Britax Roundabout Convertible Previous Davenport
My husband is a Certified Carseat Technician for his police department - needless to say, he was pretty picky when it came to getting our son a car seat. We bought this one for him for his first birthday. He's a little guy (always in the 5th percentile for his weight and about 20th percentile for his height) and he fit perfectly when we moved him to this carseat the week after his first birthday. He's now almost 19 months old and we still have his rear facing... it's the safest way to be in the car and he fits just fine still! His legs are a little bent against the backseat but he doesn't know any different and has never complained. And as my husband says, he'd rather have a son with a broken leg from being rear-facing than a son with a broken neck from the whiplash of being forward-facing if we're ever in a crash. We've owned this for about 7 months now and I'm noticing a little bit of discoloration where my son's head rests, but you have to look pretty closely to see it. Overall very happy!!
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We ordered 2 of the Britax Roundabout 55 carseats in smokey pearl, one for each of our vehicles. We have this carseat installed rear-facing in both a 2005 Toyota Camry and a 2005 Chevy Silverado extended cab pickup, and it fits great in both vehicles. In the Camry, the carseat is installed behind the passenger, and there is lots of leg room for the person riding in the passenger seat - the passenger seat is almost all the way back. Our previous carseat was a Graco Snugride, and the Roundabout 55 takes up MUCH less of the passenger's leg room. In the pickup, we have the carseat installed in the rear center seat. We initially installed it behind the passenger, but rear-facing, this seat was not a good fit - the passenger seat had to be almost all the way forward. However, there is plenty of room for the seat to rear-face in the middle and the seat does not affect the position of the driver or passenger seats at all.
BalasHapusWe have been using this carseat for about a week, and so far so good. The seat installed easily using the LATCH system, we have not tried a seatbelt install with this seat yet. The quality of this seat is obvious, especially when compared with our previous seat. The cloth cover is a soft, plush fabric, and the colors are true to what is shown in the picture. The dots on the cream background are a grayish-brown color and beige, and the edging is a medium-brown color. The seat is well padded, and our daughter seems comfortable and happy in it. The velco tabs for holding the harness straps back when not in use are a nice touch. The buckle on the 5-point harness is not any more or less difficult to latch and unlatch than the Graco seat. The harness is much easier to adjust on this seat compared to our previous seat, except (as another reviewer mentioned) that the adjuster strap does get trapped between the carseat and the seat back when rear-facing. However, that is not a big deal to us, since we don't often adjust the harness straps anyway.
One of the reasons we chose this seat is because it can potentially rear-face to 40 pounds. However, I am almost certain that our daughter will outgrow this seat rear-facing on height well before she reaches 40 pounds. Same thing for forward facing. Right now, our 9 month old is 20.5 pounds and 28.5 inches and the shoulder straps are threaded thru the 2nd set of holes, and is not far from moving up to the 3rd set of holes. However, if we can keep her rear-facing in this seat until she is 2-2.5 years old, and forward facing until she is 4 or so, I will be satisfied.
Although we bought the Britax Marathon for my wife's car (our primary vehicle), the Marathon was a very tight fit in my vehicle in the rearward facing position.
BalasHapusAs a result, we went with the Roundabout for my car. Simply put, it is a great design, easy to install, and my daughter is comfortable and safe. Frankly, in most respects, we like the Roundabout better than the Marathon.
The only feature that the Marathon has that we "miss" in this model is the easy slider for changing the should strap height without taking out the Marathon. It is a nice luxury feature, but the Roundabout is easier to get my daughter in/out of and we like the straps better.
My husband is a Certified Carseat Technician for his police department - needless to say, he was pretty picky when it came to getting our son a car seat. We bought this one for him for his first birthday. He's a little guy (always in the 5th percentile for his weight and about 20th percentile for his height) and he fit perfectly when we moved him to this carseat the week after his first birthday. He's now almost 19 months old and we still have his rear facing... it's the safest way to be in the car and he fits just fine still! His legs are a little bent against the backseat but he doesn't know any different and has never complained. And as my husband says, he'd rather have a son with a broken leg from being rear-facing than a son with a broken neck from the whiplash of being forward-facing if we're ever in a crash. We've owned this for about 7 months now and I'm noticing a little bit of discoloration where my son's head rests, but you have to look pretty closely to see it. Overall very happy!!
BalasHapusAfter doing a lot of research I decided on the Britax Roundabout 55 so I could get the safety features and high quality from the Britax name without spending a lot of money. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I have a small car (Honda Fit) so my major concern was finding a convertible car seat that would fit in my car rear facing while allowing the passenger seat enough leg room. This carseat fit wonderfully and actually allowed more leg room space than our infant carseat did (Graco Snugride). I love how the tether feature adds stability to the car seat and it was easy to install.
BalasHapusOn top of the safety features, it seems like it is very comfortable and my 8 month old son seems to love it. The fabric is soft yet breathable so he does not get as hot as he did in the Snugride (we live in SW Louisiana). It has a pad for the groin area so he can wear shorts without the buckles pinching his skin and the shoulder pads on the straps prevent red marks from appearing on his neck which was a problem with the Snugride. I also love that I am still able to recline the seat enough in rear facing mode so that when my son falls asleep he does not have his head dangling forward. I am very happy with this seat!
The things I looked for in a convertible car seat: not too big, easy buckle, easy strap tightening, comfortable for child, looks good in car. I got all of these in the Roundabout 55.
BalasHapusI have this seat installed rear-facing in my Hyundai Santa Fe- it fits like a dream. It's behind the passenger seat (so that I could use the LATCH system; there's no LATCH anchors in the center seat of the car) and I didn't have to move the front seat forward. It's not too wide, not too tall. The sides are a little higher than the Roundabout 50, but I haven't found them to be an issue when getting the child in and out the seat. In fact, it's easier to get her out of the Roundabout than it was to get her out of her infant seat when I started leaving the infant seat in the car because it got too heavy to carry.
The buckle is a convenient push button, not too stiff. I was not a fan of the slide button on the Graco seat; I found this to be more comfortable in my fingers.
The lever to loosen the straps is a little more awkward to reach than the super-easy button on my Chicco infant carrier, but it's not a big deal. I think all convertible seats have this downfall, especially when installed rear-facing. I was actually very concerned about this, however, I find that I can easily loosen and tighten the straps while my child is in this seat.
My child has no problems with this seat- she looks very happy in in. The Roundabout 55 comes with the HUGS padding for the shoulder straps, which is an improvement over the Roundabout 50, and I'm glad they're there to prevent the straps from cutting into her neck.
The color of this seat (Davenport) is a beautiful gray that matches the interior of my car. I have had no problems with the seat cover being too loose or accidentally coming off, and it is easy to remove for cleaning. Just right.
I would definitely recommend this seat. It was very easy for me to get a nice tight installation with the LATCH system. However, I do recommend reading BOTH the car seat manual AND your car's owners manual when installing a car seat. I learned a few things from the car manual that I wouldn't have done with just reading the seat instructions.
Wow! It looks super comfortable! We bought this seat from Amazon after researching the harmful chemicals that recently made the news. The Davenport was one of the lower chemical ratings and a Baby Bargains best buy. There are several mounting options which are beneficial for when our son is ready to go front-facing.
BalasHapusI ordered this seat after trying several others without success, and it's great! I have a 2009 Honda Fit which is a very small car. I wanted something that was safe, easy to use, would last at least a couple more years, was affordable, and most importantly...fit in my car!
BalasHapusThe fabric on the seat is nice and plush, but even in the summer heat my girl did not seem extra sweaty. The quality is noticable compared to other models you see in big box stores. I love that is has a steel bar frame and that the base is stationary so the seat just pivots to recline. The LATCH connectors are super easy and store away neatly if you are using a seat belt. I installed it in my car with both methods and they were both easy and quick. I have used it both in the center and passenger side positions (both rear-facing) and it fit with enough room for my passenger to be comfortable. I couldn't even do that on the passenger side with my infant car seat. It's able to work because the base kind of lifts the shell up and over the back of the front seat, but not so high that it impedes on visibility. It is also narrow enough that the other side of my split seat will still fold down. It's not a narrow seat or anything, just not overly huge.
I only have a couple of minor complaints. First, the fabric cover is mostly just fitted on with elastic. I forsee it slipping off and/or having to be re-adjusted every once in a while. Also, the pouch to hold the tether when not in use makes a bulge at the top, taking up space. I had to leave it out of the pouch in the outboard position so it did not interfere with the front seat. And last, the pull to tighten the straps is pressed against the back seat, so it can be hard to pull (it's plenty long though!)
I'm glad I got this seat and I'll probably be ordering a Britax Marathon as well for my husband's truck. From the manufacturer's website, the outer dimensions are the same on both seats, so they should be a great pair!
We already have a Britax Advocate for our Honda Pilot that I absolutely LOVE! When choosing a car seat for our small VW Jetta however, it has been quite a challenge finding a quality seat, with the right Rear Facing weight limits that fit well. We ordered a True Fit by First Years only to realize that you need the big huge headrest attached for it to go above 22lbs rear facing...Well that doesn't work for our 23 lb 14 month old who I was hoping to keep RF as long as possible until age 2. So, we had to return it..even without the weight limit...I was not impressed with the quality of the seat. I had read reviews that the Roundabout 55 was smaller than the other Britax models. We originally were using our Graco Snugride 35 infant car seat with the base in our Jetta and I tell you, I didn't even have to adjust the passenger seat to install the Roundabout. It's the EXACT same size seat to seat. What a relief!! I am so happy with the quality and coziness of this seat. The materials used just outshine any other car seat I've seen (in stores or any that we've owned). We are so happy with our purchase and will continue to buy Britax models in the future.
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