Hifold by Mifold - High Back Travel Car Booster Seat - Safe and Portable Folding Child Car Seat - Adjustable for Growing Kids - Lightweight - Group 2/3 15-45 kg (4-12 years), Slate Grey

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Press the small buttons on the green tabs then push the green tabs down and rotate the shoulder sides inwards.Models we've tested include the Maxi-Cosi Jade + 3wayFix, Joie i-Level, Jane iMatrix + iPlatform and Britax Romer Baby-Safe2 i-Size.

The US doesn’t have side impact testing standards yet, and the version of EU certification that the hifold has doesn’t require side impact testing either. That said, hifold does have impact-absorbing layers in the head and side wings. In performing a mifold safety review, the million dollar question for CPSTs is how well the lap belt fits. It’s generally easy enough to adjust shoulder belt fit with a clip, but the lap belt positioning is primarily based on the design of the booster seat and the child’s build; sometimes the specific car’s seatbelt geometry can come into play as well. There’s really no way to change the lap belt fit. Because of the way that the hifold folds down on itself, it does need to be readjusted in the height and width settings each time you use it. Our verdict... You’ll have noticed that hifold has both height and weight limits. This is a result of the category under which it is certified under the European and US standards; hifold is classified as a group 2-3 child restraint and therefore its corresponding weight limit ranges from 15 to 36 kg.The Nachfolger is expensive, and I can imagine inflating it would be quite a faff while a taxi driver is waiting.

Like the mifold comfort, the hiccapop Uberboost ( full review here) wasn’t ideal for our petite kids but could work well for bigger carpool buddies who sometimes ride with us. It’s another inflatable booster seat but gives a little more space for broader kiddos than the Bubblebum. It’s hollow inside so you can probably roll it small than this, and at 1lb 3oz it’s 6oz lighter than the mifold comfort. However, my kid hated the optional shoulder belt clip and won’t use the seat until he’s tall enough to avoid it. hiccapop Uberboost vs mifold: folded size mifold vs Graco RightGuideIt’s also critical that your child achieve a safe seatbelt fit in any booster seat she’s going to use – more on that later in this mifold review. If you’re traveling overseas, the current Ride Safer travel vest may not be legal under the latest regulations even though older versions were. That’s a real shame, and I’ll be honest that we’ve always brought our own car seats to Europe including the vest. But if you want to feel confident that you won’t run into any legal issues, the hifold is a good choice. Like all belt positioning boosters, it adjusts the fit of an adult seatbelt to fit a child’s much smaller body. The difference is that it pulls the lap belt lower on the child rather than boosting the child up – the same basic idea as the Ride Safer travel vest (read my Ride Safer review).