Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat

Later, the seat converts to a highback booster then backless booster, for comfortable, custom protection up to 100 lbs. Extensive crash testing and a steel-reinforced structure give parents peace of mind, while the height adjusting head support and extra-comfy seat with wide armrests, cup holder and side storage help your precious passenger relax and enjoy the ride.

Features:

• Extended 5-point harness fits kids up to 65 lbs. to keep them safer longer
• Converts from 5-point harness to High-Back Booster for children 30-100 lbs. and Backless Booster for children 40-100 lbs.
• Steel reinforced structural frame: Steel reinforced frame provides strength and durability
• 3-position recline to get the correct installation and comfort
• Wider, padded armrests are extra comfy
• Head rest can be easily adjusted in one hand so it changes with child's growth
• Engineered and crash tested to meet or exceed US standard:
  • U.S. Compliance Standard FMVSS 213
  • New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) ? peak Crash Force approximately 2X Car Seat Standard
  • Extreme Car Interior Temperatures
• EPS, energy absorbing foam
• Cup holder and convenient side storage keep must-haves handy
• Open loop belt guides easily position your vehicle's seatbelt
• Recommended Use:
  • 20 - 65 lbs. 5-point harness
  • 30- 100 lbs. Highback Booster
  • 40- 100 lbs. Backless Booster
• Dimensions: 20" x 22" x 29"

• great car seat

• Easy to use. reasonably priced.
  Safe and comfortable, fits in car nicely. Adjustments are very easy to make. Would highly recommend this to anyone needing a forward facing car seat. Can be used until child is ready to be in a regular seat belt.
  It cannot be used as a rear facing seat.

• Very comfy

• My friend is very happy with the car seat and says that her 15 months old son sits very comfortably in it.

• Great car seat

• We bought this for our son who just turned one. We never used it rear facing. We love this car seat. It had the highest weight capacity for the seat and harness that we found. He seems very comfortable and secure in it. It should be the last car seat that we have to buy him since it converts into a booster seat. It was a great deal and a good seat.

• perfect for the bigger little kid

• My 2-year-old was certainly not ready for a booster, but it was becoming difficult to buckle her into her carseat as the 'crotch strap' was too far back. The Nautalis carseat has two 'crotch strap' positions, and now it fits her perfectly. The fact that it converts to a booster, and then a backless booster, means that this will be the *last* carseat I need to buy! In addition, it is very comfortable, the headrests support my little girl while she's sleeping, and it has neat extras like a cup-holder and "secret hiding places" under the armrests where she stores little toys and things. I am very pleased with my purchase.

• Very happy with this seat!

• Our 13 month old is very happy in his new seat. He naps easily and seems very comfortable.

• Happy with this seat!

• We needed a car seat for our 3 year old that would convert to a booster, so that we could use her old car seat for a younger sibling without buying a seat w/harness now and a booster later. We're very pleased with this seat, as it allows her to be strapped with the harness to 65 lbs and will be the last seat she will need. It is comfortable for her, and she loves the cup holder, which is in a much better position for regular use than most. Also, the head rest wraps around her head so that when she falls asleep, her head doesn't wobble around. It is easy to adjust and easy to put together/install. She is safe and secure in this seat, and for the price I couldn't be happier!

• Great car seat

• I have been very happy with this car seat. I was glad to find a car seat with a 5 point harness for children up to 65 lbs, that is lighter and less expensive than the Britax Frontier. My husband had no problems installing it. It has a great built in cup holder and storage for snacks or my son's little trucks that come with us everywhere we go. It seems very sturdy and of good quality. I'm very glad I didn't spend twice as much on the Britax seat.

• Britax owner who loves this seat!

• After owning only Britax seats through the years, we recently bought this seat as an extra. It will be used for quick trips in the communter car... but... it is a fantastic seat! It is built solid, with great features similar to the Britax. It has a wraparound head area, and adjustable height that is easy to change. The belts do not twist, and are adjustable in the front, with rollers in the back to keep them moving smoothly. My daughter was slumping forward when sleeping, but with the recline it is not an issue. We attached with the top tether and LATCH (she is still under the max weight) and it was a breeze. It is a wonderful alternative to the belt-positioning booster, for now, until 65 pounds! It can easily convert to three different seats as she gets older. This will truely last a long time. We are pleased in every way and think that it was well worth more money. The harness is the biggest feature that we bought it for, and would buy it again. Hope that this helps anyone on the fence~ Britax are great seats, but this is as well.

• Love this seat!! Former Britax customer

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  Previous Britax Owner...Love this seat!, September 6, 2008
  Reviewer: Margaret Jones (Glendside, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
  
  I recently purchased the Britax Regent for my 4 1/2 year old son and was convinced that by spending more money for the car seat, my son would be safer in it opposed to a less expensive one. I couldn't be more wrong. The Britax Regent is a sturdy seat and I am impressed that the harness goes up to 80 lbs and I plan to use it in the future for that reason, but it was such a pain to install. I was looking for a second car seat that had a high harness weight limit and came across the Graco Nautilus. After doing some research on it and having my son try it out in the store I was convinced that this was the seat for us. The install in the car was a breeze with the latch and the tether strap and I actually got it tighter than the Britax Regent. I was so impressed with the seat overall that I decided to use it in my primary vehicle and put the Regent in my parent's car for when they pick up my son from school. The Regent is a great car seat, don't get me wrong but it is large and bulky and it is insanely time consuming to install and to get tight. I am in love with this car seat and only wish that I had discovered it sooner. I still plan to use the Regent when my son exceeds 65 lbs and can no longer be harnessed because the Regent can accommodate an 80 lb child with a 5 point, but I can not get over how impressed I am with this seat. Way to go Graco!!
  
  For more information regarding why it is so important to keep your child in a 5 point harness for as long as possible, please visit www.kyledavidmiller.org

• Fan-bloody-tastic!

• So our son is a hefty one. He's two, 35 lbs and 36" tall. He needed to get out of his baby car seat and in to a booster seat. After a couple of months of research we settled on this one. It's great! It is very easy to put together, the headrest comes off if need be and the back will come off when he weighs more for when only the bottom seat is needed. Plus there's a cup holder for his road soda. Can't beat that! There is also ample padding for his keester and back for long trips...which is a plus and the seat reclines. It took him about two days to get used to it but then again, we're more "Suck it up. Change is the only constant in life" kinda' parents. So he got over his new seat juuuuuust fine.
  
  The moral is, buy this seat. Your kid will love it or your money back...from wherever you bought it from 'cause you're not getting it back from me.
  
  Enjoy!

• Great seat!!

• So far, a great seat for the price!! Don't know what the true difference is between this and the britax marathon besides price of course.

• Great Buy...

• I love this car seat. We looked for a long time to try and replace our son's Britax carseat. The only bummer is that the hand rest are a little high it makes it hard to lift my son over the hand rest and into his seat especially when you are pregnant, other than that it is really easy to use (buckles, ajusting height and converting the seat) and I love the colors!

• PRACTICLE

• This chair is large and somewhat heavier than most seats but we leave it in the same car so that doesn't matter to us. coincidentaly it's bulk makes it a very sturdy chair. It has good strong anchors and tether system. My husband is a Paramedic and we both recommend this chair.

• Just as good if not better than Britax

• I had a Britax seat I was borrowing from my sister-in-law but they needed it back for their infant so I had to search for another seat and knew I couldn't afford the Britax but I wanted something that was just as reliable and easy to use. I found it with this car seat. It has exceeded my expectations. I like it better than the Britax because my daughter(2yrs) is not able to loosen the straps like she was able to with the Britax and she was also able to undo the clasp across the chest but not with this one. This also has the anchor and latch systems and are easy to use- maybe not quite as easy as the Britax but I know that it's in there properly and that's what matters that my daughter is safe. She also thinks it is comfortable and likes the cup holder and arm rests with the cubbys in them. I also like that the cup holder doesn't stick out to the side like I've seen with others and they can seem flimsy but this one isn't. I will be purchasing another one when my youngest daughter is big enough for one. I also put this together in a matter of 5-10 minutes as long as I followed the instructions and installed within 5 minutes after also following the instructions. If safety is what your looking for I would highly recommend this seat.

• Love the extended harnessing

• I bought this seat because I wanted to keep my long-torsoed five year old in a five point harness seat for longer. She's far too wiggly for a booster. With a 65 lb weight limit and high top harness slots, this seat is going to last her a long time. She's in Kindergarten and only on the second to top slots, and this is a tall kid. I like it so much I bought another one for my mom's car. The only thing I don't like about this seat is that when I tried it in booster mode for my 9 year old, the lap belt seemed to ride a bit higher on her stomach than I'm used to with the Britax Frontier or Graco Turbobooster. It still fit decently however, and when it comes time to move into booster mode I'll reevaluate the fit on the little one. Even if it was a terrible booster though, the extended harnessing avaliable on this one for a price that is unheard of (when previous extended harness options consisted only of [...] Britax seats) make it so worth it. Oh, and it was the easiest installation I have ever done.

• great for the money

• My 2 1/12 year old really likes this car seat. It was easy to assemble and install. The only thing that is annoying is that the extra cushion tends to slip down when I put him in the seat. I then have to try to readjust it in order to buckle him.

• A perfect addition for the new baby!

• A couple of my family members bought these 3-in 1 car seats for thier infants and they love them.Keeps the infant locked in,but still with great
  comfort.Easy to clean with spills,this product gets an A++++!!!!! They say
  it's the best car seat available for the price!

• Easy to use and compact

• This is our second toddler car seat, the first one was a Graco Safeseat that we bought so that it would recline while being strapped in. We took it back because it wore down after 1-2 months making it harder to use and internal straps got all screwed up.
  
  This seat is compact, the straps are smooth. If fits nice in our more compact car and it looks comfortable. Good cup holder and side pockets for toys and such. The seat looks like it will adjust to other sizes very well and much thought was put into the child growing with it. Instead of it being just an afterthought and sales gimic that I see in a lot of other cars seats that claim to be 3-in-1.
  
  My only complaint is that it doesn't recline well, which hasn't stopped my 14 mo daughter from sleeping. But her head does fall forward which seems to be a common complaint with just about all car seats so I think this may be hard to avoid.

• Great Choice!

• I bought this to be used in my son's SUV for my three-year old grandson. It's a bit of a challenge to install and quite large, but overall, it is comfortable and has all the safety features I was looking for.

• Keeps Kids Safer for Longer!!

• I selected this seat based on a recommendation from our child safety seat expert from where I work (The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). I chose this seat because my 4-year-old was quickly approaching the height and weight limits of his convertible seat (40lbs. and 40inches). I could have moved him to a booster, but the longer I can keep him in a harness, the safer he will be. And this seat's harness is rated to 65lbs.
  
  Anyway, it was easy to assemble and easy to install with the LATCH.
  I recommend you have your car seat installation checked by a Certified Passenger Safety Technician. To find one, visit http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cps/cpsfitting/index.cfm