More more more! new seats from the ABC Kids Show! YES!
The First Years has a new combo seat coming called the International B830. Relevant facts include:
- 20-65 lbs. with harness
- 30-100 lbs. as a booster
- approx. 18″ top slots (the seats they had there were prototypes and subject to change)
- EPS head liner, cupped to cradle a child’s head
- front-to-back adjustable shoulder belt guides, like on the B570 booster
- 2 crotch strap positions
- 2 cupholders
- 3 position recline
- approved for LATCH in booster mode, but not tightly installed–just to keep the seat from becoming a projectile
- back adjust harness height adjustment with a pull knob
- $229
- available in spring 2011
The First Years Via 35 infant seat has some great features.
- lockoffs on the carrier itself
- yes, you can install the carrier baseless!
- base has self-ratcheting built-in LATCH with mini-connectors: push on LATCH connectors and push down on base to tighten
- 4 recline positions on base
- base not compatible with other Via models
- angle indicator on carrier
- single crotch strap position
- 5 position shoulder slots
- handle recommended in forward rebound position
- will be available in Canada
I’m pretty sure the black flowery one was a B540.
Please tell me the black flowery one was one of the “pathway” boosters, with the better beltpath? Puh-leeze? Or, was there any mention of the pathway, any new covers at akll, other than the yellow “bumblebee” one?
Thanks Kecia for answering my questions!
A few more details – Via 35 will likely be available by early Spring 2011 and may actually be available in Canada a few weeks before we see it here in the US. The first batch might be sold only as a Travel System but it will be offered as a stand-alone product. Price in the US for just the carseat will probably be somewhere in the $139-$159 range. Bottom harness slots approx 7″. Top slots 12″.
I didn’t measure the distance to the belt guide on the International because it’s only a prototype and likely to change.
JOY – the black flowery booster was beautiful! We have more pics of that pattern that we’ll share in upcoming blog posts.
Cool looking seats!
I love the lockoffs on the infant seat, but I give it, like, a week after release before the seats are recalled for some parent leaving the lockoffs open and a child slamming their fingers/toes in them. Which stinks. SOMEONE will misuse them and they’ll end up recalled for being a ‘safety hazard’ because the kid has easy access to the lockoffs.
I really like the International.
pretty cool 😀 what am i going to do with all these new options??
Is it shallow that I just want the black flowery booster that’s peeking in the sides of the photo? Is that a prototype, or something that’s really going to be available?
Whew! I will settle myself and not get in a hurry to sell my Radian to get a Nauti or Frontier. I can wait. Still a little disappointed not to see a convertible with a 40lb RF limit from them, but I guess I can forgive them if they make a good combo seat.
Cool! So, questions:
International:
Top belt guide height in booster mode?
Will this be available in Canada?
I like the looks of the leg support in that side angle pic.
Via 35:
Is this going to be sold as a stand alone seat or only as part of a travel system like the original Via?
Bottom harness height?
Shell seat depth?
MSRP?
Can’t wait to see what Nicole reports back from Clek tomorrow!