July 2015 marks 7 full years of CarseatBlog.com! Can you believe it?!? In some ways it seems like not so long ago that we began blogging about carseats, child passenger safety and vehicle safety. And in other ways it feels like we’ve been doing this forever… Lol!
Along the way we’ve shared some laughs, made some great friends, written about 1,245 blog posts and oh, yeah – reviewed over 100 carseats and boosters!
Whether you’re new to CarseatBlog.com or have been with us since the start in 2008 – we’d like to share our celebration (and our cake!) with you. You are the reason we’re still here 7 years later, still blogging away, always looking for ways to improve our content and better serve our readers.
The field of Child Passenger Safety is just starting to heat up and take off, and we have a lot of great things planned for the near future. We can’t wait to see all the awesome advances in safety, technology and innovation that the next 7 years is going to bring us. We hope you stick around and enjoy the ride with us!
During the next 7 weeks we’re going to be celebrating by giving away some really great carseats so stay tuned! Each week will feature a new giveaway promotion and your odds of winning something are pretty darn good. Consider it a personal “thank you” from Darren, Heather, Kecia, Jennie, Alicia, Andrea and all of our guest bloggers at CarseatBlog!
To kickoff our Blogiversary Celebration we’ve partnered with our generous sponsor, Maxi-Cosi, to offer one beautiful, new Pria 85 Convertible. The winner will have their choice of available Pria 85 fashions – Devoted Black, Passionate Pink or Brilliant Navy!
This promotion is now closed. Thank you for participating – a winner will be announced shortly!
The Maxi-Cosi Pria 85 is an excellent convertible seat for older babies (who weigh at least 14 lbs.) and for extended rear-facing. It offers good rear-facing leg room, great padding, Air Protect® Side Impact Technology and a cover that you can toss in the washer and dryer! In the forward-facing position, it’s a tall seat with great leg support that will last many kids until they’re old enough and mature enough to safely transition to a belt-positioning booster. Our complete review of the Maxi-Cosi Pria 85 can be found HERE. We think highly of the Pria 85 and it’s on our list of Recommended Seats!
Pria 85 Specs:
- Rear-facing: 14-40 lbs., 40″ or less, top of child’s head must be below top of the headrest
- Forward-facing: 22-85 lbs., at least 1 year old, up to 52″ tall
Pria 85 Features:
- No-rethread harness with 9 height positions
- Air Protect® technology for enhanced side-impact protection
- 3-position base
- Premium push-on LATCH connectors
- Harness holder clips (hold harness out of the way while loading and unloading)
- Easy to remove cover is both machine washable & dryer safe
- Premium fabrics
- Separate harness strap covers for kids over 65 lbs. (only required if seat is NOT tethered)
- Integrated cup holder
- FAA approved for use in aircraft
- 10 year lifespan before expiration
Giveaway:
To enter you MUST leave a comment on this blog and then click on Rafflecopter to qualify yourself. For extra entries, follow the Rafflecopter instructions and visit our Facebook page and/or tweet about our giveaway!
Winner must have a shipping address in the Continental U.S. (Canada, Alaska and Hawaii are excluded – sorry!)
The contest will close on Sunday night, 7/26, and a winner will be chosen within 72 hours. If a winner is deemed ineligible based on shipping restrictions or other issues or does not respond to accept the prize within 7 days, a new winner will be selected.
Now for the fine print (these may be in addition to the rules listed in the Rafflecopter terms): Winner must have a continental U.S. shipping address to claim the prize. Only one prize will be awarded. Winner will have their choice of available Pria 85 fashions. You are not eligible if you have previously won a carseat or any sponsored giveaway at CarseatBlog.com during 2014 or 2015 (our own giveaways of goody bags and such don’t count if no sponsor was mentioned). Our blog writers and editors are also not eligible. Only one entry per household/family, please. If you leave more than one comment, only the first one will count. We reserve the right to deem any entry as ineligible for any reason, though this would normally only be done in the case of a violation of the spirit of the rules above. We also reserve the right to edit/update the rules for any reason. The contest will close on July 26, 2015, and one random winner will be chosen shortly thereafter.
Please note: If this is your first comment at CarseatBlog, or if you are using a different computer/device or a new email address, your comment may not appear immediately. It will not be lost; it may just take a few hours for it to be approved. Thank you for your understanding and patience as this is the only way we have to reduce comment spam.
Good luck!
NO Rethread harness! Going on 8 yrs of carseats, and that is sooooo wonderful
No thread harness
I love the removable cover which is both machine washable & dryer safe…..that way you can easily clean up after life’s little accidents
Love the limits on this seat!
Thank you for all the help you’ve given me in looking for car seats for both my girls!!
I have been looking at maxi cosi seats for months. I havs a small backseat so we are limited to certain carseats. My little one is 10 months and we need a new seat now! Would love to win this in PINK!
I’ve been researching this seat for months! I love the max cosi products, and with another baby on the way (they will be 13
Months apart- eeek!) it would be amazing to win! Thanks for breaking down the specs.
This would be great. We need a new one soon!
My son HATES the car! This seat looks so comfy and I can’t imagine him not loving it!
I love the colors. We need to replace an expiring convertible seat.
I love the look of the carseat! I also love the high weight limit for rear facing.
Looks like agreat car seat
We love Maxi-Cosi! I love the colors, the comfort and support that it offers, and that I could rear face longer in it!
I love the colors this seat comes in and the design of the headrest. It looks so supportive and a great safety feature.
What a beautiful seat! I’d love to ERF #2 (due Jan 2016) in it!
Happy Anniversary! I just found your website while looking for a replacement seat after an accident! The Maxi Cosi Pria 85 is one of two I’m considering as a replacement. Great, safe option for my little girl!
I am so excited about the give away. This carseat has such a good reputation! It has come up several times in my research.
love the 3 position base
I’ve been researching car seats for my baby girl so when she is done with her infant car seat she has a one to transfer to. I came across Maxi Cosi brand and have committed that this is the brand for us. I’m super excited about this giveaway and the info that you blogged about. Thank you!
I am strongly considering this seat and am presently comparing it to a few other options. I love the washable covers and color selection.
We have the Pria 70 and love it!
I love the 40lb weight limit rear facing. That makes this car seat a great one for extended rear facing.
i love this car seat and i like the 10 year life span it has.
I love how comfortable this looks and so much padding for side protection!
This looks like an awesome car seat!! Love the 10 year life span, plus the machine washable cover! Thanks for the chance!!