We’ve just learned of a nice offer on a child restraint we like, the SafeGuard Go Hybrid Booster, featured previously in a review at CarseatBlog.
Our friends at EliteCarSeats.Com are having a special offer on the Go. It’s already on sale for $50 off its normal price there. Plus, you can use the promotion coupon code “gobabygo” to get an extra 10% off the Go at checkout! If you’re looking for a great travel option (I still use mine for day-to-day use!), please visit their product information page about the SafeGuard Go. There is currently a free shipping offer, too, while supplies last!
EliteCarSeats is a proud sponsor of our Car-Seat.Org forums and we hope to partner with them for some giveaways this year, too. Please check out their website if you are shopping for baby gear!
We live in downtown Chicago and do not own a car. We usually use public transportation but there are times when we have to take a cab. When our son was an infant the Graco Infant Seat installed quickly in a cab and we used the Mac Easy Traveler when we got to our destination. Now our son is 15 months, 27lb and 32 inches tall. The only folding car seat I could find was by Sunshine Kids but it was way too heavy. We purchased the Safety 1s Tote n’ Go which is basically a backboard with a 5 point harness. Not only was it difficult to install and very difficult to secure our child into it but, even with a locking clip he seems to sit on an angle. I have my doubts that he would be protected in an accident. After reading the review from the NY parent who uses it in cabs with a 90 second install and the parent who had an uninjured child after a rollover I’ve decided to purchase this immediately. These were just the type of reviews I was hoping to find. $200 is a little steep for something we will probably only use once a month but my son’s safety is priceless.
I was looking for a seat with a 5-point harness that would be small enough for us to take on vacation and shlepp with us after taking a cab into town. I though that i found the answer in this seat. It definitely looks comfortable and solidly build, but beware, it’s quite large. Definitely too large to carry around for hours. Perfect though if you just need it for traveling to/from hotel, not for daily travels.
Just an FYI, this promotion is now over, sorry!
I’d say 17″ if you have a solid install using seatbelts. Maybe closer to 18″ using LATCH, if the top tether is tight, as I have mine now.
The variation is because there isn’t a fixed back, and the seated shoulder height will vary a bit, depending on the installation and on the vehicle seat and seatbelts.
…trying…to…resist…urge…to…buy…one…
Going to go check now.
Answering my own question. According to Darren’s review, it’s 17+”.
Very nice! Anyone know what the top harness height is for the Go?