Product Description

Go-Go Babyz makes traveling with toddlers a breeze with the new gogo Kidz Travelmate. The gogo Kidz Travelmate is a convenient and safe attachment for your car seat. Instead of carrying your car seat and child through the airport, you can wheel them! It is a must-have for parents traveling with toddlers.

Features:

• Keeps one hand free
• Lays flat in the trunk or backseat of the car
• Weighs only 5 lbs
• Wide wheels provide stability
• Telescopic handle extends from a compact 28" to 47.5 and 50.5" for easy handling
• Eliminates the need to hand carry, rent or borrow a car seat at your final destination
• Easily lifted into shuttles or trams
• Weight limit is the same as car seat manufacturer standard

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #141 in Baby Product
• Color: Black
• Brand: Go-Go Babyz
• Model: QRKIDZ
• Dimensions: 12.00" h x 20.00" w x 26.00" l, 15.00 pounds

Features

• New ratcheting, quick-release strap, Easy to attach and remove in just seconds
• Lightweight: weighs only 5 lbs, Compact: 5" deep, 17" wide, 28" high
• Telescoping handle with four positions, from a compact 28" to 50.5" for easy handling
• Attaches to most car seats for children up to 50 lbs
• 5 inch, rubber wheels, the gogo Kidz Travelmate provides a smooth ride

Amazon.com Product Description
Airplane travel with a toddler can be a challenge, but with the Go-Go Kidz TravelMate, navigating the airport becomes a piece of cake. The TravelMate is a car seat attachment that allows it to be wheeled with ease through the airport, with your child safely belted in. So, rather than carrying your child on one arm and a bulky car seat on the other, you can breeze through the airport with less hassle. It is designed for use with most convertible or toddler car seats, for babies and children up to 50 pounds.

The Go Go Kidz TravelMate offers: Easy car seat attachment makes traveling with toddlers easy Lightweight, compact design won't cramp your travel style Compatible with most widely available convertible or toddler car seats

The Go-Go Kidz TravelMate is compatible with a variety of convertible/toddler car seats. View larger.

How It Works
The Go-Go Kidz TravelMate quickly and easily attaches to most convertible or toddler car seats. It has 5-inch wheels and a telescopic handle for easily wheeling your child in his or her car seat. Since the FAA strongly recommends that children under 40 pounds use a car seat for air travel, the TravelMate saves you the hassle of hauling your car seat -- and your active toddler, plus all your gear -- through the airport. The TravelMate's wheels detach easily for passing through airport security X-ray machines. The handle features four-position adjustability, ranging from 28 inches to 50-1/2 inches for maximum versatility. And at only five pounds, the TravelMate won't bog you down if you're trying to travel light. In fact, it makes a compact package: it folds flat for easy storage, measuring just 28 x 17 x 5 inches (H x L x W) when closed and 50-1/2 x 17 x 5 inches (H x L x W) when open.

Safe and Secure
You can rest assured that your child will be safe and comfortable while you whiz through the airport with your TravelMate. Its wide, rubber wheels provide a stable, smooth ride, and it is designed for compatibility with most widely available car seat models.

Award-Winning Innovation
The Go-Go Kidz TravelMate has received many awards, including the 2006 JPMA Innovation Award; the iParenting Media Award for Greatest Products of 2006; the Best Product of the Year for 2006 from Fit Pregnancy; and the Preemie Cool Stuff Award.

Go-Go Kidz TravelMate Compatibility
The Go-Go Kidz TravelMate is compatible with most widely available car seats, including:

Britax (Advantage, Boulevard Decathlon, Diplomat, Freeway (UK Version), Marathon, Regent, Roundabout, and Wizard)

Cosco (Alpha Elite Apex Booster, Alpha Lux Convertible, Alpha Omega, Alpha Omega Elite, Alpha Sport Vantage Booster, High Back Booster, and Summit High Back).

Eddie Bauer (Deluxe 3 in 1 Convertible, High Back Booster, and Summit Booster)

Evenflo (Big Kid Booster Car Seat, Chase LX, Generations Booster, Harness Booster seat, Titan Deluxe , Titan V, Tribute VLX, Tribute 5 Delux, Triumph, Triumph Advanced LX, Triumph Advanced DLX, and Vanguard)

Fisher-Price SafeVoyage

Graco (ComfortSport, Nautilus 3-in-1, Platinum Cargo Booster, Toddler SafeSeat (step 2), and Treasured CarGo)

Maxi Cosi Priori

Recaro Como Convertible

Safety 1st (3-Phase and Enspira)

Sunshine Kids (Radian 65 and Radian 80)

Note: the TravelMate is not compatible with the following seats: Britax Parkway Booster; Combi Koluk High back booster; Cosco Scenera; Graco Turbo Booster; Safety 1st Intera; and Recaro.

From the Manufacturer
Parents will wonder how they ever managed without the gogo Kidz Travelmate, just as everyone in the world can't imagine travel without roller suitcases. The patented design significantly lightens the load of parents on the go with babies, toddlers and all their gear. Go-Go Babyz makes traveling with toddlers a breeze with the gogo Kidz Travelmate. The gogo Kidz Travelmate is a convenient and safe attachment for a variety of convertible/toddler car seats. Instead of carrying your car seat and child through an airport, they can now be wheeled through a crowd! The gogo Kidz is easily mounted or removed in a matter of seconds with a ratcheting, quick-release strap and it allows one hand to be free. It features 5” quick-release razor wheels and telescopic handle, and weighs 5 lbs. The quick release wheels provide extra clearance for storage and smaller x-ray machines. Airports:Because the FAA strongly recommends children under 40 lbs. be seated in a child car seat on an airplane, parents have had to haul their car seats through the airport, straining their backs, arms and patience. The gogo Kidz Travelmate significantly lightens the load of parents on the go with toddlers and all their gear. A car seat using the gogo Kidz Travelmate eliminates the need to hand carry, rent or borrow a car seat at your final destination .WARNING! Do not leave the gogo Kidz Travelmate attached to the car seat while driving in an automobile. The gogo Kidz has not been tested in combination with any car seats in any crash testing program and injury to your child could occur. Car seat not included.

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Customer Reviews

Great idea, but needs improvement
EDIT 11/29/09: The product description now mentions a strap that sounds like it might solve the attachment/detachment problem. I haven't seen the strap in action, but check more recent reviews to see if it's working well.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I really love the idea of this gadget. We've used on several plane trips, and it's definitely easier and more practical than bringing the carseat AND a stroller. Many people have stopped us in the airport to check it out, and our son loves riding around in it. It has great polyurethane wheels that roll over just about anything with ease, and the telescoping handle can be made long enough for the tallest parent. It's light, easy to steer, and streamlined. Our Britax Marathon fits on it beautifully and attaches securely.

However, it needs a couple of major improvements to make it worth the effort and the price. First of all, there simply MUST be a way to attach and detach the device to/from the carseat more quickly. Currently, you must attach it by twisting two long screws into their guideholes. This takes WAY too long. On just one trip, we screwed the TravelMate onto the carseat in the parking lot, then unscrewed it in the security line, screwed it back on, unscrewed it on the plane, and then screwed it back on in the jetway. This means we spent WAY too much time screwing and unscrewing those very long screws. It's even harder when the kid is asleep in the carseat. There simply MUST be a method to snap the carseat securely onto the TravelMate without frantically twisting screws on and off. It's ridiculous. Until this company comes up with a better method for attaching the carseat to the TravelMate, I would not recommend purchasing it.

Secondly, the telescoping handle is great but it feels quite flimsy. I am pretty comfortable pulling my kid along behind me, but pushing him in front of me seems risky because it feels like I'm going to snap the rails of the handle. It would be worth the extra weight to strengthen the telescoping rails and make the handle more sturdy.

In summary, this is a great idea, but wait to buy it until the company comes up with a simple snap-in to replace the screw-in attachment.

Don't unscrew it at security
Most the negative reviews I see are due to people complaining that it doesn't fit through the security xray machines. Do some research before you travel, here is the link to the TSA website that says you can ask for a hand check:
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I have traveled over 20 times with my GoGo Kidz and never taken the wheels off. I did print out and highlight the web page that says you can hand check in case somene wants to fight me over it though.
This is a lifesaver for people who fly with carseats!

Great idea -- PAIN to travel with
With the Go Go Kidz attached to the car seat, it does not fit through ANY airport xray machine I have come across in the US or Europe. Therefore, you have to spend time unscrewing it from the car seat, then reattaching it when through security (and I lost one of the pieces when doing it my last and final time). Not the thing you want to do when traveling with children.

It is great to stroll through the airport with it though. The Britax does not go in to recline position if you have this attached in the airplane seat.