Do convertible car seats have bases to allow switching between vehicles?

lexyraejay · November 2012

So, my googling hasn't given me answers...can you get a convertible car seat with a base to easily swich the seat between cars just like infant seats?

ebp913 · November 2012

To my knowledge only the Orbit seat will do this. At the price of 1 of those seats with an extra base, you are probably just better off getting 2 seats. You are not going to want to be uninstalling and reinstalling a convertible often and honestly, I wouldn't want to be moving a 20 lb seat between cars often. No way I would do it with my kid in the seat. Way too heavy.

Lovemyflightmedic18 · November 2012

Convertible car seats stay in the car. if you want to move between cars, you have to move the entire seat. The only seat I can think of that might be like this would be the Gaco Smart Seat.

thismplsgirl · November 2012

Off the top of my head, I know that the Graco Smart Seat and the Orbit Baby Toddler Seat can both be used with removable bases. They are both more expensive than buying 2 more affordable seats though especially when you consider the price of additional bases.

ellewoodsSC · November 2012

There are a few options that I've seen, but they are pricey. Graco Smart Seat $$ and the Orbit toddler seat ($$$ +base separately) have the ability to come off the base. The practical thing to do is to buy a car seat for each vehicle, because there is no such things as a universal fit. Convertible seats are much heavier, bulkier and are more challenging to install than the infant seats.