Good but light weight and inexpensivem car seat for air travel?
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Check out the Cosco Scenera. It's super lightweight. The only issue I've found using it on the plane is that you have to be in the bulkhead seats to rear-face it but other than that it's a great, cheap, lightweight seat. I think it weighs about 8 or 9 lbs and depending on the version you get it's between $40 and $60 so you can't get cheaper.
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No the seat is too bulky and does not fit on an airplane seat. But it is perfect for the car. Your baby will love you for the mini-couch feeling :).
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There is an adapter for the britax car seats. It's about $20, available through babies r us.
600452
The easiest way is to put the chair face forward and pass the airline safety belt through the slots on the back of the chair.The chair is quite light and compact. I was traveling overseas alone with my one-year old, and was able to carry both the baby and the chair (and a diaper bag, and a backpack and a stroller) I still keep this chair for future flights.
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I have a safety first car seat. The snap n go itself is light and compact. I just think there have to be better ones out there. Now I either use the baby bjorn or my carriage!
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I would think you could use this on a small plane like a Cessna etc. which is similar in size to an automobile seat but I'm not familiar with the cushion's flammability characteristics as required by FAA standards. I would guess if it's safe for a car it would be acceptable in an aircraft. I find it very comfortable and have used it in my car for several weeks now. It's not that expensive and you could always return it if it doesn't fit.
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When we lived overseas, I used to bring it on our trips home for my son. I had a car seat travel bag by Eddie Bauer and I could put the aerobed in the car seat and both in the bag and zip it up. If you went to the bother of folding it flat, you could probably get it in a traditional rectangle suitcase, but it would have to be at least a 26inch suitcase (I think). The motor is not large, no bigger than a football - so it is mostly in how you fold the rest of it.
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No, there is not. My son is 11 months and we bought this for his sitter and grandmother to have in their cars. It serves it's purpose for quick trips around town for them, but I would not buy it for a child smaller than 6 months as there is no head support or cushion. It is very basic but has a good safety rating. For our family car my son has a much nicer Graco. It came with several head cushion options to add or subtract to the seat. On that note, the Graco takes up a lot of space in my Envoy. This car seat is smaller and fits in my husbands extended cab truck that only has a bench seat. No, there is not. My son is 11 months and we bought this for his sitter and grandmother to have in their cars. It serves it's purpose for quick trips around town for them, but I would not buy it for a child smaller than 6 months as there is no head support or cushion. It is very basic but has a good safety rating. For our family car my son has a much nicer Graco. It came with several head cushion options to add or subtract to the seat. On that note, the Graco takes up a lot of space in my Envoy. This car seat is smaller and fits in my husbands extended cab truck that only has a bench seat.
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I bought the better seats and I am glad I did. I have not sat in the cheaper ones but they are pretty comfortable and I like the zipper compartments in the back, it's a great place to stow the air caps.
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You might want to check with individual airlines as to whether the seat would fit. I only utilize mine in the car.
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We're still using it here in Brasil especially when the sun's out, our son seems to be fine, He sweats alot in his car baby seat even with the AC running..It's still far better than the other equivalents here, folds away nicely and easily, it's light weight and still has room for his things underneath the seat. It also seams to be easier to maneuver than most of its peers out there for the money..
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I haven't done it personally with this booster specifically, but did travel with a convertible car seat with no problem. We actually bought an affordable model specifically for travel in case the airline lose or damage it.
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It's easy enough, been on three flights with it so far, lighter than the britax we have. Not too difficult to install.
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My son's car seat is evenflo symphony. Its heavy and D. weight about 26lbs. I bought the mini travelmate and It was very helpful, but i think its worth spend a little more money to get the regular gogo babyz travelmate, because the minin is not as strong... I am sure for next trip i wont be able to use it.
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It is way too big for that kind of transportability. It's very light though. I would not recommend for plane or car
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I was also thinking of doing the same. I will be a first time mom in July and the infant seat seems a bit of a waste of money and also a big carbon footprint considering all the safety advocates say not to use a used car seat. I was doing some research and a site called Consumer Search mentioned that Britax sells "...a foam positioning insert..." for smaller infants.
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This is the car seat I have and I love it. However, it does not have lights. It is a light weight car seat and extremely easy to transfer to another car.