The thing to remember about 3-in-1 car seats is they aren’t always a combination of forward facing, rear facing and booster. Sometimes it means a combination of harnessed booster, seat belt booster, and no back booster, and this particular combination is the case for all three Evenflo booster seat models. Once your base is installed tightly, lock the seatbelt by pulling the webbing all the way to the end and listening for the clicking/ratcheting sound as the webbing feeds back into the locked retractor. The final step before you connect the seat to the base is to attach and tighten the tether strap to the tether anchor in your vehicle.
It would be nice if a swivel base could be developed for rear facing position. This would make placing the child in the seat less time consuming and would be especially nice for inclement weather. Evenflo recommends using the lower LATCH strap in booster mode but prohibits the use of the tether strap. Off the record, I know what their reasoning is and it’s nothing scary or safety-related so don’t overthink this or start rumors about how tethering other products in booster mode must be a bad idea. Just follow the manual in this case and disconnect the tether (store the hook in its storage location) when you are transitioning to booster mode. Just to clarify, you can use the latch strap to secure Revolve 360 in booster mode at any weight.
When I see a combination stroller/car seat, I hope that families will be able to use it for a long time. BJ’s Wholesale Club has been providing well-made products, delicious food, and superior gasoline to our members at unbelievable prices for over three decades. When you shop online for baby evenflo car seats and strollers, you can rest assured you’re taking home an unparalleled value.
The infant inserts (head support & lower body cushion) are optional when the seat is used rear-facing but must be removed before your child uses the seat forward-facing. If using Revolve 360 with a small infant it may be necessary to tuck the side bolsters of the lower insert underneath the flat portion in order to give the baby a bigger boost (2nd pic below). This extra boost may be necessary for babies younger than 6 months old if their shoulders are not close enough to the bottom harness slot using the lower insert as-is (1st pic below). It’s surprisingly compact when rear-facing as long as you have the seat positioned a little more upright (but still within the range of the angle indicator). We have confirmed that Evenflo allows Revolve 360 to lightly contact the vehicle seat in front (when rear-facing) which helps in vehicles where space is an issue. Even with light contact from the front passenger seat in my Hyundai Tucson (small SUV), the rotation feature still functioned easily.
It’s possible that you may need to separate the 2 pieces before you begin installing. Make sure your installation is tight and confirm that the visual indicator on the LockStrong bar has turned from red to fully green – indicating that it is securely locked. Just like an infant seat base, it shouldn’t move more than 1″ from side-to-side or from front-to-back when you check for tightness at the beltpath.
This car seat is an excellent option if you’re expecting a small newborn or bringing home a preemie. The Evenflo Shyft DualRide is a unique car seat that also functions as a stroller. As of today, the DualRide and the Doona are the only two infant seats on the evenflo stroller wagon market that have this feature — all other infant car seats have to be clicked into a separate compatible stroller. If you want to compare Doona versus DualRide, watch this. You can also install the Shyft DualRide without the base and without the wheels.
Anyways, two weeks passed so I decide to check my order status. I contact customer service and they stated without an account created at checkout I could not view my order status. She proceeded to tell me that my order was “in process”. I said okay and patiently waited for that email as to when my order was being shipped. The stroller frame only comes off the car seat’s carrier portion when it is in the base. The stroller frame will then be locked in the base until you reattach the carrier portion of the seat to it.
We rigorously test all of our car seats at 2X the energy levels of the Federal Crash Test Standard. This car seat takes up a lot of space front-to-back when it’s installed in the car. It won’t be the best choice for small backseats or for tall front-seat passengers. This seat is heavy, so some parents may find it difficult to lift it in and out of the car with a growing baby inside.
It can be used either as a rear facing seat for infants or as a front facing seat for older children. Although I like most of the features of this car seat and feel that it was a good buy for the price, it could be improved by adding a little more padding. The stroller frame has to be used for airplane installation, but you can likely roll it through the aisles of most planes.