My concern with this seat is that it doesn't recline much in the rear facing setup so it seems like he is really upright. Can anyone comment?
1480018
It does sit straight up! But protection your child will have! It is huge! We love it, because we know she's protected well in it! She appears very comfortable and has no problem sleeping when riding! She has ridden over 800 miles with no problems!
1480019
I put a towel under the front part of it and that worked quite well. It did not compromise its stability at all.
1480020
Yes with the seat rear facing it does not recline all that much. To me it always seemed more to do with the size of the seat being so large it really can recline much before it bumps into the seat in front of it.
1480021
It is a super comfy seat for the little ones. This includes the memory foam and the reclining position. I have car seats for two other vehicles and this is far superior to the others that are also comparable in price.
421849
That only happened occasionally when my daughter fell asleep. Make sure if he is rear facing that before install you have reclined the seat all the way. Another thing we did to prevent this was adjust the height so that the head piece was more level with her head/ears; this actually seems to have fixed the problem with her head flopping forward because she can rest it to the side better.
751514
The chair rocks. It is not a stiff upright chair. I can rock back if I choose but it does not recline. The ability to rock back alleviates the pressure on the back always being in one stiff position.
1810254
What do you mean? It can be adjusted to slightly recline, but remember that it is a really tall seat. SO you will not be able to recline it much because it is going to be touching the back of the seat that it is strapped to. Plus it is not safe to have it reclined. It needs to be nearly flush with the seat that it is strapped to. This is assuming that you mean "Does it recline while forward-facing?" Hope that helps:)
1986369
There are two positions: one reclining for rear-facing, and one very upright for forward. We ended up buying a Graco My Size 70 after this and I really like that you can adjust the reclining a number of ways. Also, it seems a little sturdier than this one.
1811184
I want to ensure the "BOTTOM SUPPORT" of this seat is going to be comfortable for EVERYDAY USE, along w the "BACK Support". My child just turned 2 years old 4 days ago. He is custom & VERY use to His "Chairries/by JonTi-CrafT" but enough eating in living room!! Does anyone feel this Transition of not only The Cairrries but his own personal"Security, Stability, Safty" WILL BE MET BY THIS PRODUCT?
299584
Yes - it is pretty upright when all the way up and it goes pretty far down when all the way reclined. Although, if you have too much stuff in the underneath basket area it will get in the way of full recline.
1084132
I have mine rear facing for my 13 month son. We mostly have it reclined but can not recline to all positions. I think it would sit up to all the positions but this is not necessary because his head would slump forward. He is reclined enough though. I can adjust it whenever I need and it is already belted into the seat. The annoying thing for us is tightening the dang straps!
1224627
David, here is where we are coming from. My husband likes the sofa, BUT, he said to let you know that he does not try to recline it after the first day, because he is not sure it will return to position, for like you mention, the recliner has an issue. Ours also had a tear in the back , but we got that repaired. HOWEVER, he likes the sofa very much. I was going to return, but he said, he prefers that we keep it. HERE is a positive. There way the lower part of each top cushion curves out makes it easier on our backs.In fact, if you sit and put up your feet, it is almost like reclining because of the shaping of the back cushions. And, the price is certainly right. Have had ours a few months. Hope this is helpful. Will be interested in what you determine, one way or the other.
325968
This chair is in the upright position. It will fully recline and be secure. I have two myself.
407553
I think that is an optical illusion. I notice no slant to our seat. We love it.
2129607
1. No assembly was required that I can recall. If anything, it would only have been sliding the backs into place. No sweat. 2. Yes, I would call it that. The back doesn't go any further back when you recline. The seats and footrests slide forward. 3. When fully reclined, it isn't quite fully horizontal, but it comes reasonably close to it. It's quite comfortable.
187881
From what I've read the seat backs come up further so that the child is more upright.
991485
The chair doesn't recline, and the back has very little give, just the natural flex of the chair's frame. It's a comfortable chair, but with one major flaw, at least in mine: It tends to lower itself, often with no one in the seat. There must be a leaky valve in the piston. It's very annoying.[After reading the other answers, I wonder if there are two models of this chair: The adjusting knob on mine seems to do nothing at all. I've tried it tightened all the way, loosened all the way with no difference.]
2070518
It stays upright, but it's pretty deep back and the sides wing out a good amount. My son, who uses this, is a head flopper when he's asleep, and he has been pretty good in this seat.
2276870
The seat does recline a little bit. There is a lever below the front part of the seat that allows you to tilt the entire seat back (cannot tilt just the back rest).
1385394
In it's most upright position, it does have a slight recline...not too much of an angle though.