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| Back Seat of my DH's Car |
Our newest car seat purchase arrived yesterday - finally! Baby G has had her Britax Boulevard CS in Cowmooglauge for a few months now & ever since hers arrived my DH has been asking for his own cow 'racing' seat! So, we here it is: The 2010 Britax Parkway SG in Cowmooflauge!
I thought it would be fitting to offer a brief review of our newest car seat addition.
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| The Parkway in two pieces out of the box |
The only booster we have ever owned before this new Parkway arrived was a Sunshine Kids Monterey , so it is the only seat that I am able to compare this to - good thing they are almost the exact same price and similar in quality!
The first difference between the S.K booster and the Parkway would be the fabric; the Parkway's fabric is identical to the Boulevard and it's extremely soft and plush! At first glance it looks like it's white and black; but there is a lot of beige tones in this seat that make it easier to hide stains! :) The second main difference between these two seats would be that the S.K seat offers an adjustable width feature as well as steel bars for added strength; either of which the Parkway offers!
The first negative of this booster would be that it doesn't offer a latch connection (which the S.K Monterey does!) Britax does have a Parkway that has a latch connection (Parkway SGL) however, it's slightly more expensive & doesn't come in Cowmooflauge... so it wasn't any help to us!
The Parkway does offer a "Safe Guard" strap which is a plastic piece that attaches to the seat belt to help prevent 'submerging' in the event of an accident; seems like a thoughtful addition which no other booster seat offers. It could potentially become a pain in the rear since it's one more thing to connect; but I do see the extra safety that it offers & will do my best to always remind my DH to connect it:)
The first negative of this booster would be that it doesn't offer a latch connection (which the S.K Monterey does!) Britax does have a Parkway that has a latch connection (Parkway SGL) however, it's slightly more expensive & doesn't come in Cowmooflauge... so it wasn't any help to us! The Parkway does offer a "Safe Guard" strap which is a plastic piece that attaches to the seat belt to help prevent 'submerging' in the event of an accident; seems like a thoughtful addition which no other booster seat offers. It could potentially become a pain in the rear since it's one more thing to connect; but I do see the extra safety that it offers & will do my best to always remind my DH to connect it:)
The cup holders on the seat are just okay... but it's a step up from the Boulevard and the Advocate that don't have any at all! For a $300 -$400.00 carseat I would expect a cup holder! The new generation seats offer an optional cup holder for $14.99.
Overall, the Brtiax Parkway SG is a good seat - it seems quite safe & sturdy, looks great in the car & DS seems to be comfortable in it (not sure if it's because he is really comfortable or just because it's a cowseat! I'll probably never know!) lol
For the $139.99 price tag it's by far Britax's most reasonably priced seat but because it doesn't offer the latch & lack of usable cup holders; I give the Britax Parkway SG a 4 out of 5 stars.
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