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(56 customer reviews) 29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Comfortable and stable!,
May 17, 2007 S. Coales "moneypitminer" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cheeky Monkey Pac Back (Baby Product)
We're getting ready to travel back to the UK with our son & his car seat this summer (07). Having taken a closer look at the alternatives (car seat carrier, bag etc.) we thought we would give this one a try.
We have a Britax Boulevard seat - certainly not the smallest seat around. It fits well into this carrier. The back padding is reasonable - the most important part being the hard board liner - does a great job of hiding the sharp and irregular edges of the seat.
The shoulder straps are quite nicely padded, plenty of slack on the straps to adjust them.
The waist/hip supports are not bad either.
The seat itself is held in place by one strap top to bottom, one side to side, once the seat is cinched in, the whole thing is reassuringly secure.
Once the seat is secured and you hoist the thing on your back, it feels solid. I get the impression this will NOT be sliding around my back or off my shoulder... which is what it's all...Read more
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Taking the pain out of frequent flying with toddler in tow,
February 27, 2007 J. Fischer "seasoned traveler" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cheeky Monkey Pac Back (Baby Product)
As very frequent (often long-distance) travelers, we routinely purchase airline tickets for our daughter so that she can travel safely and comfortably in her car seat on plane trips. We really pushed the size limits of the car seat that integrated into a stroller (the Graco travel system) for ease of use, but once she had finally made the dreaded transition into a larger seat, we tried practically every method for moving the seat, toddler, diaper bag, collapsible stroller, carry-on, etc., from our home to and through the airport without ending up completely exhausted and frustrated. Of all of the options that we tried, the Pac Back was the most consistently comfortable and convenient. I'm not very tall (5'5"), and find that I can manage to wear the Pac Back, stow loose and light objects (such as coats or stuffed animals) in the car seat itself, sling a diaper bag over one shoulder and a purse on the other, and still have enough mobility/agility to bend down and pick my daughter up...Read more
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Moderately useful tool to simplify air travel,
October 30, 2007 David M. Goodman "dave" (germantown, md United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cheeky Monkey Pac Back (Baby Product)
First, I found this product to be well-constructed and light weight.
Overall, a useful tool when traveling alone with my 2 year old girl. Compared with lugging our Brittax marathon monster of car seat around the airport- this product was highly helpful and worth its weight in gold.
I previously used the Go-go babyz travelmate stroller which I had borrowed. I will compare it below.
Here are my critical observations:
1) Carrying a heavy car seat on your back gets old no matter how well designed the instrument. The Go-go babyz stroller attachment is more useful in this regard- nothing to strap on your back.
2) Using the pac back means you will likely want to bring a stroller- one more piece of equipment to haul around. It also has to be checked immediately before before bordering the plane, so it may also be subject to damage by uncaring airline personnel. With the Go-go babyz, no checking. Also the Go-go babyz is the...Read more
