Graco SmartSeat All-in-One Car Seat, Rosin
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Product Description
The Graco Signature Series Smart Seat All-in-One car seat is the ultimate in car seat longevity. This convertible car seat fits your child from 5-100 lbs and features a convenient stay-in-car base so you only have to install the base one time.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #11009 in Baby Product
- Color: Rosin
- Brand: Graco
- Model: 1802320
- Released on: 2011-10-03
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 25.00" h x20.05" w x21.00" l,34.60 pounds
Features
- Fits infant 5-40 pounds rear-facing in a harness, fits toddler 20-65 pounds forward-facing in a harness and fits youth 30-100 pounds in a belt-positioning booster, Smart base stay-in-car base for one time install for both rear and forward facing harness modes, On-the-go, 5-position recline, Side impact tested, Engineered and crash tested to meet or exceed US standard
Most helpful customer reviews
85 of 89 people found the following review helpful.I had this seat for a few weeks but ended up returning it. Its a really great concept and will work great for a lot of families. I just think they need to work out a few issues and then I would be more than happy to buy another for my daughter.Its extremely easy to install and transport between different vehicles because of the base. Its on the heavy side for carseats but thats not a big deal for me as I dont carry it around on a daily basis ;) Everything is extremely easy to adjust and use.The 2 things I think they need to fix are the humungo thick harness covers that are required in the rear facing position, then not allowed in the forward facing position. They have thick foam in them so it makes it tough to get the straps tight like they need to be. My daughter and I both prefer the using strap covers and wouldnt be able to when she switches to forward facing :( How about we just get normal thickness pads like the My Ride 65 has so they can be used in both positions??The 2nd thing I couldnt get over is how reclined the seat has to be in the rear facing position. Its great for newborns and infants with no head control to be at the 45 degree recline, but older rear facing riders may not like being so reclined. That was the case with my daughter and the biggest reason why I returned the seat. If I put the seat in a more upright position it make the level indicator bubble fall outside of the "okay" area, which Graco says not to do. It was very confusing to me as to why they would make a seat with so many recline positions but you can only use 1 or 2 and have the seat be at an ok angle. When the seat was at the most upright and still ok according to the level indicator my daughters feet were horizontally level with her head :( Not to mention it took up more front to back room then her Graco Snugride 32 infant seat. I was pretty much eating my steering wheel! (and I drive a huge Envoy Xl suv)We now have the My Ride 65 and that allows a MUCH more upright install and is just as easy to install. I just really really wish this seat would have worked for us as I loved it before I actually installed it.
59 of 62 people found the following review helpful.We spent a lot of time comparing and deciding on a convertible car seat to replace the infant one we had been using for our now 6-month old. We finally settled on the Smart Seat as the features and design really stood out. But, after using it for 2 weeks, including a couple long trips, we returned it. In every-day use it just doesn't back up its price and is missing some final design & engineering touches that would make it frustration-free.The Good: - Nice material design with good fabrics - Plenty of cushioning - Removable for use in multiple cars - Easy installation (installing the base instead of the seat makes maneuvering and tightening the straps a whole lot easier than other convertibles). The leveling bubble also makes MUCH more sense than other brand's "make sure this line is parallel with the ground". - Comfortable recline angle and head support that prevents head slumping while sleeping - Wings aren't huge. Our daughter really likes to look out the window and the head wings don't block the view like the Britax.The Bad: - Incredibly heavy. I'd rather have features and safety than lightweight, but this does become an issue when swapping between cars - which is the purpose of this seat. My wife could not lift it comfortably. - Very wide. We have a full-size CUV and have had other car seats set up on the 40-side of the 60/40 split middle row so that we could still fold down the 60-side. With this seat in place, we could no longer lower the other side of the seats - making our 3rd row seats unusable. There was also a large amount of extra hip room that I don't see her growing into - suggesting that the seat is wider than it needs to be. - Huge front-to-back length when rear-facing. We were able to make this work in our large car with the sliding headrest in the lowest position and pushing the front seat back hard against the car seat. However, with the headrest up, or in a smaller car, the front seat has to slide up so much that is mostly unusable for anyone over 5 feet tall. - The harness latch is hard to use - both latching and unlatching. The button requires more force than other brands and the male parts of the harness buckles would refuse to engage cleanly. This usually resulted in a frustrated mother and an annoyed baby. - With the sliding headrest in the lowest position, the harness was difficult to slacken as it would get snagged on some internal part of the seat. - There was a constant rattle inside the seat as if the metal belt retainer was clanging against the seat shell. - The shoulder pads on the shoulder belts are way to large and would either push the belts to the edges of our daughters shoulders (not a safe position), or smoosh up against her face and again make for an annoyed baby.
34 of 36 people found the following review helpful.Extensively researched many car seats, my son is moving out of his infant carrier and i don't want to buy another seat for him after this one.Yes, this one is on the more expensive side but i believe it is worth every penny. Plenty of room to grow (out and up), many seat settings (you will only have one permanent one for each "mode" but the variety is perfect to customize fit for each car).It is a bit heavy but due to the steel bars i wouldn't expect anything less and i don't plan on moving it around too much (small price for the security it provides). Also, the weight is something i can handle if i need to.i read all reviews on amazon, babiesrus and other web sites just to know what i was getting into and although highly rated it may not be for everyone. smaller cars i could see being a problem. i have a jeep grand Cherokee and this seat is positioned in the center of the rear bench. If it were on the sides of the bench, there would be some limits to the passenger in the front seat in regards to how far the seat could move back (but we had that issue with the infant carrier too... not a problem for us). however in the center of my car, both of my front chairs move all the way back if needed without compromising the car seat.i have only used it in rear facing mode so far but i feel that is the most difficult position in a car with this particular car seat.I also tested it with my infant carrier (chicco keyfit 30) in the side seat next to it (we plan on another child at some point) and it fits just fine. it is a bit snug but everything fits and works as it should.my son also seems very happy to be in this seat as opposed to others so it must be pretty comfortable for him or he would be really squirmy.overall, we are very happy with this purchase and recommend it if you are able to see how it fits in your car first.FYI: Babiesrus will let you try the store's demo car seats in your car with no obligations. SO no matter which seat you choose i highly recommend trying them out first both on child and your car.Update: a few months after purchase - I have had to clean the seat a few times since my son got the flu (threw up in it). As far as removing the padding and cleaning it... i would say it required a little work to remove everything. I read the manual before hand to find all the holding tabs & hooks (there are quite a few you need to remove). Once everything was unhooked it was very easy to toss in the wash and dry. The straps were just wiped down with cleaning wipes since they weren't removed. Putting the padding on was fairly easy too.... however, a few of the tabs were impossible to get back in, but to me this was not a big deal. The padding/material still felt secure and stable with the many other hooks and tabs that did hook. Overall, my family is still very happy with this seat!
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