The First Years: On-The-Go Booster Seat

by The First Years

Product Features

• Self-carry handle
• From 9-36 months.
• It's compact, lightweight
• Security strap attaches easily around most chair backs
• Adjustable safety belt secures child firmly in seat

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 10 x 12 inches ; 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000A11ZQ
• Item model number: Y1091
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,852 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

Product Description

The On-The-Go Booster Seat is one of the lightest, most compact seats available. Grasp the easy-pull valve and it inflates for you, and then easily adjusts up to 4" high. The adjustable safety belt with T-restraint helps hold your child securely when the booster is strapped to an adult-sized chair. When mealtime is over, just press out the air and fold the Booster Seat down -- it compacts to just 2 inches thick, so you can take it with you anywhere. Also features a built-in handle and a storage pocket for bibs and utensils.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love This Booster! (But Not Cleaning It), January 5, 2007

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Leah Silverman (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The First Years: On-The-Go Booster Seat (Toy)

Just as advertised, this is lightweight, easy to fold up and carry, and really easy to use--I've even managed to set it up one-handed while holding my baby in my other hand. The only 'but' I have to give this, and it's a pretty big one, is that it's nearly impossible to clean. It's surface-wash only, and resists being cleaned with a sponge. This means it's gotten gradually grungier and grungier as we've used it, with little or no way to get the crusted or rubbed-in food off. That's a big problem for an otherwise fantastic product.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the first years on the go booster seat vs. munchkin travel booster seat, September 1, 2010

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Judy (Little Rock, AR USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The First Years: On-The-Go Booster Seat (Toy)

Both are very functional and well made, but here are the differences:

1)The munchkin one is made of sturdy hollow plastic, utilizing middle of chair base for additional storage like diapers or feeding items. It is bigger folded and weighs 3 LB. The first years is auto-inflated, therefore, smaller when folded and weights 2 LB. It has a small mesh pocket in the back, good for storing bibs and such(easy access) in a pinch.

2)The munchkin one has 3 straps (one on the back and 2 on the bottom of the chair). The first years has 2 straps(one on the back and one on the bottom).

3)The munchkin one is solid plastic and won't sag, where as the first years is air-inflated and may sag just a little with a heavy child. it also feels more bouncy on a not-so-flat chair. One upside is that you can control how high you want the booster depending on how much you inflate.

4)With regard to opening and closing, the first years requires additional steps because you have to 1)unzip to allow expansion 2)open the valve to inflate 3)close the valve after inflating. Also .4 additional steps with closing: 1)open the valve to deflate 2)apply pressure to deflate 3)close the valve after deflating 4)zip to keep untit together.

5)the munchkin one is slightly higher than the first years by approximately 3/4 inch.

I think both are excellent products, but at the end I choose the munchkin one(also available at local target) due to fewer steps in opening and closing and the additional strap to feel just a little more secure. The first years can be a good choice if you prefer to carry 2 lb instead of 3 lb and you want a more compact fold.

Hope this helps.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this one, December 3, 2008

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Danielle Laatsch (military overseas) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: The First Years: On-The-Go Booster Seat (Toy)

I don't understand the negative reviews for the On-the-go booster seat...it is a great product. First of all, it fits just fine on any chair that has a back, so pretty much anything but a bar stool works. Really, I've used these seats (I have one for each kid) on scores of chairs world-wide, and they work just fine. They are very light-weight and portable, I keep them in the car for when we are visiting, and can easily fit the two in my suitcase (along with all our clothes for a week) while travelling. They wash just fine. They say "surface wash", but I've thrown mine in the washing machine plenty of times, and they come out just great (just disassemble, and then air dry).