Flying Falcon Infant Car Seat Carrier

by Flying Falcon

Product Description

The FALCON Car Seat Carrier is designed for parents on the go It eliminates packing unpacking and assembling a baby stroller for those trips to the store The FALCON Car Seat Carrier allows easy entry into and out of the user s vehicle

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 27 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great. PAY NO MIND to those that don't even have one. August 5, 2011

By EhBrah

Amazon Verified Purchase

First of all let's use some common sense here. This product is not intended for you to go strolling around with the damn car seat at your side, that's just silly.

Second, DISREGARD comments or opinions from those that don't have this or even use it. Their opinions should carry zero weight, would you take their advice on food to eat which they themselves don't eat?

Third, those that say just take them out and put them in a sling obviously have babies which never wake up and start crying when disturbed. These are the kind of people that probably let their kids scream and cry everywhere and think you should also enjoy their kids too.

I have four kids, 23, 18, 14 and 4 months so I'm not some newbie parent talking out of my arse. This is the first time I've had something like this and let me tell you it is EXTREMELY HANDY. I've been using this since the first month, just bought another car seat and have not transferred the strap to the new seat and what a PITA it is carrying the awkward car seat with your arm or hand compared to having it over my shoulder with two hands completely free. I just bought more velcro and will be transferring the strap tonight, the velcro is simply there to retain the cradle/strap in position, it is not for supporting the load.

It is great for short walks from the car to other people's houses, while visiting the doctor's office so you don't have to wheel around a stroller if you don't wish to, etc. It's not a replacement for a sling or baby Bjorn. I can carry heavy items so the weight is not an issue for me personally but I can see how it could seem a little heavy, my wife says it is a little weighty at times but the convenience is well worth it in her opinion as well. Select a quality lightweight car seat and it'll be that much lighter.

The usefulness of this item was quite a surprise. I wasn't sure how much I'd like it but after owning one for 4 months I am quite pleased and happy to recommend it. You can still carry the seat by the handle if you want but you generally won't after putting this on.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars I really wanted to like this March 13, 2012

By J. Rosenberg

Amazon Verified Purchase

I'm using this with a Safety 1st Onboard 35. The basic concept is pretty good... but this really does not work with a larger car seat. Don't know how it would be with a smaller one, but for a 35 pound capacity bucket seat, it's downright unsafe. Once, when I did not have a good grip on the seat itself, it pivoted, and if my baby hadn't been strapped in he would have been on the ground.

As it is, it merely provides a little bit of weight distribution, not the hands-free capability I am used to from the Stay In View I used with my older child. That carseat had an integrated foot-to-head strap and no hard handle at all (much preferable.)

This strap tends to slip and turn and move, cannot be fixed with the strap in one position on my car seat. Because of how my car seat is designed, if I position the straps the way they are in the picture, the whole thing is "top heavy" and will pivot toward the baby's head, which is worse than useless. And the straps are not stable at the top of the carrier, nor can I put them on the inside of the handle, which might make things more secure. I can't tighten or lengthen the horizontal strap across the top, and it's either too big or not big enough for stability.

It is marginally better than carrying the thing by the handle alone, but mostly the only time I use it is to get the carseat into and out of the car at home. It makes a decent strap for the empty carseat, but requires too much attention to be really useful for hauling the baby.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Lifesaver! October 25, 2011

By baby lady

I felt as though this was one of the most useful baby gear items I purchased when I had my first. He was a big baby and I always had my arms full of things - work bag, purse, diaper bag, pump bag, etc. and freeing up both hands to be able to safely get out the door was a huge help. I also developed tendonitis in my wrist from carrying the carrier but this helped to resolve that problem.

I did like using slings and wraps also but for transport from car to indoors this was easy to not have to unbuckle baby, wrap baby, etc in a parking lot (in the middle of winter).

Now we are expecting #2 and I'll have a toddler to hold hands with and all the same bags. Ideally, I could use an extra set of hands but in the meantime, the flying falcon will have to do.

Seriously love this thing.