I’ve decided that because of yesterday’s problems with pictures, I’ll be posting some pictures to satisfy your viewing pleasures. As we were leaving to take Darren back to his hotel so he could catch his limoto the airport (he only travels in style, ya know), he asked if I was coming back. As I felt each jarring step up through my legs, hips, spine, and shoulders, I said, “No way.” It was only 3 o’clock and the show had another 3 hours to go! So many baby things to see and so little stamina left, lol.
OK, one of the most popular topics on Car-Seat.org seems to be the Clek oobr, so I’ll start with those pictures :). If you’ll recall from my first day’s postabout the show, the oobr’s fabric is called Crypton. It’s a comfortable, softly nubby fabric that makes water and other messes want to run screaming. Water just balls up on top, just like it does on top of a freshly waxed car. Demo of Crypton fabric The Paul Frank fashions are a flannel-type fabric–very soft and cozy.
See also the Demo of the oobr being installed and reclined.
(Darren’s Note: Heather’s back at the show today so I’ll try to add some more a bit later when I get things going at home! Also, please remember that all the Oobr line at the show are prototypes. The fit and finish may not be perfect, but will be at the quality level of the Olli at release. Also, minor things may still change before release. In particular, we were told some of the colors may vary somewhat; the blacks may be darker and the pinks may be brighter and redder before they go into production)
I just love the seat (from the pics posted – thanks for those!). Just wondering, though, no tether? I’ve been looking at the Monterey. We are just now starting to look for a booster for our tall 4y.o. I think a tether makes sense but most boosters don’t seem to have one. LOVE, LOVE the Paul Frank!
Hi Jennifer. The minimum weight requirement for the Oobr with the back on is 33 lbs. Backless, it’s 40 lbs. We highly recommend age 4 and 40 lbs. as minimum requirements for any booster.
The Oobr has fabulous covers! The Crypton fabric is really something to see.
What is the age and weight requirement for this seat? I love the Oobr. Finally, a fashionable seat! The skull is awesome!
I think I am going to have to get a new car, and then an oobr before Kamille goes into a booster. I love the skull, and julius. I hope the off center pics dont bother me too much though….
I will say that Crypton fabric is fabulous. They had an ad running on a tv there that showed an ice cream cone blopping onto the seat and a mom cleaning it up after the family got home. The seat cleaned up without a spot left.
Glad to hear they all have the Crypton fabric (’cause that Julius seat is just TO DIE FOR!).
Thanks, Michael. It’s a no win answer. Once the outside is small enough for narrow installs, the inside is too small to accomodate bigger kids in comfort 😉
I forgot… I also think, though, that it looks like it fits that child really well… and she’s built similarly to my daughter… so it will be good for the more narrow kids…
well, now I don’t feel bad about not being able to afford this seat… at 18″ wide, I think the Vivo Light will follow the FPSVB in dh’s car when I can snap it up on a sale (not buying anytime soon, since Ruthie hopefully has at least another year left in the Radian and more left in the Nautilus).
I am (sheepishly) not sure about the width. I was going off a measurement from a while ago (pre-prototype) and I don’t have a tape measure at the show. I will get one tomorrow and update car-seat.org. I apologize in advance if I made an error. I’ll post a proper measurement for the production seat tomorrow.
Thanks
ALL of the oobr seats have the Crypton fabric. Also, the two new Paul Frank ollis also have the Crypton fabric.
oobr should be out at the end of the year, December 2008. Just in time for Christmas 😉 . Remember the true car seat geek at Christmas time in your gift-giving! We *love* cool boosters!
The fact that they’ve got a skull & crossbones seat may just swing it for me. I’m _not_ a big fan of rigid latch, but man…I’ve got kids who are in LURVE with pirates, so yowza. When did they say the release date would be on the Oobr?
Good question! I’ll ask or maybe clek can clarify this for us!
So, the Paul Frank seats don’t have the super-cool, awesomely amazing Crypton fabric? How were the Frank seats for spills, cleaning, etc?
I like the oobr. I really like the Paul Frank ones– except for the off-center picture. Sad to say, I have a thing about symmetry that would probably mean that would NOT be allowed in my car. 🙁
Maybe it’s the conversion from those pesky imperial inches! 😉
The outer armrests seem to be about 16… I guess one of us will just have to get our hands on one and see what it fits next to in our cars :D.
I don’t think so; I was told 16 inches outside width, and that it would be narrower than the Parkway (which is 17 inches at the widest point) because my question pertained specifically to fitting three-across in my Focus (49.5 inches across the backseat).
Maybe it’s the difference between inside and outside measurements?
Great new oobr pics! I’m confused, though…it clearly measures 18 inches wide in these photos, but we’ve heard from a reputable source that it’s 16 inches wide. Where does the 16″ measurement come from?