Anyone have a Britax carseat?

smiling76 · November 2011

We have to get another carseat since DS2 is quickly growing out of his infant carrier type. I've never owned a Britax but hear great things.

I'm considering maybe the Marathon or Roundabout. There are some huge price differences between all of them really and wondered if anyone has researched them all or even tried different ones and what your experiences/thoughts were.

He's a whopper--- built like a linebacker so I need something with shoulder width.

Also--when did you move your LO in to the britax?

ebb7 · November 2011

We have the Marathon since the weight and height limits are higher than the Roundabout. We moved DD into the Britax when I could no longer lift her in her carrier anymore...around 5-6 months. (You can put them in it from birth though, I believe...no rules about that.)

DD is almost 4 and still in her Marathon. We love it.

vermont7 · November 2011

We have a marathon and love it. We moved her into it around maybe 7 months or so. It says it can be used from birth but they really have to be a certain height for the shoulder straps/slots. I would definitely recommend the marathon.

Ivana_Stolichnaya · November 2011

My mom has a roundabout in her car, we have the Advocate in both of our cars. The Advocate is just like the Roundabout except there's extra side cushions on the outside of the chair. We borrowed the Roundabout for a cross-country plane flight and it fit fine on a Southwest aircraft.

This is my daughter in one of the Advocates, she's 36" (actually35 3/4" to be exact)

We just raised the height of the Advocate because the shoulder straps were starting to pull down on her shoulders.

SeasideBride06 · November 2011

We have a Boulevard in both cars for DD1 and LOVE them! We moved her at 9 months old. DD2 is about to outgrow her infant carrier, so I am actually moving her into DD1's current Boulevard seats and buying the Britax Frontier for DD1.

Wally3 · November 2011

We have a roundabout got is around 8 months. I like it because it is small easy to travel with and move to different cars. My DS is light for his age and very leggy, shorter torse so at 3 he still has room to grow. My BFF's son has a marthon, it is more of a pain to move and transport (we often move the seats so we can take one car). However, her ds is bigger and I would think a just over 3 would be topping the limits of the roundabout and I wouldn't think he would make it to 4.

QueenNini · November 2011

I got my DS the roundabout 50 when it was on sale at Target a few months ago for $100. I love it.

keg · November 2011

I have Boulevards for DDs and I love them! I can't remember why I chose them, but they are fabulous--easy to install and seem quite comfortable. I got mine from albeebaby.com and they often have Britax seats on sale/clearance. I got mine for a great deal because I think it was an unpopular fabric or something.

My DDs were tiny (5lbs14oz and 4lbs12oz at birth) so I didn't move them to their Britax seats until they were maybe a year and 15 months because I kept them in their infant seats until they hit the height limit.

Han17nah39 · November 2011

We actually have the Roundabout and the Marathon. We got the Marathon first for my car (our primary car) and then realized a few months later that we really wanted a second car seat for DH's car. We got the Roundabout the second time around. I LOVE both car seats and you can't beat the safety ratings. We decided on the Marathon the first time because of the higher weight limits. We figured he would be able to use it longer (if I remember correctly I think it goes up to 70 lbs maybe??). But then we needed another one we realized that there's NO way that DS will be in that car seat until he's 70 lbs...we know 8 year olds that aren't that big yet. So we decided on the Roundabout for DH's car. I think the weight limit for that one is 55 lbs. We figured by the time DS is 55 lbs he will want to be in a booster instead of a car seat. I guess we'll wait and see how that works out!

Overall though I would definitely definitely definitely recommend the Britax. Check albeebaby.com for good sales (with free shipping) or if you have Buy Buy Baby close by, you can use a 20% coupon which makes the $$ not to bad. Good luck!!

AliW220 · November 2011

My SO has the Marathon in his car, I have an Evenflo that I got at BRU, not sure what model it is. He had his son in the Marathon from before 1.5, and he's a little bit larger than average size for his age and fits just fine in both of our carseats.

I do like the Marathon, but when we were shopping for a seat for my car, I couldn't see spending that much money on a seat that gets used maybe once or twice a week. So for us it didn't make sense to get another one. The only thing that I hate about the Marathon is that the pull to tighten the straps is very hard to pull and release on ours. I never feel like I can get the straps tight enough to be safe, and that scares me. I don't know if it's from the mechanism getting sticky/dirty, or just a bad design, but since it's not my carseat I don't care enough to look into it, lol.

mrsseguin · November 2011

DS just turned 3 today, he is 38lbs and 40 inches. We have him in a Britax Frontier. I love this seat...well worth the money. We were also considering the Graco nautilus. We went to the store and DS sat in both seats, we like the Britax one better.

SuperCuteBenz · November 2011

AliW220:
My SO has the Marathon in his car, I have an Evenflo that I got at BRU, not sure what model it is. He had his son in the Marathon from before 1.5, and he's a little bit larger than average size for his age and fits just fine in both of our carseats.
I do like the Marathon, but when we were shopping for a seat for my car, I couldn't see spending that much money on a seat that gets used maybe once or twice a week. So for us it didn't make sense to get another one. The only thing that I hate about the Marathon is that the pull to tighten the straps is very hard to pull and release on ours. I never feel like I can get the straps tight enough to be safe, and that scares me. I don't know if it's from the mechanism getting sticky/dirty, or just a bad design, but since it's not my carseat I don't care enough to look into it, lol.

Indifferent

Really? Something that can be a safety concern for a child, and you don't care enough to look into it?

keg · November 2011

AliW220:
The only thing that I hate about the Marathon is that the pull to tighten the straps is very hard to pull and release on ours. I never feel like I can get the straps tight enough to be safe, and that scares me. I don't know if it's from the mechanism getting sticky/dirty, or just a bad design, but since it's not my carseat I don't care enough to look into it, lol.

Do you pull-pull-pull to tighten it? It was an adjustment for me to go to the Britax from the Graco Snugrides where you just do one long pull to tighten. The Britax functions more as a ratchet and you have to pull it repeatedly to tighten.

skoorbnibor · November 2011

I have an advocate, a marathon and a decalthalon (which was replaced by the advocate. love them all

Yules · November 2011

We have the marathon. I chose it because he'll be able to use it longer due to the higher weight limit. Also, because it came in nicer prints (lame, I know).

I switched him to this seat this past weekend - at 13 months. He still fit fine into his graco infant seat, but I just wanted to put him into a big boy seat.

soontobe05 · November 2011

SeasideBride06:
We have a Boulevard in both cars for DD1 and LOVE them! We moved her at 9 months old. DD2 is about to outgrow her infant carrier, so I am actually moving her into DD1's current Boulevard seats and buying the Britax Frontier for DD1.

Exactly this post except we have the Marathon and one car.

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