Do I have to adjust the straps from the back? Are they a pain to adjust?
469996
Yes, they have to be adjusted from the back with a key that comes with. You have to have the instruction manual or you can't do it. It is a major pain!
469997
I thought they were failry easy to adjust...probably easier than my Graco. This is a carseat for my parents' care
1280454
They do adjust from the back... but it is fairly easy to adjust. Not the easiest one I've ever adjusted but still pretty easy. Good purchase for the $.
890835
Yes the straps are adjustable. My daughter had it too tight the first few times she wore it and it gave her a headache but once she loosened it all was well.
2184942
I actually find the straps a little difficult to adjust...I think moving the straps from one level to the other on the back of the stroller seat is hard and then adjusting the size of the straps is a littler weird too. It is actually the only thing I don't like about the stroller. Every other aspect of it I love. But because of this, the valco may not be the one for you.
553052
It is very tricky to adjust this seat. (before I start, make sure to check the manufacturers instructions, they are the tested way of doing this). My first recommendation is get it "close" to the correct tightness without your kid in the seat, then buckle your kid into the seat. When tightening, try pulling the tightening strap down then up - I have to pull quite hard. That may help. Otherwise return it like I did - it is not a good design in my opinion.
1391917
The straps themselves are not adjustable. When attached to the door you can adjust what length/height you want by the different knots along the strap when the door is closed, so in a sense the door is the only way to adjust the strap.
2120558
Oh yeah! There's a release lever to unstrap. It comes with 2 straps and releasing doesn't damage the locking mechanism. The straps are quite long. You may want to trim them a bit.
1289762
The back does not adjust. The part that connects the back to the chair is flexible which allows you to lean back comfortably. We got the chairs for our work. We do have some larger people working here but i am small stature and find them very comfortable. We did not put the arm rests on them. I hope this helps.
766236
all you can do is adjust the straps. everyone of the straps can be adjusted... There is no instructions that come with is so as long as you have the know how you will have a great time...
624036
Sorry to be so late to the discussion, but I own this carseat and I just want to be clear what you mean to by "adjust". If you are referring to pulling the straps tighter once the child is placed in the seat, then yes, the adjustment is made from the front of the seat. There is a strap located inbetween your child's thighs that you pull to tighten the straps, to loosen there is a little metal button hidden there that you push to release. If you are referring to raising the straps to a higher position for when the child is taller, than you must re-thread the straps through the back into the higher slots manually. I hope this makes sense!
825298
Not very much but the strap is very long so there shouldn't be any problems with adjusting.
1946858
I believe its adjustable. At the very least you could buy a separate custom strap if you need to.
821221
There are adjustable straps, but I found this to be much smaller than I anticipated. I'm 165 lbs and this fits me fairly snug.
1796874
the straps are MUCH longer than needed. i put two twin XL (not adjustable) together and used about half the strap.
1192396
This happened to me when I first used them. I adjusted them with the straps to go as far back as possible and have been good since then.
569584
Yes! There's a strong Velcro strap on the back that can easily be adjusted.
911069
Hello,The is not adjustable from front to back. You can only adjust the back rest up and down. It is a firm seat. We have not had any complaints for the seat being uncomfortable by any of our buyers.Thank you.