I am a mom, and have also been a nanny to several children. We bought this seat for my son when he outgrew his infant seat. I was glad we had an infant seat for a while just for the ease of the travel system we had, but he grew fast, and I knew I wanted a seat that would fit him from that point forward. First of all, I would not describe this seat as easy to install. In most cars, it take me and another person to install it properly. In some cars the angles and the space make it more feasible for only one person to install it. That being said, at the price, we ended up buying another one for our second car because we loved the first one so much. For those saying their seat tips, you've installed it incorrectly. Go to your local fire department or health department and have someone help you install it correctly. Next, I love that you can change the recline on the seat. It makes it fit into multiple types of vehicles. Our two vehicles are very different sizes and the back seats are shaped and angled differently. It works for both. I've never had any issues with the straps. When we initially got the second one, it was in my parents' car because they were regularly watching my son. They're a little older, and they had a hard time tightening the straps at first. I went out and played with them a bit. It was sticking. I tightened and loosened them multiple times in a row. They were fine after that. My son likes this seat. It's nicely cushioned, so he's comfy. We have a different seat for our sometimes babysitter's car, and he doesn't like it. I love that I can pull the liner out and machine wash it. Baby boy sometimes gets carsick riding rear facing, so we've needed to clean puke a few times. It also wipes down easily when we're traveling until we can get to a washing machine. This car seat is solid and has protection in all the right places. I have peace of mind knowing that it is installed correctly and will protect my son in the event of an accident.

I was so excited when I got this for my daughter. I adjusted everything then put it in our truck and it wouldn't tighten. We've also tried putting it in 3 other vehicles. I've tried to tighten it, my husband, his brother in law and my dad all tried to tighten it and it doesn't. It's super unsafe and is so loose. Even with the seat belt strapped in.

I loved the color options for this car seat, and first impression when we opened up the box was great quality and comfortable pillows/seat for kiddo. It was easy to adjust as my daughter got bigger and went from rear facing to front facing, and I am really satisfied with this seat overall! Would buy again.

There's lots to love about this car seat with removable cup holders and adjustable headrests, but my two favorite features are the WASHABLE seat pad and lesser-advertised buckle guard. 1) The washable seat pad is amazing because... children. Whether it's baby blowouts or food crumb and mush accumulation from a cross country road trip, the fact that you can safely and easily wash that sucker is a huge bonus! 2) That buckle guard! It's honestly just a small piece of lightly padded fabric attached behind the buckle, but it is a lifesaver. I live in Texas and summers are HOT! And what's the worst part of that? Having to put your poor kid in a roasting hot car seat while doing the don't-touch-the-buckle dance so that it doesn't burn them and simultaneously trying not to pinch those precious baby thighs that are exposed in their cute short shorts. Buckle guard to the rescue! Disaster averted! There's not much to say for drawbacks on this product, but fair warning that it is quite large. It fit well in the back of my compound car and I was impressed my toddler still had leg room, but if you're having to fit three car seats in your back seat or a couple of adults/older kids alongside it, it would be a tight fit. And while the installation and adjustments are easy if you know what you're doing, they're not super intuitive for newbies. I challenged my mom, who has never installed a car seat, to install it and adjust the settings, and even with the instructions (which were a bit confusing) she needed help. We're still rear facing, and I'm beyond excited that this product works well now AND I won't have to buy a new product as babe grows into forward facing and booster territory. Bottom line, I'm a fan, babe is comfy, and I look forward to using this seat for years to come! *I received this product free as part of the Stellar Product Testing Panel.*

My husband and I both have this car seat for our 2 yr old, both of us experience the same issues. You can not tighten the harness after a few uses so she can now get her arms through. No matter much you tighten and readjust the car seat when installing it, it will loosen and move around and this is just after a few times in/out of the seat. I moved the headrest up and now it rattles when she is not in the car. Very unhappy with this purchase

This stupid thing is not secure at all. It moves way too much no matter how tight the anchor straps are. It's even worse trying to use the seat belt. And of course they say you can't use both to strap the car seat down. We still tried it out of desperation and the seat was still sliding around. And its so big the seats its behind have to be all the way forward. No room for driver or passenger. I have a large suv so i expect to be able to have room. Not worth my money.

Straps are hard to tighten sometimes one side tightens more than the other. I guess one side is getting stuck. Doesn't feel very secure in the car. Takes up so much room since it has to recline so far to be parallel with the road. Straps cut into baby so I had to put the covers back on but the covers fit weird. Has the old style clips for the anchors. I will switch to graco or evenflo like my friends and family use.

DO NOT BUY!!! We purchased this car seat when my daughter was 6 months old and because of the way the car seat sat rear facing, her head would completely fall forward. She's now 15 months old and the left side cup holder just broke off!!! Very poor quality and I will not be buying anything from this company again!

Thanks to the Stellar Product Testing Panel for providing me with this convertible car seat. This car seat is incredibly user friendly and I really appreciated the features that allow it to be easily adjusted as your child grows. The instruction manual was very clear and detailed which was incredibly helpful for installing it into my car. I used the car seat for my son who is nearly a year old and 20lbs. I was able to install the car seat rear facing in my Chevy Cruize very quickly with the help of the instruction manual. Unfortunately because of the design of my backseat, the car seat was not able to be reclined enough even in the farthest setting to prevent my son's head from falling forward when asleep. Because of this I wouldn't use it with a younger baby unless it was installed in a different vehicle. My favorite feature is definitely the handles that allow you to easily adjust the height of the seat, I'm looking forward to many more years of use of this conveniently designed car seat!

I love that this fits my infant AND my preschooler! Great value for every fit. The material is also very soft and comfortable. Very cushioned, and you can feel the great quality. It was very simple and easy to install, and we also loved the color way of Dune's Edge.