Fantastic safety, easy to use and comfortable!
January 6, 2020
I am a mother of two, and have always been a fan of Britax and have loved our Britax seats in the past. My six year old has been in a harnessed seat up to this point and is just now at a height and weight where belt positioning seats are an option for her - so we were both excited to try this seat! I am incredibly particular when it comes to carseat fit, installation and safety - and I feel that this seat was a major success in all categories! The Skyline has two layers of side impact protection, and the 10 position headrest allows for a perfect fit as your child grows. Beyond its wonderful safety features, there are a lot of positive aspects to the Britax Skyline. First, it is very lightweight and easy to carry and move between vehicles. Although we used the seat only in high back mode, I LOVE that it goes from high back to backless booster - this will be fantastic for air travel so we don?t have to lug a huge carseat around the airport! Installation utilizes a very user friendly LATCH system and is super fast to install and uninstall from vehicle. I love that there is no messing with difficult connectors and that the LATCH straps store nicely in the back of the seat when not in use by simply tightening the LATCH strap. Once we got the seat in the car, the color coded belt path made it easy for my daughter to know exactly where her seatbelt should rest every time - it was like a lightbulb went off for her when I explained how the red path was used! She had no issues buckling herself in for each ride. In addition, the seat cover material is very soft and comfortable for the rider. Surface messes easily wipe off with a damp cloth, and if a more thorough cleaning is needed the covers remove from the shell easily and can be hand washed. In my six year old?s opinion, the (dishwasher safe) cupholders are handy not only for her drinks and snacks, but for whatever treasures she may be collecting that day! She says it is very comfortable and is her favorite carseat to date. The seat put her in the proper position every time we got in the car and made it easy for her to maintain that position. After using the Skyline for a while I can honestly say there is really not anything I would consider a drawback to this seat. The only thing I found a little surprising was that taking the high back portion off of the seat base is a bit different than I anticipated, and makes a couple fairly loud pops/clicks. When they tell you to press on the seat back, they mean it - I felt I had to press rather hard. I also found that after I had the back laying flat I had to get the seat off the ground to remove the seat back from the base. This was not in any way difficult, but I was surprised by the fact that it was manual force to remove the back instead of some sort of latch. Overall we would absolutely recommend the Britax Skyline 2-Stage Belt Positioning Booster to anybody we know, and are thrilled to have one! Thank you very much to the Stellar Product Testing Panel for providing us with?this booster seat!
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