Is Cowmooflage cover too hot for the South? I love the Britax cowmooflage car seat, but live in the South and am worried that it may be too warm for my daughter. She gets quite sweaty in her infant carrier. Is Cowmooflage cover too hot for the South? I love the Britax cowmooflage car seat, but live in the South and am worried that it may be too warm for my daughter. She gets quite sweaty in her... » Read More Is Cowmooflage cover too hot for the South? I love the Britax cowmooflage car seat, but live in the South and am worried that it may be too warm for my daughter. She gets quite sweaty in her infant carrier. « Show Less
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I noticed that the Britax marathon 70's covers aren't all made up of the same type of material. The cowmooflage seems to be a velvety (short haired) material while the blueprint cover looked satiny, the allison looks just flat and smooth, and I read somewhere that the onyx is warm material but it looks kind of 'tough'. It's hard to tell without seeing them in person and actually touching the fabric. Lots of moms seem to rave about how cute the cowmooflage seat cover is, but I also live in the south (in the desert) and when temperatures inside the car can get crazy high the last thing that I'm concerned about is the color and style of a car seat. I noticed that the Britax marathon 70's covers aren't all made up of the same type of material. The cowmooflage seems to be a velvety (short haired) material while the blueprint cover looked satiny, the allison looks just flat and smooth, and I read somewhere that the onyx is warm material but it looks kind of 'tough'. It's hard to tell without seeing them in person and actually touching the fabric. Lots of moms seem to rave about how cute the cowmooflage seat cover is, but I also live in the south (in the desert) and when temperatures inside the car can get crazy high the last thing that... » Read More I noticed that the Britax marathon 70's covers aren't all made up of the same type of material. The cowmooflage seems to be a velvety (short haired) material while the blueprint cover looked satiny, the allison looks just flat and smooth, and I read somewhere that the onyx is warm material but it looks kind of 'tough'. It's hard to tell without seeing them in person and actually touching the fabric. Lots of moms seem to rave about how cute the cowmooflage seat cover is, but I also live in the south (in the desert) and when temperatures inside the car can get crazy high the last thing that I'm concerned about is the color and style of a car seat. « Show Less
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I live in the south too and was wondering the same thing about the Waverly pattern. Which did you decide to go with?
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Crimson, Allison and Cow are velvety. Blueprint and Onix are smooth, almost satiny. Waverly is smooth, but a little more "rough. Jet Set is very rough, so I absolutely hated touching it in the store. I was considering Crimson, but thought of our hot GA summers and will now get Blueprint or Onix.By the way, even though Babies'R'Us does not have seats in all of the fabrics, they have swatches so you can touch them and judge for yourself. :) Buy-Buy Baby has seats in most of the fabrics.
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I live in NC have a Cowmooflage and an Anna CS and My Daughter is fine. I use the A/C but have never noticed her being hot. But keep in mind under the fabric is foam and that foam will keep in some heat. I am not sure if there is a difference between the epp foam and Styrofoam in keeping in heat. I don't have tinted windows either.
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I bought Allison when my daughter was 6 months and is now 11 months. We live in NE Florida and it has been hot but, the fabric has been fine. I think Cowmoolage would be fine also. Good luck!
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We live in the south as well, CA now TX, and have the cowmooflage seat for our daughter. It seems to be fine for her though. She's a "warm body", and I just dress her accordingly. When I drive, I use the air, when my husband drives, he prefers the windows down, she gets a little warmer on drives with him than with me. My daughter started to get pretty sweaty in her infant carrier also right before we switched to the convertible car seat. I think the way they sit with more air flow around them makes a difference too. Mostly she just spills her juice/milk and that is the primary reason for any wetness on her seat. (Which BTW cleans up very nicely, even when I don't get to it right away!) I really love the seat! We live in the south as well, CA now TX, and have the cowmooflage seat for our daughter. It seems to be fine for her though. She's a "warm body", and I just dress her accordingly. When I drive, I use the air, when my husband drives, he prefers the windows down, she gets a little warmer on drives with him than with me. My daughter started to get pretty sweaty in her infant carrier also right before we switched to the convertible car seat. I think the way they sit with more air flow around them makes a difference too. Mostly she just spills her juice/milk and that is the primary... » Read More We live in the south as well, CA now TX, and have the cowmooflage seat for our daughter. It seems to be fine for her though. She's a "warm body", and I just dress her accordingly. When I drive, I use the air, when my husband drives, he prefers the windows down, she gets a little warmer on drives with him than with me. My daughter started to get pretty sweaty in her infant carrier also right before we switched to the convertible car seat. I think the way they sit with more air flow around them makes a difference too. Mostly she just spills her juice/milk and that is the primary reason for any wetness on her seat. (Which BTW cleans up very nicely, even when I don't get to it right away!) I really love the seat! « Show Less
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This one hides most dirt and easier to clean. My girls have not complained of being too hot while in the Cowmoolage. They love the design and their legs don't stick while spills are easy to clean.
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YES! My best friend had it. We in live in OK where it's usually over 100 degrees, then humidity is about 3 or 4 degrees at least. She constantly complained about this seat being SO hot for her daughter.
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I just received my Cowmooflage - it's velvety, like Scope said. Though that makes it really nice and soft (and baby loved sitting in it), I am seriously debating sending it back. I think my little one will just get too sweaty in it during our typical Florida sun days. What a shame: it's my favorite design :(
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I find that it works better inside that outside. When we're shopping and my baby is hot from being in his car seat, this provides a decent breeze to keep him cooled down. I love it so much that we own two.
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We live in Missouri. My baby never seemed to be bothered by the heat. The only thing that really bothered here are the shoulder strap pads. But I believe the most current version has removable pads so that should no longer be an issue.
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I think so, but if you are using it outside, I'd advise against it. It is really well insulated, so it's warming as well as supportive, although I don't know that there is an alternative that would work as well for support without overheating your little one.
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Well, I have the orange one and heat is not an issue what so ever, special if your child is sitting on it then I guess you should not be worrying about seat getting hot when balck color was chosen specially with all the vent holes that it has...I would go with color that I like and not worry about heat...by the way you'll love it..I got the Plexiglas shield as well that mounts in the front of it which protects the baby form bugs and wind also does not hit his face directly.
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The fabric is comfy; the little guy didn't have any complaints. I thought it would be hot, especially summer in the South, but there were no issues of overheating. Ease of cleaning is definitely a selling point; *most* messes came off with water and a little elbow grease. Hope that helps!!
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yes it is very comfortable you you and the baby unless it is very hot day, Baby might get hot.
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I live in Germany. We had a few hot days in the summer. The only part that gets hot is the metal that goes into the buckle. So once it is Buckled there are no hot pieces that can touch the baby.
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Not in my experience. It does not make my kids any hotter than they would be sitting in their car seats without it in there, even in the summer. I've never noticed either of them being sweatier in the areas that are in contact with the piddle pad, and my oldest (who could actually tell me if he is uncomfortable) has never complained. (I live in Texas, where it is hot more often than not, so I definitely would have noticed if this was a problem.)
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I live in AZ and obviously it's really hot here!! The type of material seems to keep the heat off my baby, it's not fuzzy and doesn't seem to trap the heat at all. In fact, I haven't even noticed her being sweaty when I take her out, even if the sun is beating down on her. I am very very happy with this carseat. It's the best!Edit: I got the cub pink and I'm not sure if the type of fabric is different vs other patterns, but it's kind of like a vinyl material, so it is really good at keeping the heat off.
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We bought the infant seat and the swing set for our grandsons for Christmas (ages 1 & 3). While it does get pretty warm (we live in Florida)it does not seem to bother them. They play on it all the time. I hope this helps..
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Yes, it gets very hot! The cover is polyester and rayon. That, combined with memory foam, sets your legs on fire. I bought this but cannot use it because of that. I will buy the one with the cotton cover next.
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I used Britax convertibles with both of my kids from birth just because infant seats are not safe! They were fine and my children were not big(my daughter was 6lbs 11oz and my son came home 4lbs 12oz-he was 3lbs7oz at birth). We have the new advocate for the upcoming baby ;-) The advocate even has an "infant insert" that can be purchased to improve the fit. Yes, they look small in the seat, but it does not affect the safety of the seat-at all. Think about this, a piece of plastic that goes through constant stress of in and out of the car(we have a materials engineer in the family and he was very adamant about it not being safe-too much stress on plastic). The studies about this have been buried time and time again, but there is some evidence if you search the net. Unfortunately, we were hit by a drunk driver when my daughter was only 4 mos, she was just fine in her Britax seat! When my son was 9 mos, our Corolla was sideswiped by a semi-truck, both kids were fine(they slept through it), my son in his convertible, my daughter in her Britax booster. We drive A LOT(40k miles a year) and I have never felt uncomfortable with the convertibles from birth and after our second accident we were told by the investigating officer that the Britax saved my son major injuries! I think you will be just fine going with the convertible from day one, we were and ours were "tested."
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It does not get too hot. We live in south Florida and I have never even had the thought that my baby is hot. It's not very thick, so I don't really think there is much of a difference btw the liner and if the baby wasn't on the liner. Hope that helps
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we got the black and used it through one summer without problems regarding it being too hot. the black material is softer feeling and seems like it would be pleasant to lean your head against. My son had no problems with comfort in this seat. HOWEVER if your child is tall, I would highly recommend not getting a Britax seat because the headrest is not reinforced, meaning that when your child's head is 1" from the top of the SHELL of the seat (NOT including the headrest), he/she is too tall to ride rear-facing. This typically happens when the child is wearing size 3T. Just wanted to mention that in case it saves you the trouble we went through. we got the black and used it through one summer without problems regarding it being too hot. the black material is softer feeling and seems like it would be pleasant to lean your head against. My son had no problems with comfort in this seat. HOWEVER if your child is tall, I would highly recommend not getting a Britax seat because the headrest is not reinforced, meaning that when your child's head is 1" from the top of the SHELL of the seat (NOT including the headrest), he/she is too tall to ride rear-facing. This typically happens when the child is wearing size 3T. Just wanted to... » Read More we got the black and used it through one summer without problems regarding it being too hot. the black material is softer feeling and seems like it would be pleasant to lean your head against. My son had no problems with comfort in this seat. HOWEVER if your child is tall, I would highly recommend not getting a Britax seat because the headrest is not reinforced, meaning that when your child's head is 1" from the top of the SHELL of the seat (NOT including the headrest), he/she is too tall to ride rear-facing. This typically happens when the child is wearing size 3T. Just wanted to mention that in case it saves you the trouble we went through. « Show Less
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I was told at a car seat class that it's not good to have blanketing between the baby and the car seat. It can affect the belts and how well they hold onto the baby. so they recommended something like this for warmth instead which just pulls over the outside but doesnt interfere w/straps.
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I live in Tennessee and purchased in August. We have had no issues with it being too hot. I don't notice that the temperature is any different than any other mattress.