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Eddie Bauer Deluxe 3-in-1 Convertible Car Seat The Eddie Bauer Deluxe 3-in-1 Convertible Car Seat is the perfect seat for your child from 5 pounds up to 100 pounds! This Eddie Bauer convertible car seat goes starts as a rear facing infant seat from 5 to 35 pounds, then transitions into a forward-facing baby seat from 22 to 40 pounds, and finally switches to a belt-positioning booster for your child weighing 40 to 100 pounds! This fantastic bargain is hard to beat in the convertible car seat market. The Eddie Bauer Deluxe Convertible Car Seat truly grows with your child. This car seat also boasts must-have features, like EPS foam in the headrest area and removable infant and toddler head support pillows. It provides energy absorption in the event of a collision. This Deluxe car seat is also LATCH compatible, has a four-position adjustable headrest, and a two-piece harness retainer for added security.
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Nice!
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I really like this product. Like another review I read it has a little too much cushion but if you are using this for an infant it's perfect. I have not put it into the car yet because my 9 month old daughter still uses her carrier. It's very nice material and looks very comfortable. It also looks very easy to install rear facing. My daughters carrier is also Eddie Bauer and seems very similar to install. I would recommend this car seat for the price!
Rating: 
(5
out of 5) @ 2009-01-06
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horrible head support for infants
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We have a rather tall five month old (he is 28" and can sit up by himself) and this seat was meant to be a back up for his grandparents' car. After trying it for two and half weeks, i can safely say i would not buy this seat again.
- It is difficult to install; without the LATCH system, the seat belt needs to be threaded under the seat cover.
- It's very big and takes up a disproportionate amount of space when installed rear-facing in the back seat of my inlaws' 1998 Toyota Camry. There's not much room left on either side for a full-grown adult.
- The straps twist extremely easily and i'm constantly smoothing them out to strap my baby in, and am never sure if i got all the kinks.
- The plastic latch for the five point harness feels cheap and light and has only a small, rather difficult button for release. I'm always struggling with it.
- Perhaps worst of all, the seat does not recline enough for the child to be comfortable and there is absolutely insufficient support for an infant's head. My baby simply cannot take a nap while we're driving without his head lolling forward at a steep angle.
- Other reviewers have said there is way too much padding on the seat -- that explanation makes sense to me and would also explain why my son seems so uncomfortable on extended drives. He screamed and screamed today when he wanted to sleep during a long drive -- he just couldn't figure out where to place his head.
Please save your money and don't buy this seat, especially for a newborn who cannot hold its head up. Use an infant carrier for the first few months and then invest in a Britax. We will be using a Britax for our car at home -- my husband was able to install it easily and there is no way the straps can twist.
Maybe this seat will work better for larger kids in a forward-facing position. But for a big name like Eddie Bauer, this seat is a real letdown.
Rating: 
(1
out of 5) @ 2008-12-17
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Not a fan
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Not a big fan of this seat. It only harnesses to 40 pounds, which many kids will hit before the age of 4 (which is the absolute minimum age recommended for a booster seat - many kids aren't mature enough for a booster until age 5 or 6). So, if your kid outgrows the harness before being ready for a booster, then you're stuck buying another seat to harness longer. It is also difficult to install. Plus, it doesn't make a very good booster either (often holds the belt too far from the child). The only good feature is that it can rear-face until 35 pounds.
Rating:
(1
out of 5) @ 2008-11-18
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Before 1970 or so there weren't even seat belts let alone car seats.
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If you were born before 1970 or so, your car didn't even have seat belts, Kids just sat in their parents lap or in the back seat. Most of us survived. LOL. Now you have to spend hundreds of dollars for the correct car seat? Everything is so correct and so PC now. I have a car that has latches on the back seat to fasten car seats for babies I don't have. I can't put my back windows down all the way because they're child protected as are my car locks (again no children enter my car) and recently I can't park in some spots because they're reserved for people WITH CHILDREN??? What's up with that? It's not a disability spot. I park in those spots and dare anyone to say something to me. I shouldn't be penalized and have to park 2 blocks away just because I don't have a kid!
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-11-18
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Should have shopped around more
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I purchased this car seat for my car for my granddaughter. I read the reviews, I comparison shopped and thought I had gotten a great buy. My great buy was not as great as I thought. I experienced a very difficult time installing this car seat into my 2007 Honda Civic. No matter what I did, I could not get the car seat installed securely. I used the latch system and followed the directions to the letter. My daughter had installed her Britax with no problem. I ended up making an appointment with the State Police and they installed it properly and securely. The trooper was not very happy when I told him the make of the car seat I had purchased. He told me I should have invested the extra money and purchased a Britax. My recommendation is this: If it doesn't install in your vehicle easily and properly, return it !
Rating: 
(2
out of 5) @ 2008-11-05
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