Graco Snugride 35 Infant Car Seat

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 30.7 x 18.7 x 15.6 inches ; 16.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B004IEBP1M
• UPC: 047406113729
• Item model number: 1790732
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 569 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
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By : Graco
List Price : $159.99
Price : $135.54
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Product Description

Color: Rittenhouse
From the Manufacturer
Innovative Technology That Keeps Your Baby "Rear To A Year". The Infant SnugRide35 Car Seat holds babies up to 35 pounds and 32" tall. That means it fits 97% of one-year-olds and can keep your baby rear-facing for one full year. It's been extensively crash tested to meet or exceed U.S. standards, and engineered for safety. The seat's base stays put in your car for a convenient, 1-time installation. Its seat belt lock design makes it simple to tightly secure the base, and an adjustment dial helps for an easier installation. The seat's patent-pending 5-point harness can also be easily adjusted, thanks to an accessible front strap. The carrier handle is uniquely designed so it's more comfortable for parents to transport. For Baby's comfort, the padded seat has an infant head support plus 180° rotating canopy. All this means you'll enjoy a full year of hassle-free travels with your most precious passenger. Removable boot.
Meet the car seat more moms rely on than any other. Our top-rated Graco SnugRide™ 35 has been thoughtfully constructed and rigorously tested for safety, including side-impact testing, to help keep your baby secure up to 35 pounds and 32 inches tall. Its LATCH-equipped, stay-in-car base has a one-hand dial adjustment to ensure the proper installation angle, and an integrated belt lock-off to further simplify installation. Add in the removable infant head support and the EPS, energy absorbing foam, and it’s easy to see why this infant car seat is one of America’s favorites.

 

Graco Snugride 35 Infant Car Seat

 

Product Features

• Compatibility with most Graco strollers lets you create custom built travel systems
• Convenient, stay-in-car base with seat belt lock-off and adjustment dial to help insure secure installation
• Engineered and crash tested to meet or exceed U.S. standard
• 5-point harness with front adjustment helps keep Baby secure
• 180° Rotating Canopy with peek-a-boo window helps shade your child from any direction

Buyer Evaluations

This assessment is for the Graco Snugride 35 Infant Carseat - Lowery
Pros:
1. Self Supported Canopy (Massive plus for me)
two. Uncomplicated to adjust harness
three. Up to 35lbs and 32 inches
four. Sturdy Base with adjustable angle
5. Additional manage position
6. Awesome style (haven't noticed the other styles, Brunswick and Flint)
7. Rubber on base to avoid slippage
8. Functions with the Graco SnugGlider Swing
Cons:
9. On the heavy side of auto seats
Description:
1. I need to say I am really writing this evaluation mainly because of the self supported canopy. I have observed and employed countless other strollers and auto seats with annoying canopies that latch to the back of the head rest and come out a specified distance. While this is a normal style, I hate it. Unless the canopy is genuinely enormous, it is generally useless, because unless you live on the equator, the sun continually comes in at an angle. The Graco Snugride 35 has a self supporting canopy frame. So the canopy can be adjusted as far forward as you'd like and nevertheless sustain its structure. This is such a superb feature to keep sun light, wind, and all sorts of weather off the child, regardless of what angle it really is coming in at. Sure other auto seats let you unlatch the canopy from the back and move it forward, but then the back of the canopy droops down considering that it has no support.
2. I really like the harness on this seat. Initial off it has the person side clips that can be buckled in separately, so there is no fancy finger function trying to get the two sides together and then snap it in. Second, the harness is conveniently loosened by depressing the clamp and pulling the harness away from the infant. This makes for simpler access to the baby. Just in case you had been worried, when the seat is snapped into the base, even if you depress the clamp, the harness will not budge. Security feature I guess. I had a auto seat prior to this 1 that was just incredibly difficult to loosen the harness, so annoying. I do say the chest plate seems a small substantial for a newborn, but my 7lb 7ounce son does just fine (he's now 8lb 4ounces).
3. I appreciate how lengthy this must last. It appears so stupid to obtain a auto seat that can only be employed a few months. 35 lbs and 32 inches should certainly make life a small a lot easier. Having said that, this feature causes a small more weight, which I will talk about later.
four. I am coming from and Eddie Bauer automobile seat to this auto seat and owe my, the difference is like night and day. I don't know what Eddie was thinking, but their base was so wobbly when installed it was like placing the auto seat on a took pick and praying it didn't tip over around a curve (Yes, I place all my weight on it and tightened it true tight). When I installed the Graco Carseat, which was a breeze to do, it felt sturdy prior to I even gave it a large tightening pull. And to add the security, the base has an angle adjustment knob which causes the plate on the bottom, known as the `foot' to move downward by twisting the knob on best. I did this soon after I tightened the base in. This increase in height tightened the base even much more. That base doesn't move an inch, or even a millimeter. The only thing I am worried about, is the nice square imprint the foot will leave on the seat of my auto, lol. Oh properly, the security of my youngster is way more necessary.
five. The additional handle position is a different plus for me. Most vehicle seats have 2 positions in which the manage snaps. One particular spot is the carrying position and the other is at the head rest. The Graco Snugride 35 has and extra 1 in in between. It is not certainly a large deal, but it is just one particular of those items that makes life a small less complicated. Mostly I like to set it in that position when he's in the vehicle so that the manage does not block my mirror set up.
6. Design is great, soft and sturdy. My wife loves the print. So do I due to the fact it is fairly neutral and we are preparing on having more children. I enjoy the newborn head rest. It is appears additional plump and successful than others, but I do agree with the other review that it could be plumper as there's nevertheless plenty of space for the newborn head to move about. We just add a modest rolled up towel around his head for now. In about a month, I envision it will be the fantastic size.
7. I enjoy the rubber and the bottom of the vehicle seat. It makes me feel so a lot even more at ease when I put him down on a slick surface. Also it nonetheless has a curve to it so you can rock the vehicle seat if you'd like.
8. This vehicle seat functions with the Graco SnugGlider, which I am so happy with correct now. My son will cry (usually) when I 1st put into the car seat, but as soon as he's situated, it is off to a peaceful sleep. He does not like becoming still though for quite lengthy. So we either place the vehicle seat on the swing or hurry up and get to the auto. Not certain why, but car rides place our infant at peace like nothing else. Probably it's the vibrations, I don't know, but they have to have to make a auto simulator for babies, lol. Anyways, since he sleeps so properly in the auto, we enjoy the fact that when we get home, we do not have to take him out of the automobile seat and wake him up. Instead, we just attach the vehicle seat to the SnugGlider and it keeps the motion feeling going which keeps the infant asleep. The swing does have a vibrating setting on it, I just haven't utilised it but, likely will need to try that out. Anyways, the ability to turn the vehicle seat into a swing and not have to take out the child (which ordinarily wakes him) is just so nice.
9. Well, I place this in the cons area, but it doesn't actually bother me. I've read a large number of critiques about vehicle seats, and the one point men and women complain about and take away stars for is the weight of a vehicle seat. I tried out a few automobile seats and determined that these many people are stupid idiots. This car seat may be a little bit alot more then the lightest ones out there, but those light ones won't hold as much weight as the heavier ones. And my goodness, we are talking about a couple of pounds difference. If you want to down grade a thing for weight alone, why do not you take a star away from your infant for just about every pound he/she gains. When the baby weighs 25lbs, the weight of the auto seat will need to be a breeze. The perfect way to make points seem lighter is to do arm curls and operate up your muscles, either that order a carbon fiber vehicle seat. But I'm sure there still consumers who want to know about the weight. At 9.four pounds it basically doubles the weight of your newborn. Each my wife and I are able to carry it about with no substantially hassle. Don't get me wrong, I do not go on extended walks with the car seat. But carrying it into a store or for a short period of time is not a significant deal. If he's gonna be traveling with me, I'll put him into his stroller.
Summary:
This is seriously a fantastic vehicle seat. I am particularly glad with my purchase and would highly advise it to any person with a new baby.
UPDATE, 17 July 2010:
My son is now five months old and we have been utilizing this car seat the entire time. He is pretty much 18 lbs and 27 inches however nevertheless has room to develop in this seat. I predict we'll be applying it at least yet another three months prior to it's time for a new older child car seat. This tends to make me so glad I bought this auto seat. Yes there are lighter automobile seats out there, but my son would already be pushing the limit on most of those. There is no way those lighter automobile seats could be made use of as extended as this a single can.
I also wanted to address a single concern I've noticed arise with this car seat, and that is the width of it. It is a small wider than most car seats which could or can not be a predicament for you. We have discovered, as other individuals have, that it doesn't fit into those common wooden highchairs at some restaurants. Nevertheless, we have hardly identified this to be a difficulty and here's why A great number of restaurants, such as IHop and Applebees, are moving away from the old wooden highchairs and now have new plastic transforming stools or slings, which this car seat functions superb in. Even when we have ended up at a restaurant that nevertheless uses the old ones, we were nonetheless in a position to locate one more remedy and it has never ever been a major deal. I would not turn down this auto seat for that cause. Regardless of the added width, it still fits in any Graco Snugride swing or stroller and several areas now have highchairs or swings capable of handling a wider auto seat.
Aside from that, my wife and I still adore this car seat and are glad we did not pick one other lighter one particular, specially since we could not even use a smaller lighter 1 now. Get improved bang for your buck and be willing to lift an additional 2 or 3 lbs.

For our 1st son, we used the older model that went to 30 lbs. We located that he outgrew the seat just before 30lbs and was ready for a front facing seat by 15 months (he's a tall boy). As far as I can tell this seat is slightly bigger. It is also heavier. For children like ours the limiting element for a rear facing seat is how lengthy until their legs do not take up all the space between the seat back and the car seat. I don't see how this chair will alter that limiting factor - but my newborn is still only two months old. I'll try to update this critique in 10 months.
Other than that, these are great seats. Secure, nicely built and getting a solid reputation. We thought about going with a alot more costly seat, but the safety evaluations seemed fairly similar (some put this 1 larger). I just borrowed a friend's less costly vehicle seat (Eddie Bauer) and it was challenging to get the fit ideal and it definitely seemed flimsy and much much less secure.
I advise finding the 'Graco SnugRider Infant Car Seat Stroller Frame" for about 55 bucks. It operates perfectly with this seat, and is super light and convient for keeping in the auto - beneficial for grocery store and so on.
UPDATE: By 14 months we moved on to a distinct seat (do not worry - It's nevertheless rear facing). Still, this was a excellent car seat - just do not count on to make it all the way to 2 years in it. Our boys are fairly tall, but I suspect most youngsters will not make it to 24 months in this one particular. We did purchase a new automobile (Subaru Outback 2010) which really helped with the leg room on rear facing seats. That mentioned, this one particular was limited by the should straps (I suspect any seat of this style would be similarly limited). Our new seat is a great deal more of a toddler seat, that makes it possible for for rear facing. I suspect that this is the way to go. Use a seat like this for the 1st year. Transition to a rear facing toddler seat for a year and then move on to a booster style seat.

 

Graco Snugride 35 Infant Car Seat