Chicco Keyfit 30 Adventure Review- The Best Rated Car Seat For Infants
The Chicco Keyfit and Keyfit 30 were both rated by consumer reports as the best overall car seat for babies up to 30lbs. The larger Keyfit 30 is not only rated higher than other cars in it’s weight class for safety and ease of use it is also a favorite among parents. Newborn car seats has listed the Chicco Keyfit 30 Adventure as it’s top pick for car seats for 2010.
Chicco Keyfit 30 Adventure Infant Car Seat
Features
- Easy to install
- No.1 rated infant car seat in America
- 5-point harness adjusts with one hand
- Full body inserts for newborns 4-11 pounds to protect smaller babies
- Seat interior lined with EPS energy absorbing foam for increased impact protection
The interior of the seat contains “EPS” energy absorbing foam for improved impact protection and comfort. The large seat provides ample room for infants from 4lbs up to 30 lbs. Newborn infant insert provides improved fit and comfort for smaller babies from 4-11 lbs. Thickly cushioned seat pad made with fine Italian fabric. The handle is ergonomically designed for a comfortable grip. one-hand center pull LATCH adjustment for easy and quick installation. There are 2 bubble level indicator to insure that the base is level and car seat is installed correctly. A canopy provides maximum protection from the weather. This car seat is also compatible with Chicco Ct. 0.1, Cortina, Trevi and S3 strollers for complete travel system.
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(out of 57 reviews)
List Price: $ 179.99
Price: $ 169.00
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Review by D. Hardaway for Chicco Keyfit 30 Infant Car Seat, Adventure
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Please ignore the reviewer who rated the seat one star due to the rebound issue. I am a certified child passenger safety technician and this is NOT a safety concern. Almost all rear facing seats will rebound in a crash. The only ones that won’t are infant seats with rigid LATCH (the only one currently available in the US is the Baby Trend Latch-Loc with rigid LATCH) or one with an anti-rebound bar like the Britax Companion and convertible seats that tether rear facing (all Britax convertible seats, Sunshine Kids Radian, etc). As long as your seat moves less than an inch in any direction AT THE BELT PATH (i.e. on an infant seat with a base, right at the seat crack where the other poster said it was tight) it is safe. The Chicco KeyFit is a very good seat. It is without a doubt one of the best on the market currently. It installs like a dream and fits small babies very well. As a tech of seven years, I would not hesitate to recommend this seat or use it for my own child.
Review by K. Hanson for Chicco Keyfit 30 Infant Car Seat, Adventure
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I did a lot of research on infant and convertible car seats before my daughter was born. We have a small two-door car, so I needed a narrow car seat that wasn’t going to take up a huge amount of space. The Chicco Key Fit 30 fit the bill! (Although I did purchase the Extreme pattern, not the Adventure) It is a wonderful car seat, easily comes in and out of our small back seat and my daughter loves it. She is also a tall and slender baby, so the 30″ height limit is great, as she would have grown out of other infant car seats already (at 6 months she’s 25 inches and just 14 lbs). We were also involved in a car accident just a few weeks ago and the car seat kept my baby amazingly safe. While the rest of us were in pain from the accident, my baby was all smiles. Sadly we have to replace the original seat, but will be buying the exact seat again. If you have a small car and want a well made, safe car seat, the Chicco Key Fit 30 is the one for you!
Review by Cole’s mommy for Chicco Keyfit 30 Infant Car Seat, Adventure
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I bought the Chicco Keyfit 30 carseat for my daughter who was born last August. Out of all the seats at Babies R Us, this seat got my attention b/c it’s such a great looking seat and it had more padding than any of the other ones. It was super easy to install using latch and my daughter fit into it well. At first, it seemed worth the hefty price…. Then, after only a few weeks, I started noticing a chemical smell in my car. I finally discovered it was this carseat and replaced it with a spare seat I had on hand. I immediately called the company to inquire about the toxic smell. The customer service rep. agreed to send another seat out to me and said that sometimes the fire retardants used in manufacturing can cause the smell. I decided I didn’t want another Chicco seat and was able to return it to BRU for a refund. The covering on the Chicco Keyfit is more “plasticky” and not cotton fabric like the Snugride I used with my son 3 years ago. I know some people prefer that type of fabric for easy clean up etc… but in my opinion, cotton is much safer. I’m not sure what the deal was with my particular seat, maybe the heat in the car caused the off-gassing of the chemicals.. Toxic fumes, whether from the fire retardants or the plastic materials can be very toxic and hazardous for infants especially. You all should research what’s in conventional crib mattresses too and you’d be surprised. Everything else about this carseat was great…but not worth the risk b/c of the chemical smell.
Review by A. Sondgeroth for Chicco Keyfit 30 Infant Car Seat, Adventure
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I spent my entire pregnancy trying to decide which car seat to purchase; I made the right choice. The seat is light enough that even with a C-section and a 9 lb baby I don’t have trouble carrying her around, the straps loosen and tighten easily so we can get her out even when she is sleeping and perhaps the best thing about this seat is that it easily and QUIETLY snaps into and out of the base in our vehicle. We can get the baby in and out of the car without waking her! With our first child our infant carrier was nearly impossible to attach to/remove from the base and were constantly waking the baby because of the difficulty getting the carrier off/on the base.
The cover material leaves a little to be desired (it is kind of rough) but it seems to clean up well.
Overall, I would absolutely recommend this car seat.
Review by Narcyssa for Chicco Keyfit 30 Infant Car Seat, Adventure
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When my son was born last December this car seat was hard to find then so we borrowed one from my sister-in-law. She had a Graco car seat that was one year old, plus I have used other infant car seats for my two older children, a Graco and an Evenflo. When I got the Chicco I immediately noticed a difference in quality. The seat sets in the base easier, the handle to release the seat from the base uses less force, the straps have not once gotten folded over or creased, this is a big plus for me, I hate it when the straps get mangled, which happened with my other seats. One plus for me, though it is a small feature is the little storage compartment in the base, I throw a few diapers in there, just in case! I wish I had had this car seat 12 years ago for my oldest son! I highly recommend this seat, it can be used for longer than the conventional car seat, which is safer for baby.