Product Description

The Eddie Bauer Deluxe Convertible Car Seat grows with your child from infant rear-facing to toddler forward-facing to belt-positioner booster. The four-position adjustable headrest also provides comfort for your child as he grows. The car seat features EPP foam in the headrest for energy absorption and comfort, along with a removable cup holder to keep your child's beverage close at hand. The fabric pad is removable for easy cleaning, and the seat is LATCH equipped for easy installation.

Features:

• 5-point harness with up-front harness adjustment
• EPP foam in headrest
• Removable cup holder
• 4-position adjustable headrest
• 2-piece push-button harness retainer
• 2-position belt positioning guides on either side
• Removable fabric pad
• LATCH equipped
• Recommended Age: Birth to Toddler
• Recommended Weight: 5 - 35 lbs. (Rear-facing) 22 - 40 lbs. (Front-facing) 40 - 80 lbs. (Belt-positioning Booster)
• Dimensions: 20"W x 21"D x 23.5"H

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9823 in Baby Product
• Brand: Eddie Bauer
• Model: 22-741ATI
• Released on: 2007-01-01
• Dimensions: 13.90" h x 18.20" w x 30.40" l, 14.00 pounds

Features

• 5 Point harness with up-front harness adjustment
• 2 piece push button harness retainer
• 4 position adjustable headrest
• Removable cup holder

From the Manufacturer
The Eddie Bauer stylish look of the Astoria Deluxe Convertible Car Seat will be the only car seat you will ever need. It grows with your child from infant rear-facing (5-35 pounds) to toddler forward-facing (22-40 pounds) to belt positioner. The 5-Point harness with up-front harness adjustment offers total security for your child. LATCH equipped

Customer Reviews

Good for the money
I had a lot of trouble choosing a convertible carseat when my son outgrew his infant carrier. We didn't have a large budget and everything in my budget was rated low or "suitable for back-up". After reading everything online I could find, and actually looking at the carseats in person at the store, I went with this model.

It installs easilly, is not difficult to adjust the strap height if you read the directions, works well both with the latch system and without, is small enough to fit in my smaller car, and seems to be comfortable for my son. Oh, and no trouble with straps twisting. And baby loves the handy little mesh pockets for his toys!

The only down-side is that if he falls asleep, his head slumps sideways, but I don't think that's unique to this model...just a downside of sitting upright.

So coming from someone that can't afford $200 carseats for our vehicles, this one does very well as our full-time carseat, and I may very well buy a second one for my husband's vehicle when finances allow.

My advice is to read the directions. And if you have any trouble getting it fitted, take advantage of your local police/fire-department services. I accidently put the seatbelt through the wrong slot and had trouble with the seat tipping over (!!!), but the day that happened, I made one phone call to the police department's expert and she knew exactly what I'd done and how to correct it. No problems since (and wouldn't have been if I'd read the directions properly in the first place).

We Love It!
This was the most comfy, visually attractive, and easiest to use carseat we tried, and we tried many. My daughter is long and thin, and this fits her well without being too bulky like most of the other seats. The straps are easy to use as soon as you get the hang of it, and she is very happy in it (except for boredom in the car).
Love it!

Just Okay
I bought this car seat for our main car seat after buying a Britax car seat (which was twice as much). I figured that they both looked nice and comfy so what could be the difference? The Difference is in the installation and adjustment. This seat to me is EXTREMELY difficult to put into your car correctly. The strap that connects to the LATCH system is situated so that when you can't get a good angle to really wrench it down tight...which is what you need to do with this seat to get into place. In addition when this seat is in the Rear Facing position, it will easily pitch forward when you strap your little one in and pull up on the tightening strap. One of our cars has a tether strap hook on the floor so that solved that problem, but if your car doesn't have that, it is something to be careful of. The leg straps also seem to get twisted pretty easily.

On the Up side, it is cheap. But is that a good thing if you can't adjust it to the point of feeling safe? And it goes up to 80lbs. It seems like once I am able to put it in the front facing position, it will be a lot more stable. (due to the tether strap)

So I would really not recommend this seat to someone who might be moving it between cars at all, or has a car without a floor tether hook and putting it rear facing. Check out a Britax. A little more money but worth it.