RideSafer Car Seat Travel Vest - Size Small 30 - 60 lb and 34 - 52 Inches - Blue

by Safe Traffic Systems

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000KCV61U
• UPC: 895376000019
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,145 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Product Description

RideSafer is the most smartest alternative to a booster seat you should carry for your child It has IMPROVED CRASH PERFORMANCE RESTRAINT PORTABILITY COMFORT AND ACCEPTANCE

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for NYC Parents, February 2, 2011

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savvychick (New York City, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: RideSafer Car Seat Travel Vest - Size Small 30 - 60 lb and 34 - 52 Inches - Blue (Baby Product)

We live in NYC and use this vest when we are with our toddler and need to jump in a cab. It is perfect for quick trips around town, and lightweight enough to carry it in my diaper bag. Positives: Seems like a very high quality item, lightweight, easy to put on, easy to thread the seatbelt through the hooks. Negatives: Not a booster, so she cannot see out the window, and it is too bulky and uncomfortable for her to wear for long periods of time.

Our daughter is at the low end of the allowed size: 31 lbs and 36" and the small fits her, but she has a tendency to slip down into the vest, especially on leather seats. Because I sit in the backseat with her, I can see when that happens and I can straighten her back up, which is much safer and more comfortable for her. For this reason I would not use it on a long trip, especially if I were not sitting in the back seat with her. At least not until she is bigger and the vest fits her better.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Convenient at the airport, cumbersome in the car, August 20, 2008

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L. M. Roberts (Belmont, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RideSafer Car Seat Travel Vest - Size Small 30 - 60 lb and 34 - 52 Inches - Blue (Baby Product)

I bought this vest to take on our trip to the Grand Canyon, because I didn't want to lug our (small for his age) 6-year-old's booster seat around in the airport. The vest fit easily in the suitcase, even with the detachable headrest. The vest fit my son well and did a great job of positioning the seat belt. However, after we started driving I began to wish that I had brought the booster.

The first problem was that my son wasn't able to see out of the car window without the booster. This was unfortunate, because we passed a lot of scenery and wildlife that he missed out on. On the plus side, it may have prevented carsickness, since he couldn't see the passing landscape. The other problem was that he didn't want to wear the vest outside of the car (I couldn't blame him, the vest is thick and stiff, and the weather was hot). Our booster has one shoulder clip to position the seat belt, which stays in place all the time, so all you have to do is buckle the seat belt. The vest has two buckles across the front to secure the vest on the child, plus a shoulder strap and two lap clips to position the seat belt. Because my son didn't want to wear the vest outside the car, every time we got in the car we had to get my son's arms through the vest, buckle the two buckles on the front, and clip the seat belt into the two lap clips (we were able to leave the shoulder strap attached the whole time). Even if he had wanted to wear the vest outside of the car it would still be inconvenient compared to our booster, because it was fairly difficult to get the seat belt in and out of the lap clips. While my son can usually unbuckle his seat belf and get out of the car by himself, he could not manage to unbuckle the vest, so the whole routine had to be done in reverse at every stop, and he was not happy to be trapped in the seat. We did a lot of stopping at scenic overlooks, so this was a big pain.

If you don't want to lug a booster at the airport, and you don't plan to be in and out of the car a lot at your destination, then the vest is great. One review I saw suggested that parents would be trading their boosters for the vest for everyday use. I definitely do not agree, though it could come in handy for the occasional carpool where you need an extra booster.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great protection!, August 11, 2008

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Jon "daddy dog" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RideSafer Car Seat Travel Vest - Size Small 30 - 60 lb and 34 - 52 Inches - Blue (Baby Product)

Well worth the money! Much better than other travel vests I have used, as my child really is secure in her belt, with the vest holding it in just the right places to make the seat belt work as it should! My daughter loves to wear it, as she says it looks like a space suit, and it is simple to use- just 3 quick buckles to put on the vest and then the seat belt fits as it should. She can still move and adjust in her seat and the belt is still in the right places-down low on her hips and to her side near her shoulder! I've used other products, but they look more like a seat belt in form, but do not function like this one. We live in NYC and do not have a car, but do rent and go on vacations and have used this a lot in our almost 2 years since purchasing it! The only down side is that our daughter is not sitting higher like in a booster seat to see out the window. We are looking forward to our son growing big enough to fit this, and our daughter can then wear the larger size! This was great to have on our trip to Europe and saved us from having to tote 2 car seats on the plane! I think it could be FAA approved without too much trouble if the company tried, as on the plane my daughter wasn't allowed to wear it, but without it, her plane seat belt kept hiking up around her belly when she wiggled about like normal children do.