Graco Snugride 35 Infant Car Seat, Clairmont

by Graco

• Helps protect rear-facing infants from 5-35 pounds and up to 32 inches
• Rigorously crash tested to meet or exceed United States safety standards and side-impact tested
• Convenient, latch-equipped stay-in-car base with one-hand dial adjustment
• Base features integrated belt lock-off for easier seat belt installation; Versus using the locking clip
• Compatibility with most Graco strollers lets you create custom-built travel systems

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Innovative technology that keeps your baby "Rear to a year".The Infant SnugRide35 car seat holds babies up to 35 lbs and 32" tall. That means it fits 97% of one-year-olds and can keep your baby rear-facing for one full year. It's been extensively crash tested to meet or exceed United States standards, and engineered for safety. The seat's base stays put in your car for a convenient, 1-time installation. Its seat belt lock design makes it simple to tightly secure the base, and an adjustment dial helps for an easier installation. The seat's patent-pending 5-point harness can also be easily adjusted, thanks to an accessible front strap. The carrier handle is uniquely designed so it's more comfortable for parents to transport. For Baby's comfort, the padded seat has an infant head suport plus 180 degree rotating canopy. All this means you'll enjoy a full year of hassle-free travels with your most precious passenger. Removeable boot.

Product Description

Graco SnugRide 35 Infant Car Seat

The well-constructed and rigorously-tested Graco SnugRide 35 Infant Car Seat provides maximum safety and comfort for kids while traveling in the car. Its LATCH-equipped, stay-in-car base has a one-hand dial adjustment to ensure the proper installation angle, and an integrated belt lock-off to further simplify installation. Add in the removable infant head support and the EPS, energy-absorbing foam, and it's easy to see why this infant car seat is one of America's favorites.

Features

• Removable infant head support
• Energy-absorbing EPS foam
• Stay-in-car base with one-hand dial adjustment

Height/Weight Limits: Up to 32 in./ 5 to 35 lbs.

Includes: Stay-in-car seat base

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars This car seat could lead to thermonuclear war if the wrong person buys it June 30, 2011

By Miker

First, This is a GREAT car seat ... Except for the fact that it leads to everyone hating you.

I would Instead recommend the non '35' Graco car seat. This is the one all of our friends have, and it does not suffer from the below issues:

-- Snugride 35 Issues --

1. This thing is Heavy. A good 2-3 lbs heavier than normal car seats. That 2-3 Lbs just sucking life out of your arm as you carry it.

2. Size -- This thing is longer and wider than the normal Graco. This leads to the following issues:

a. Doesn't fit well behind driver/passenger seats.
b. Makes it a real pain to get in and out of the middle seat due to it's size and weight (when occupied).
c. *** Too Wide to fit in a 'upside down high chair' At a restaurant ***
d. *** Too Wide to fit in a booth at a restaurant ***

3. Due to #1 & #2 It is very difficult to gracefully remove or put in a sleeping baby from your vehicle, usually ending up in a non sleeping baby.

4. Due to #2 you are stuck with a car seat in a chair or on a table at restaurants. Which is not only crazy unsafe, but usually inconveniences others.

etc. etc..

Seriously, Our world is not built for this large of a car seat... My wife hates me for buying it. My pets hate me since it takes up so much of their car space since it only fits in the middle of the seat. My kid hates me since I'm always waking em' up. Every person in every restaurant I have been in the last 6 months hates me. And I hate myself for choosing this car seat.

But, other than that, it's a great car seat, and I have nothing bad to say about it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great seat, but straps are tight February 15, 2011

By Dharma Mom

We have had this seat for six months. I like that it's bigger for my 95th percentile baby boy, and it goes really well with the Graco snugride stroller frame. However, in hindsight I might have just gone with a smaller seat because we will still have to upgrade before our son is out of the height and weight range. He is 28" and 21 lbs at 6 months, and his body still fits into the seat. However, the straps are SO SHORT that even with them threaded as loose as they can be, it is still hard to get him in and out of the seat when you release the straps. This is especially true if he has a jacket on. We do use a Bundle Me in the seat which takes up a little bit of the roominess of the straps, but my husband and I both agree that the straps should be much longer so that when you release them you can get your kid out without crunching his arms and wrists into unnatural positions. It's a shame because he could have used this seat at least a while longer, and now we are going to have to get a convertible car seat. Knowing this now, I'm not sure I would have lugged around a much bugger seat had I known that he was just going to outgrow it as soon as he would have a snugride 32 or even the regular snugride.

But it IS an awesome seat, and for its size it is still pretty light. I just think it would work with a taller, thinner type of child than a stocky chunk like ours.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Safety Hazard September 9, 2011

By Paula Younger

This may just be our problem, but our son is teething and reaches under the car seat cover and pulls out the comfort foam. He chews it and two times now he's choked on it. We have to pull over, grab him out of the seat and make sure he's okay. We can no longer use this car seat because it's too dangerous for our son. This seems like a design flaw. A baby shouldn't have easy access to foam. Also, this may just be a car seat problem, but it's too hot. He comes out of the seat sweating. I'm sure having this rear facing intensifies the problem.