as firm with the top tether as any seat
with latch does!
91 of 91 people found the
following review helpful:
Optimum safety, comfortable,
convenient, no strap twists..., February 13, 2004
My 32-lb, 2 1/2 year old son has been using this car seat since we bought it
to replace his maxed-out infant bucket-seat when he was under 1 year. At the
time, I researched all the available seats, read reviews and did live demos of
multiple seats in the stores and decided that the Britax was, hands-down, the
safest, most effective, most comfortable one on the market. Travelling and at
home, we have used this in virtually every kind of car you could imagine(from my
original tiny sports car, to small, mid and luxury sedans, minivans, SUVs, etc),
and it has installed quickly, with a consistently snug fit that assures me my
son is always safe. This has been equally true on airplanes -- a reassurance
that makes for one less thing to worry about when traveling with an infant or
toddler (we toss the carseat onto my son's stroller to get it to the gate
easily, then fold the stroller and check it at the gate - which has made it easy
for me to travel with my son & all his stuff, even alone). Two other
parent-friends of ours have the same seat and have been equally-thrilled with
it; the parents who have other seats I've noticed have frequently twisted straps
(some that refuse to ever untwist), difficult or complicated chest clips, looser
installations or sloppy covers. Living in Florida, I particularly like the denim
cover for my son's seat, as the natural fiber seems to breathe better; some
carseat covers look so hot by comparison, and I know he used to sweat in his
original infant seat. With another baby on the way, I had been researching
infant seats. Considering all the complaints over other products and my
confidence in the safety and comfort of Britax, I think I'll get a Britax
Marathon for my older son (it goes up to 65 lbs) and use the Roundabout for our
newest. Every parent has maybe 5 products they've bought for their child and
absolutely swear by, and this has definitely been one of them. How reassuring to
have that be true of a safety device you rely on every day!
Customer Reviews
Love It!,
January 12, 2006
I love this car seat. It is easy to install...both forward and rear facing.
It's light-weight. It's easy to get my daughter in and out of. And my daughter
is very comfortable in it. Looking back, however, I wish I would have purchased
the marathon only because it goes up to 65 lbs. I bought this seat when my
daughter was about 10 months and outgrew the baby-seat. She's now 2 1/2 and I'll
have to purchase another seat pretty soon. We have really liked this product!
Britax convert...,
January 11, 2006
I love the Roundabout carseat. We have two -- one for each car. I did a lot
of research before buying this carseat. Britax really went above my
expectations.
* It is simple to install. I only read one review of someone having trouble
installing it and I really don't know how it could be difficult. The first time
it took us a while, but just because we wanted to make sure we were installing
it correctly. I have moved it several times and it takes me less than 3 mintues
to install.
* Once installed, it does not move an inch. We have used it both in the center
of our SUV and on the side when we had to move it to fit another car seat. The
tethers that go over the seatback are wonderful.
* It is constructed of solid material and it just feels safe. A lot of carseats
I looked at felt very flimsy.
We love this car seat so much, I think we are going to get rid of our Graco
infant car seat for baby #2 and get a Britax infant seat. We live in the Detroit
metro area and I see lots of accidents on the freeways. I want to safest
possible seat for my children.
Very safe and
comfortable, January 10, 2006
I bought this car seat after checking out amazons reviews and consumer
reports. The only concern I had was no one on Amazon mentioned whether this
carseat was used with a newborn direct from the hospital. Well i took a chance,
since I didn't want the added cost of buying the infant carrier seat. Our son
was 7lbs when he was born and he came home in this carseat for the first time
and he slept all the way. I did use the babies r us especially for baby head
support as it has just a thin cloth in the back and wasnt bulky to hamper
safety, I ok'ed it with thepolice officer who installed the car seat first
though. You can use rolled up recieving blankets, but they didnt work the way I
used them.
This car seat is extremly sturdy and very safe. I wont need to buy another seat
till our son is 40 lbs, so this is a fantastic investment and worth every penny.
One shouldn't skimp when it comes to the safety of their child.
1 of 1 people found the
following review helpful:
We LOVE this carseat!!!!,
January 9, 2006
My husband and I knew very little about carseats and early on in our research
we kept hearing that Britax seats were the best. In the end we bought the
Roundabout and we could not be happier! Our son grew too tall for his infant
carrier at the ripe old age of 4 months so we needed a convertable seat for him
earlier than anticipated. The Roundabout is plush and comfrotable, not to
mention being one of the safest seats on the market. I drive a VW Jetta and the
seat fits nicely in the middle. The rest of the backseat is tight but getting
two more people in there is doable. We have a Graco Comfortsport in our other
car and while our son likes both seats, there is a huge difference between the
two. The Roundabout was fairly easy to install and it is easy to adjust the
straps.
I love it and would but another in a heartbeat.
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