No more car seat!!
Feb 19, 2015, 12:04 pm
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,731
No more car seat!!
Only in this forum will people understand.
I just booked a very long international in October for myself and my then 4 year old.
I will have a trusted car seat at the destination in addition to a Ride Safer vest.
This means I do not have to lug a car seat on to several planes, I do not have to maneuver a car seat, 4 year old and hand baggage through several airports by myself.
I'm sill in shock. This might even be an enjoyable experience!!!
I just booked a very long international in October for myself and my then 4 year old.
I will have a trusted car seat at the destination in addition to a Ride Safer vest.
This means I do not have to lug a car seat on to several planes, I do not have to maneuver a car seat, 4 year old and hand baggage through several airports by myself.
I'm sill in shock. This might even be an enjoyable experience!!!
Feb 19, 2015, 5:19 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SMF
Posts: 1,251
Haha, it truly is a liberating experience. I hauled my sons huge car seat for a few trips, each time dreading having to go through the airport. Then we had our second kid, and I told our family if they ever wanted us to come visit, they'd better buy a car seat because there was no way I was going to haul two car seats through 3 airports.
Feb 20, 2015, 5:12 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: France
Programs: United Plus
Posts: 1,761
My first trip without the car seat, I was all "Yeah! No car seat to haul!!"
I was sooooo excited. I put my Radian on a foldable luggage cart and pulled it behind me. What I forgot, was that I would chuck all the carry-on's in the car seat when the child wasn't actually riding in it (which was usually the case, since she hated strollers of any kind and loved to walk).
My darned backpack had to stay on my back! Nowhere to unload it.
So much for all that fanfare! (and no way am I dragging a rollaboard with me!)
I was sooooo excited. I put my Radian on a foldable luggage cart and pulled it behind me. What I forgot, was that I would chuck all the carry-on's in the car seat when the child wasn't actually riding in it (which was usually the case, since she hated strollers of any kind and loved to walk).
My darned backpack had to stay on my back! Nowhere to unload it.
So much for all that fanfare! (and no way am I dragging a rollaboard with me!)
Feb 20, 2015, 11:44 am
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,731
My first trip without the car seat, I was all "Yeah! No car seat to haul!!"
I was sooooo excited. I put my Radian on a foldable luggage cart and pulled it behind me. What I forgot, was that I would chuck all the carry-on's in the car seat when the child wasn't actually riding in it (which was usually the case, since she hated strollers of any kind and loved to walk).
My darned backpack had to stay on my back! Nowhere to unload it.
So much for all that fanfare! (and no way am I dragging a rollaboard with me!)
I was sooooo excited. I put my Radian on a foldable luggage cart and pulled it behind me. What I forgot, was that I would chuck all the carry-on's in the car seat when the child wasn't actually riding in it (which was usually the case, since she hated strollers of any kind and loved to walk).
My darned backpack had to stay on my back! Nowhere to unload it.
So much for all that fanfare! (and no way am I dragging a rollaboard with me!)
One bonus for a decent sized rollaboard...I can get all of our crap in there and then we'll only have the one piece between the two of us.
I'm lucky to have a walker. He can walk all day long for miles and miles without tiring. I still have a very nice stroller that I haven't used in years that I should probably sell.
Feb 20, 2015, 2:07 pm
#6
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: YWG
Programs: Aeroplan, MileagePlus, Marriott Rewards
Posts: 2,159
Congratulations, CBear! All of us lugging car seats through airports look at you with envy 
My little guy is 19 months and on a trip earlier this month I tried using the CARES for the first time... it's kind of workable, but he's still a bit small. I ended up using the car seat on the return flight which is awkward because when he's front-facing, he can kick the seat ahead of him but when he's rear facing, it's tough to find a comfortable position for sleep.
I'm hoping that for our next family trip this summer when he's 2, that he'll be a bit bigger and more comfortable in the CARES.
My little guy is 19 months and on a trip earlier this month I tried using the CARES for the first time... it's kind of workable, but he's still a bit small. I ended up using the car seat on the return flight which is awkward because when he's front-facing, he can kick the seat ahead of him but when he's rear facing, it's tough to find a comfortable position for sleep.
I'm hoping that for our next family trip this summer when he's 2, that he'll be a bit bigger and more comfortable in the CARES.
Feb 23, 2015, 8:50 am
#8
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: gggrrrovvveee (ORD)
Programs: UA Pt, Marriott Ti, Hertz PC
Posts: 6,091
The Ride Safer vest is great. I still have our size small vest lying around somewhere, which my girls have outgrown. Such a convenience and takes up hardly any space. Biggest drawback when riding in a car is that they're too low to really see out the windows, but a great investment otherwise.