It has a tendency to twist as it routes through the buckle. You’re going to have to pay attention to this as you are buckling your child into the harness otherwise you may wind up battling twisty straps frequently. It wasn’t what I would consider ideal and it took a couple of minutes of me fiddling with all the components to get it to the point where I thought, “this is as good as it gets”. However, I’m a seasoned pro and it took me a solid 2-3 minutes of readjusting this and fiddling with that, to get the harness fit to the point where I was satisfied. It’s unlikely that a parent who wasn’t a CPS Tech would make that same effort to ensure reasonable harness fit on a very small newborn.
No wonder why so many parents put Evenflo in “the best car seats for infants” category. There are a few third-party websites that claim to offer objective crash test data for a variety of car seats. But we at Safe in the Seat don’t pay attention to that data for a few big reasons.
When I started searching for a convertible car seat I was overwhelmed by the choices out there. Wiggle the car seat from side to evenflo car seat side to ensure that it’s installed securely. Wiggle the car seat from side to side to make sure that it’s installed securely.
I offer a special shoutout to the neighbor from my Buy Nothing group who happened to be picking something up at the same time this seat was delivered and asked if my wife and I were expecting another child. Unlike its previous two lineups, Evenflo only offers two different kinds of all-in-one car seat, and both can cost as much as $240. While the Symphony offers much of the same features as Evenflo’s convertible and infant seats, the Evenflo SafeMax all-in-one version has a bit more to offer. It uses a steel frame, SafeZone headrest and has been rollover tested. This seat checks almost all the boxes for comfort and ease of use. It’s well-padded, easy to install correctly (especially with seatbelt), the rotational feature is simple and smooth, and the harness is easy to tighten and loosen in both orientations.
Attach the tether straps to your vehicle’s tether anchor. Move the SureLATCH connectors fro the rear-facing belt path to the front-facing belt path, then reattach the seat pad. The date of manufacture, model number, and expiration date can be found on a white label on the back or bottom of your car seat shell. It may be wise to choose a car seat that has detachable pad covers in the event of a stain or spill occurrence. Height of shell/seatback as measured from seat cushion to top of seatback (against child seating surface).
Baby Logic may earn a small commission for any endorsement, recommendation, testimonial, and/or link to any products or services from this website. Your purchase helps support our work in bringing you real and logical information about parenthood and babies. While there doesn’t seem to be a discernible differences between the Evolve and Transitions, the SafeMax 3-in-1 booster has its steel frame, ventilation, and SafeZone headrest. Where the Evolve and Transitions go up to $170 and $160 respectively, the SafeMax can go up to $200.
I often find myself lugging car seats around while I’m writing reviews. I cannot stress enough what a gamechanger it is to have wheels on the car seat. For the many times I moved the seat between the house and the car or between my house and someone else’s house, I treasured those wheels each and every time I deployed them. I’d imagine that caregivers who are moving an actual child AND this car seat will find them even more convenient than I did. The carry handle must be in position 1, stroller position, when the seat is used as a stroller.