Safeguard Hybrid Booster in Red

by SafeGuard

Product Details

• Item Weight: 13.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 pounds
• ASIN: B0010NPD0S
• UPC: 011179018611
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,234 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

The SafeGuard Go® Hybrid Booster blends the portability of a backless booster with the unmatched safety of a 5-point harness, securing children from the time they are ready for a forward facing seat up to 60 pounds. When the child outgrows the harness, the seat easily converts to a LATCH-equipped, belt-positioning backless booster up to 100 pounds. Because it is made by SafeGuard, parents can rest assured that the crash test performance of the SafeGuard Go far surpasses government safety standards for child car seats. Lightweight and compact, the seat features a one-of-a-kind, flexible back that secures to the vehicle top tether anchor while in use and allows the seat to fold easily away for transport. In harness mode, the sliding shoulder height adjusters, three buckle positions and adjustable headrest provide an easy custom fit for the child, without rethreading of the harness. The SafeGuard Go installs in less than a minute with LATCH and can also be installed with vehicle seat belts when the top tether is present. For portability and convenience, the SafeGuard Go folds easily away into a convenient travel bag, small enough to carry on a plane, store in the trunk and switch from vehicle to vehicle -- perfect for everyday use as well as family vacations, carpools or weekends with grandparents.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great seat!, March 22, 2008

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Michigan Mom "Michigan Mom" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Safeguard Hybrid Booster in Red (Baby Product)

This is a great seat for the money! By far the most comfortable out there in such a lightweight design. We bought the first generation of this seat, and have received the improved product modifications from the good people at IMMI as they have come out. (The side wings on the headrest and the crotch pad insert have been improved.) Nice memory foam in the seat, great armrests for little arms, and the ability to use a five-point harness for safety long after the other seats have gone to the use of a mere shoulder strap.

This seat also allows for other passengers to ride quite comfortably alongside - not bulky like many of the other seats out there. We also appreciate the fact that this seat will grow with our child who is already tall...many others seemed to top out early, and have headrests and side wings that didn't adjust to fit taller children. This seat has a buckle design that will not pinch the occupants legs, a concern that we noted with several other seats.

As the other reviewer noted, this seat is a breeze to travel with - very light and fits in a larger carry on bag.(Not for use on the airplane, however.) Installs in minutes, and provides a very comfortable ride for your little one.

Because its back is shaped by your car seat, ours in unable to recline while installed on our cars back bench seat. While on vacation, however, we rented a minivan with separate seats in the back that reclined. While we did not recline the seat much, a few inches provided the angle that our child needed to nap peacefully in the seat.

We also were happy purchasing this seat from a US company known for its safety restraint systems in the age of shoddy or dangerous import products and recalls.

Again, we are very happy with our seat!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, January 4, 2008

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Lil Duck Duck (Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Safeguard Hybrid Booster in Red (Baby Product)

Love it! The only thing is you have to have a full backseat with headrest and can't use it on an airplane - but it's lightweight, so easy to install/take in and out and very nice for when we traveled (has its own bag, we checked it as luggage, it's soft enough that it doesn't break or wear or anything from luggage people tossing it around, snapped it right in to everyone's car (latch or seatbelt, they both take about 2 minutes tops) and we were good. Plus Lil' Duck loves his "racecar" seat - it comes in black and other colors too if you don't like the red, we got it in red like Lightning McQueen ;).

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect car seat, July 27, 2008

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Dominique W - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Safeguard Hybrid Booster in Red (Baby Product)

I have a sedan, three kids, and two of them are in carseats. The previous seats we had left no room for our oldest son to comfortably and safely sit in the backseat.

These carseats are perfect for families short on space. They fit exactly in the seat with no overflow. I have one seat in the middle of the backseat and one near a door. The entire third seat is empty.

The seats took less than 5 minutes to install properly. A top latching tether hook is needed as well as a headrest. Make sure your vehicle has this before purchasing the seats because they will not work properly without it.

These seats are an excellent idea for front facing safety. The back has no form to it. When not in use, it flops over. When placed into the car, the back of the seat forms to fit the car. Brilliant.

The seats also fold up easily and come with a carrying pouch for quick transport.

Although the padding isn't as plush as the Britex seats that we had, the padding is comfortable. The straps look more comfortable as well. The headrest of the seat easily adjusts so that the child's head is protected no matter their height.

These seats offer 5-point harness security for children up to 60-pounds. It can then be used as a booster for children up to 100 pounds.

My only complaint is that it takes some time to learn to adjust the belts because the harness system is different than any seat I've had experience with. The learning curve is not long though.

For $199 a seat, this model allows value and versitility for the money. I have priced these from different retailers and $199 with free shipping is as good as it gets.