Originally Posted by
CBear
Don't buy the Radian. At least not for travel. It's heavy. And I've always found it to be a pain to carry. Even with the back pack straps. It's just awkward. Plus you're setting yourself up for a nightmare trying to rearface on the plane. (I've travelled with ridiculously sized seats before...True Fit and Recaro Performance Sport. Both of them are heavy BUT they're far easier and ergonomic to carry.)Just don't do it. If you are planning on traveling with baby often, pick up a Coccoro. It's a no brainer.
Coccoros are fantastic... unless you have a giant baby. And in that case, I would suggest a Scenera. It'll last 10 more lbs and a lot more height in rear-facing mode. Coccoros just didn't make sense for us, with 99%ers. I think the RF max for them is 30 lbs, which wouldn't have gotten my kids to 2 years.
And the funny part of all of this is that I am 5'1" and a bit 105 lbs, and my husband is about 5'5".
Genetics is weird!