The First Years Compass Pathway B570 Booster Car Seat

Product Description

,Graco Comfort Sport Convertible Car Seat, Jordan , Evenflo Momentum 65 DLX Convertible Car Seat featuring, Britax Parkway SGL Booster Seat, Cloudburst ,Britax Frontier 85 SICT Booster Seat, Onyx ,Graco SnugRide 30 Infant Car Seat, Black Color: Elegance Black/Red Product Description The First Years Pathway B570 Booster Seat is a belt-positioning booster that truly fits your child. Its patented three-position adjustable shoulder belt helps keeps the belt across your child in the correct and most comfortable position. The booster seat's design and five-star Ease of Use rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ensures that the Pathway is easy to install and less likely to be misused. Its foldable design features lower connectors to keep the seat secure if you forget to use the car's seat belt system. Two removable, dishwasher-safe cup holders add child-friendly convenience to this booster seat.
The First Years PathwayB570 Booster Car Seat The B570 car seat received the Five-Star Ease of Use rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).This rating is based on the four following key components:

• Evaluation of Instructions- Are the instructions easy to read and follow?
• Evaluation of Labels- Are the labels easy to access and to follow?
• Vehicle Installation Features- Do the features on the seat make the installation easier?
• Securing the Child- How easy is it to ensure the child is in the seat correctly?

(Left to right) Click to see Pathway in Elegance, Bumblebee, andAbstract O's color. Two removeable cups and holders let your child enjoy their snacks on-the-go.View larger image. Model Feature B570 B540 B530 B505 NHTSA Rating Self Adjusting Range Color Coded Belt Path Adjustable Belt Paths Booster Height       2" shorter Deeper Headrest Head Control Zone Head Rest No Gap Back Adjustable Shoulder Belt Path Optimized Lap Belt Path Click here for a detailed comparison. Comfortable for children,convenient for parents. View larger. Shoulder Belt Path Provides a Comfortable, Secure Fit When it comes to securing young passengers in the car, getting just the right fit can be frustrating. Fortunately, the Pathway Booster Seat allows you the flexibility to adjust the shoulder belt path up to 1-1/2 inches so your child stays comfortable and correctly belted in for each car ride. The color-coded optimized lap belt paths help guide you to place the seat belt in the correct position with the seat.
Adjustable Headrest Eliminates Gaps The Pathway is built with an adjustable headrest that eliminates uncomfortable gaps as you raise the headrest to accommodate your growing toddler. The Pathway's specially-designed headrest uses a contoured shape to help contain and control your child's head in the event of a car crash. Side-impact testing is standard for all of The First Years' seats. Each model is tested to Australian standards, the most stringent standards for side-impact testing.
One-Hand Foldable Seat Securely Anchors to Car As with all of booster seats from The First Years, this model features a patented, one-hand folding design with a built-in carry handle to simplify storage and transportation. The Pathway's self-adjusting back quickly adapts to fit your car's back seat. When the booster seat is not in use, the lower connectors keep it in place even if you forget to buckle up with the car's seat belt.
Washable Cup Holders Store Beverages and Snacks The Pathway offers two flip-out, removable, dishwasher-safe cup holders to hold snacks, bottles, or sippy cups. The holders are properly oriented to hold cups in place when the seat is installed correctly.
For a full list of the Pathway B570 Booster Seat features see below:

• Color-coded, three-position adjustable shoulder belt path provides a comfortable, secure fit
• Lower connectors for installation when not in use
• Deeper head rest for better head control
• Two removable cup holders for easy cleaning
• Tested to international side-impact standards
• Patented one-hand fold design allows for quick, easy storage
• Age/Weight Requirements: 30 to 100 lbs., or from 38 to 57 inches tall

What's in the Box Pathway B570 Booster Seat, two snack cups, and instruction manual.
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This review is from: The First Years Compass Pathway B570 Adjustable Belt Path Booster, Bumble Bee (Baby Product)
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?) With our two older children, we used the Graco booster seats with the back on them. While the price on them was right, the fabric was a bit scratchy and the backs came off the seat real easily when moving it around from vehicle to vehicle.

We obtained The First Years Compass Pathway B570 booster seat and plopped it in the van for our 3rd child.

When I first opened the box, I was a bit confused at all the adjustment points on the seat and how they worked. A quick glance in the manual and I was ready to place it in the minivan.

It goes in like any booster seat. However, this model has the LATCH connectors as well which prevents the seat from flying around in the event of a car accident and there is no child in the seat.

The booster seat has two snack cups that fit into the cup holders on each side of the seat. The cups come out with a half turn. Most toddler and covered cups fit into the snack cups, which is quite nice as the snack cups add height and help prevent cups from flying everywhere during a hard turn or a sudden stop.

Another nice feature is that the arm rests fold up. This is probably a trivial feature for the child, but it sure can help if you are lifting a child into the seat from an awkward angle.

In my opinion, the pros for the seat are: the latch system to secure the seat when not in use, the seat is nicely padded compared to the cheaper Graco boosters, the fabric is soft, the snack cups help keep drinks from flying everywhere, the seat is designed so that fabric covers the entire back of the seat no matter how high the back is adjusted, and with a quick adjustment, the seat fit from my youngest to oldest child really well.

There are some cons to the seat. If the child falls asleep, the design of the head rest does not seem to support the child's head well at all (my child's head keeps falling forward, something that did not happen with the Graco seats) and the seatbelt guides really seem to cling to the seatbelt when you are trying to buckle the child, making fastening the seatbelt kind of difficult.

Overall, I thought this was a very nice booster seat. Fortunately, I have not had to put any car or booster seat through the ultimate test of a car accident, so I can not comment on how it performs when it matters most. While there are some excellent features, the fact that a child's head is not supported well when sleeping and it is difficult to buckle compared to the Graco Booster seats are a real turn off for me.

The kids do like the seat, so it has their seal of approval. Personally, while I think it is an excellent seat, I am not sure the value for the money spent is all that great.

Update #1: As anyone with kids knows, it is inevitable that a child will make a mess in their seat of some sort. Well, after the contents of my daughter's cup leaked all over this booster, I learned two valuable things.

First, I had to dismantle the fabric/padding on the seat and I put it in a front load washing machine on the delicate cycle for the shortest duration possible. I pulled the pieces out of the washer and hung them to dry for a few days. When I reassembled the seat, I found that all the padding compressed to the front of the lower seating section. Maybe I washed it wrong (I can honestly say I didn't pull out the manual to read the directions on how to launder the seat), but I was quite disappointed in this. I guess the next step is to rewash and put it in the dryer with tennis balls.

Second, the seat has drain holes in the bottom. If you spill something on the booster seat, it is going to leak all over your car seat. Other seats I have had (either by accident or by design) had little areas that captured liquid. Not a big deal, but I was a bit shocked to see a puddle on my car upholstery.