My wife wanted a “swivel” car seat, specifically the Evenflo Gold Revolve360. I can see why she is attracted to the ease of use.
Due to the design of my truck’s seat belts in the outboard seating positions, I was unable to install the car seat using the seat belt. The center seat uses a different seat belt design and that one is fine.
This Evenflo seat uses an unusual seat belt locking mechanism which requires inserting the upper/lower sections of the seat belt into the pictured grooves. However, if your vehicle’s seat belt has an additional fold of webbing (as shown below), this will interfere with your ability to insert the entire seat belt into those grooves.
Furthermore, I wonder if these seats are inherently less safe? I recognize that car seats are a highly-regulated product in the US, but something about that wobble (due to the 2-piece design) is disconcerting.
Thoughts?
Due to the design of my truck’s seat belts in the outboard seating positions, I was unable to install the car seat using the seat belt. The center seat uses a different seat belt design and that one is fine.
This Evenflo seat uses an unusual seat belt locking mechanism which requires inserting the upper/lower sections of the seat belt into the pictured grooves. However, if your vehicle’s seat belt has an additional fold of webbing (as shown below), this will interfere with your ability to insert the entire seat belt into those grooves.
Furthermore, I wonder if these seats are inherently less safe? I recognize that car seats are a highly-regulated product in the US, but something about that wobble (due to the 2-piece design) is disconcerting.
Thoughts?