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Scotts Weekly Review - Safe and Sound Car Seat
Submitted by scott on Thu, 13/03/2008 - 7:23pm
Renee’s parents brought this for us, and to be honest its a very good looking car seat. You would have to be stark raving mad to buy this product. Pros * Do last for a long time if your child doesn’t get past 18 kg’s Cons * Had to pay to get the hooks put in to strap the This is a car seat that could be made a lot better, and unfortunately it wasn’t until we installed it around 6 months later that we decided that we didn’t like it, its hard to use and not very good to get her in and done it. It’s too hard to work with and the harness isn’t very user friendly at all. Why do manufacturers of baby products do this! Has it ever been tested on humans and not crash test dummies – I don’t think so. I give this 3/10 really I don’t recommend it at all. - Scott |
This weeks product review is on Safe & Sound Car Seat, Pyper has just about grown out of her capsule, Im a bit sad about that, we have to buy another one, so that is more money but once again its based on safety so what can you do!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
I hope you bought the best
I hope you bought the best safety car seat there is. When I think of my baby, I always buy the best product considering it's quality and safety, no matter the cost.
I have this exact car
I have this exact car seat.
I feel that the reviewer is being bloody riduculous. The seat when facing backwards does have the straps in an awkward place. But I think that he will find that all seats uning anchor restraint straps have this in common. I foud it very difficult to put the baby in without loosening these, but it is a small price to pay for the extra safety. in my opinion, car safety is very important as the incidence rate of crashes in NZ is high. Turning the seat the other way for an older child removes this problem. Having the car seat not be able to recline when facing forward is a minor bugbear I feel as our boy sleeps when he is tired regardless of position. The restraint system (3 point harness) seems to be very good and is easiest to fit each time if loosened.
Sounds like the reveiwer preferred his momentary convenience getting the baby in rather than safety!
I run
I run www.childrestraints.co.nz and have reviewed a number of car seats in the 2yrs I have been running the charity. The article does not say what Safe-n-sound model the seat was, but like everything, some fit some don't.
However some of the issues mentioned by the poster may be caused by the user themselves and not the seat.
The tether bolt has to be used with these seats, some older cars do not have them and therefore they need to be installed. This is at a cost, but it is a one off cost. It also reduces forces to your child's head during an impact and therefore may save your child's life. Newer non-sports cars are likely to have these fitted.
When the tether is connected, to get the child into the seat you can either:
Loosen the straps, place child over straps, buckle child, tighten straps.
Pass child under the straps and then buckle as per normal. The strap is a pain, but it's a safety feature and reduces forces to your child's head and neck, it also prevents the seat from tipping over backwards in an accident.
Some SNS seats can recline from the front, others from the back, most have upright, recline (for forward facing) and full recline for rear facing infants.
The seat has a 6 point harness, 2 straps over the shoulder, 2 straps over the hips and 2 straps attached to the buckle. If you are having to "force" the straps into your child's belly, then you must be doing something wrong. It is perfectly okay to loosen the straps, before putting the child in, and then tighten them up once the buckle has been done up. The safest seats have a 5 or 6 point harness, other models can pose dangerous risks to your child's safety.
I suggest you take your seat, car, self and child to a Safe2Go technician, Plunket car seat rental scheme, or other knowledgeable person (note: this excludes baby specialty stores) and show them what you are doing, and they will be able to correct any mistakes, possibly making your job easier!
Try the above, and then re-review the car seat. Alternatively the seat may not be the best match for your car. Try another and then report back.
For Safe2Go technicians list in your area go to www.safe2go.co.nz and click on "find technician".
Trish
After a lot of research and
After a lot of research and asking questions, about car-seats one stood out above the rest in New Zealand and that was Safe-&-Sound car seats.
Yes they are big, bulky and costly
However they are number one for safety
Andrea and I are happy to release or adjust the car-seat straps when getting the baby in and out of the car-seat.
Our main reason for going with Safe-&-Sound was safety
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