| | |  | Baby Accessories | Home » » Britax Companion Infant Car Seat, Unity Blue | | | | | | | Description: | | Your little will enjoy a safe, smooth ride with the Companion Infant Car Seat.Features: - Adjustable fabric canopy
- Smooth, contoured adjustable carrying handle with soft grip
- Vehicle belt path so carrier can be used without base
- Tangle-free, polyester 5-point harness, three harness heights
- Patented anti-rebound bar
- Expandable head pad with True Side Impact Protection
- Comfort foam and EPS protective foam
- Comfort pads and belly pad for comfort and protection
- Larger cradle for infants up to 30"
- Removable, washable fabric cover
- Infinitely adjustable base height
- Flexible buckle LATCH system
- Rear-facing only -- for infants 4 to 22 pounds, up to 30"
| | | Features: | |
• The Britax Companion infant car seat features true side impact protection
• Patented anti-rebound bar stabilizes the child seat and reduces movement of the child during vehicle impact
• Also provides head support cradles the child?s head and maintains proper positioning
• Tangle-free, five-point harness with three harness heights and two buckle positions ensures a snug and secure fit
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 21.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 19.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 17.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 20.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 21.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 19.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 17.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 20.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 45 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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25 of 25 found the following review helpful:
Awkward, but good for tall babiesAug 22, 2006
By FreesiaClaire
If you have a tall family, the Britax infant carseat is for you. It allows for a baby height of 30 inches. The popular Graco only goes to 26 inches and our son outgrew that carseat at 10 weeks. You will find the Britax to be heavier, the clasp is harder to use, and it doesn't give you a loud, reassuring CLICK when you hook it to its base, but at least you will be able to use it for many months!
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Safe and secureMar 22, 2007
By Rosebud
I love this car seat. After researching many different seats I decided to go with Britax after hearing so many great things. The seat is very comfortable for my daughter, every time we go out she is asleep in her seat within minutes. There is a head support with True Side Impact Protection in case of an accident, which is very reassuring to me. The material is very nice and easily washable. The straps on the five point harness are easy to adjust with just the push of a button and the pull of a strap. You can loosen or tighten the straps with the baby already in the seat. The base is set up for a car with LATCH but can also be used with a seat belt. When the seat is hooked onto the base, there is a loud click to let me know that she is locked in unlike the other reviewer mentioned. The seat is rather heavy. However, safety is more important to me than how much a seat weighs. This is one of the best seats on the market, a little pricey but what price would you put on your child's safety? My next car seat will be a Britax!
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Sturdy SeatOct 01, 2007
By T,M,DJ, and Cam
Great rugged infant car seat, but it does have a few problems. It's really heavy if you ever use the seat outside of the car. The little head TSIP (true side impace protection) piece keeps falling down, last of all, adjusting the handle is difficult as the latches on each side really require a good pull. If you have large access car doors and plan to leave the seat in your car attached to the base, it's a great safe seat.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Solid safety and Really easy to use.Oct 23, 2008
By KNSudha
I used britax seats with my older son, and even though he was big and
hit the 20lb limit on that 8 yr old version at 10 1/2 weeks, I loved its ease of use, ease of washing the covers removing and adjusting straps etc. This new version with side impact protection SIP and the snap in base is even nicer!
Cons --
* the SIP insert tends to slide out of place or fall over, so you have to jiggle it up and then slide baby in, not always easy with twins especially:-)
* On the heavier side -- but thats the price for safety.
* Does not go to 30 lb like the chicco and graco.
* need to purchase and install a foam insert for 4 to 7 lb babies an extra cost item, and time issue too, since you need to buy from their web site. should really be included in the packaging at the store with instructions. my twins were both in the 6 lb range at birth, and being exclusively breastfed ended up being 5 lb something while heading home, luckily, I had ordered and installed these inserts, since without them, their heads would probably be falling forward when the seat is installed correctly. I removed it actually when they were 8 lb something betw 3 and 4 weeks. The foam insert keeps them much more reclined than the other seats. thats another reason to pick this seat for me since with twins due, i had a reasonable expectation of low birth weight.
* the shoulder strap is actually already in the 2nd/middle position since I took out the insert, so hope the seat fits thro their growth. The crotch strap is still in the inside position, even with their winter buntings, so I think that should work out ok with lighter summer and fall clothes here in CA
* the included strap cover for their necks is totally useless since its impossible to slide that comfortably into the side of the SIP which is pretty snug fitting, and my twins are in the 5th to 15th percentile only!.
Pros --
* feels totally snug, comfy and secure for my twins, they were totally secure in it, and the rebound bar is a safety feature not found in the chicco or graco 30 lb seats which are the only real competition. The primo viaggio is much more bulky and less easy to use.
* the SIP keeps their head totally snug!
* totally takes 5 minutes to rethread straps, remove covers etc. any time you feel like washing them, or adjusting the fit. mine came thro the wash really well, but wouldnt throw in the dryer, better to drip dry.
* the light chest clip is not a heavy burden on the delicate newborn, and who wants to mess with a puzzle piece etc with a screaming infant!
* the handle is a breeze to move out of the way or into carry position if you hold it with 4 fingers on the grey button, and thumb on seat. handle moves really easily into position though you do need two hands to get it to change position.
The baby trend seat my s-i-l had was a nightmare to buckle up, to move the handle, and even to snap in and out of the base. The graco another friend had,, had a ton of movement without the rebound bar, and the straps were really tangly /twisty too. Can totally feel the solid quality here with this seat. The material is soft and comfy and washes well, no weird smells from flame retardant like folks reported with the chicco seats on amzn reviews. I would say try out the seats yourself before trusting say the consumer reports reviews.
* the click when you snap it into the base is audible, but not loud enough to wake a sleeping baby.
* works great with my baby trend snap n go twin stroller.
* the heavy weight and 22 lb limit are not a real issue, since you would not want to carry around heavier babies in their car seats after say 15 lbs. The competition is actually a tad heavier, and definitely bulkier! I plan to switch to a roundabout or a marathon (depending on which fits in my car/truck at that time) once they hit my carrying weight limit and keep them rear facing till well into their second year for safety reasons. I did so until 20 months for my older son.
At the time when they are the most vulnerable new borns, I want nothing less than the safest car seat out there, and I feel Britax delivers that thro the years.
I am petite, and don't hope to really carry my infants in their car seats once the combined weight tops 20 lbs that would be a 15 lb baby
The chicco was rated better for ease of use by consumer reports, not for safety, and guess what, they had a huge safety recall where those seats would not secure correctly to the base. The only britax I owned that was recalled, was the marathon, and that was more a seatbelt issue, than the seat construction. The britax is plenty easy to use, and so much more quality than graco etc.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
High quality car seatDec 29, 2007
By Portia S
Robust and well constructed, this carseat is top quality. We did have an issue with the head support during the first few weeks of use. It proved to be quite big for my son when he was a newborn. We had to pad the sides so that his head won't tilt sideways. This didn't last too long though since my boy grew big quickly and the head support now fits snugly.
We got the onyx color which on hindsight was probably not a great idea for our baby who gets hot easily. There are many times when we'd pull him out after a car ride sweaty at the back and behind his head. If you have a hot baby, we suggest getting a lighter color.
Other than these 2 issues, we have been VERY happy with this product.
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