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.
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Good luck!
Safety features aside, I LOVE that the cover is machine washable! I feel this a must have feature when kids are involved.
Love this seat!
Safety is first in my book when it comes to a child being in the car so what’s most important to me is that it has Air Protect technology for enhanced side-impact protection. That is so important that it has side impact protection due to how many crashes that happen that way.
Would love this seat!
Love the air protect function!
Looks very comfy!
I love the quality and the sleek modern look
You had me at no re-thread harness!
Thanks for the chance to win. I want to win this for my nephew. I like how the weight FF is up to 85 lbs. It make it easier to keep the child in a five point harness longer. Also got to love that it is machine washable.
I love the no re-thread harness & harness holder clips! This carseat has so many great features!
Great giveaway!
I love the modern look of this car seat and the great safety features!
I love this seat and would love to have one for my little big guy 🙂
Love the higher weight limit!
love the weight limit and safety of all Maxi-Cosi Carseats!
i really love the sleek look and design of maxi-cosi’s products! we currently have an infant carseat right now but would love this one for when our boy is older 🙂
I love this carseat. My youngest is in need of moving to a convertible seat asap!
This car seat is a beast! I believe that it is the sturdiest and safest feeling car seat out there. The exterior shell that surrounds the seat and the frame really contributes to the durability, and aesthetics, of the seat. I think this car seat looks sharp. In all, they were even able to incorporate a Harness holder clips with an integrated cup holder.
As can be expected from Maxi Cosi, adjusting the child’s harness is a breeze and makes for quick and convenient seat entry and exit. In fact, for this iteration, Maxi Cosi has actually improved upon the Harness adjustment.
All in all, from a safety perspective I feel more comfortable putting our girl in this seat than our older Convertible Car Seat. It is just so darn sturdy! In reality, on a relative basis, this is still a five star seat of the highest quality. I can confidently say that this seat will not disappoint! I love that it has a 10 year lifespan and am looking forward to get another one for my second child.
Would love to have another one of this long lasting car seat.
I love this carseat! I would love the harness holders, my straps are always twisting!
I would love to win this for my honey’s grandkids!
The Harness holder and weight limits are awesome with this seat.
My daughter is having a baby in August and I would love to win this for her
I love the weight limits and color options!
Love everything about this car seat!!! Would be a dream to win! Love the machine washable cover, harness clips, cushy, high limits. It’s amazing!
Appreciate all the hard work!