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Manufacturer's age: 1 month and up
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From the Manufacturer
The first and last car seat you will ever have to buy. The
Eddie Bauer Deluxe 3 n 1 Elite is a convertible car seat that grows with your
child from infant to toddler mode as well as becoming a belt positioning
booster. "LATCH equipped for both rear-facing and forward-facing travel, the
3-in-One Elite Convertible Car Seat safely accommodates a child from birth to
age eight and beyond. As recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, this
car seat includes a 35-pound turnabout that keeps baby rear-facing until at
least age one. The car seat then converts to face forward for toddlers 20-40
pounds, and finally, as baby grows, the car seat coverts again into a
belt-positioning booster for children who are 30-100 pounds. For a growing
child's comfort, this car seat features a full range of amenities including, a
padded headrest, an infant insert for newborns, a cup/juice box holder, and a
five-point safety harness. The deluxe three-position recline offers comfort for
both infants and toddlers, and the soft armrests flip up and out of the way for
easy child positioning. Additionally, the full-wrap tailored pad and soft pillow
remove for machine washing.
21 of 24 people found the
following review helpful:
Great Seat -- holds up well!,
September 30, 2005
After reading all the other reviews, I just had to comment. I have twin girls
who are now almost 4 1/2, and they are still using these seats and will continue
to use them as boosters shortly. Mine are obviously the older version, so not
exactly the same, but these seats have held up well. Mine are the buckle type,
not LATCH (I wish they had LATCH when we bought ours, but they didn't). Yes,
they are a little hard to install in my minivan bucket seats, but that's just
because we have to use a locking clip on ours. Getting them level isn't a
problem.
My girls started using these seats at 6 months because they had outgrown their
carriers (they were NOT premature, so they were 7 lbs. at birth). The seat
doesn't recline a whole bunch, but it is not supposed to. You have to realize
that reclining too much is not safe. I believe the recline should be no more
than a 45 degree angle to be safe. So, any newborn's head will not stay upright
at a 45 degree angle (my head won't either if I fall asleep!!) You have to use
some sort of head support besides the one included, which is the case with any
car seat. Safety must come first, then comfort!
The fabric is very stain resistant too! I've washed mine, AND I use upholstery
cleaner on them all the time (when I don't want to go to the trouble to remove
the fabric), and they come clean easily. The padding is sufficient (unlike some
car seats) as well, and my girls seem very comfortable in them.
I especially like the fact that you don't have to re-thread the straps to adjust
the height, and the straps are easily adjustable in the front of the seat. I
don't like the puzzle latch (that's what ours has) because even at age 4, my
girls cannot buckle it themselves.
Yes, it is expensive, but since I had to buy two at once, it saved me money in
the long run not having to buy additional booster seats. I would recommend this
seat for sure. I'm expecting our 3rd child now, and we will probably get the
same seat for him unless we can use one of the ones we already have.
Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the
following review helpful:
very happy, November 22,
2005
My husband and I used this car seat from the time our son was 9 months old
and became too tall for his infant carrier. We installed it easily in the rear
facing position in our Ford Escape. As far as the tightening problem I read in
another review we spent an extra $16 on a Mighty Tite. You simply put this on
the seat belt and pull on the lever while pushing down on the car seat until you
can't anymore. The car seat doesn't move at all. It is also very comfortable for
our son.
Our son is now 23 months old and this seat is great. I can adjust the straps
without removing the seat and it only takes 5 minutes to remove the padding for
washing and another 5 minutes to put it back together.
Another review said it was impossible to install the seat securely in a bucket
seat. This is not true. I have put my son's car seat in a van with bucket seats.
All you have to do (rear or forward facing) is remove the base. Then, the seat
easily fits in the bucket seat and can be tightened down and secured properly.
We are very happy with this purchase.
4 of 5 people found the
following review helpful:
Very frustrating, November
21, 2005
I received 2 of these Eddie Bauer 3-in-1 seats for my shower off my registry
(Manchester tan color), and thought I was receiving a great seat. Safety wise, I
do recommend them, they are a bit bulky, but my 7 1/2 month seemed comfortable
in it (he outgrew his infant carrier). The trouble started when I tried to
remove the infant headrest - the manual fails to mention that you need to remove
the plastic grommets, which I couldn't even get out with a screwdriver. I had to
rip them out, and was lucky the fabric did not rip. Once I had my son in the
seat, the straps were always stuck underneath him, and he cried as I tried to
adjust them, they also tangled. The worst part was the 'puzzle' part that snaps
into the seatbelt, I was drenched in the rain trying to line up the puzzle
straps! On top of it all, my husband and I could never tighten the harness
enough, so my son was just sitting in the seat loose! Then, reading forward in
the manual, in case I wanted to wash it, the whole seat needs to come apart,
including the booster part, just to remove the cover! It is just not practical
for a mother to spend this much time trying to harnes her child in. I returned
both and bought the Britax Marathon - what a difference! The seat cover even has
velcro on the sides so that the straps can be attached there, and not left lying
on the seat! The cover is held on by elastic, so much easier to remove!
Strapping my son in is a breeze - WELL worth the extra money!
4 of 5 people found the
following review helpful:
REAR FACING - NOT!,
November 14, 2005
Ok, so we bought this seat for our 3rd son when he was close to one year old.
We never used it rear facing with him. Now that son #4 has come along (a 22
pound 6 month old) we are in desperate need to get him into a new seat. I got
this seat out of garage and attempted to install it. Well today was last and
final attempt to get this thing not to move around once "secured". I QUIT! It
will not fit into my Mercury Monterey bucket seats no matter how hard I try. The
back of the seat flops around way too much. There is NOTHING to anchor it from
slamming forward making him hit to back of the seat.
So I will be going out and purchasing the Wizard from Britax, it may be pricy,
but at least the tether on that one will keep the seat in place!
We have purchased many seats in our days and I would recommend this one for
forward facing, but that is it.
6 of 6 people found the
following review helpful:
Great Seat fo rthe money,
October 25, 2005
I have 2 of these and I have installed both in rear and forward facing
positions with LATCH and without, I can install it in minutes, without a
problem, its just a matter of figuring out how to do it, then its a breeze!
Some cars will need a boost for the recline to be right in the rear facing
position (as is true with many car seats, including my Tital 5 that the
grandparents use), I had to do the same thing with the infant seat) just use a
towel or pool worm to get the right recline, again its not a big deal, I never
had problems with my childs head falling forward.
Its a great seat for the money, but I dont use the arm rests yet anyways because
my daughter is 2 and still doesnt really sit high enough to utilize them, I
think it will make more sense when its a booster and she can better climb in on
her own.
Oh also, its not too big, I have a tahoe and I have this in the middle and my 2
month old son's infant seat on the side, they fit fine together leaving room to
get the other passenger seat down for people to get in the back.
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