Like many parents, I’m very particular about the type of car seats I buy for my kids. While I’ve never been in a car accident, I simply don’t want to have any regrets in case I ever am. I just can’t imagine putting my kids into a car seat that fails on them when they really need it!
And I have good reason to be concerned! Car seat failures happen far too often for comfort! A personal acquaintance of mine lost her baby because the car seat failed in a rollover accident. I never want to get in my car and wonder if the car seat will fail. Never!
Because I never want to worry about it while I’m driving, I’ve researched all kinds of car seats and their safety. I’ve learned that keeping a child in a 5-point harness for as long as possible is the safest thing to do, and only two car seat brands allow for this feature in their car seats. Those brands are Britax and Sunshine Kids.
While the Britax car seats are fantastic, I decided to buy the Sunshine Kids Radian 80 seats. These have wonderful safety ratings as well, and fit my needs better than the larger Britax seats. My kids will be able to sit in the Radian 80 seats until they are 80 pounds, double the normal weight limit for the cheaper car seats! The Radian 80′s also have some other great features I like as well.
Internal steel frames – sunshine and heat won’t make these car seats less durable
Convertible options – these seat can be set both rear-facing for infants and forward facing for older kids
The harness belts don’t fold up – cheaper car seats tend to have harnesses that fold up and get really hard to handle
LATCH system – because car seat belts have been known to fail, the LATCH system allows the car seat to be strapped directly to the car for better safety
Foldable – these car seats are heavier due to the steel frame, but they do fold up nicely and can be carried like a backpack for easy transport
Nice and narrow – unlike most any other car seats, you can actually fit 3 of these across the back seat of most vehicles. This feature is fantastic!
My kids and I all enjoy the Sunshine Kids Radian 80 car seats. They think they’re cool and comfortable, and I know they’re as safe as they can be. Makes for a great combo that is well worth the little extra money!
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I’ve heard so many great things about this car seat!