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Chicco NextFit Convertible Car Seat Review

By Philip Yiga | November 16, 2015

The Chicco NextFit is great Convertible Car-Seat that is very easy to install and securely in a wide-range of vehicles so that you little-child can always enjoy a comfortable, smooth and safe ride. This car-seat was designed for rear-facing use from 5-40lbs and forward-facing 22-65lbs hence making it a perfect sitting companion for your growing child. On top of that, the Chicco NextFit car-seat is engineered with innovative safety and convenience features which include a 9-position Leveling System, SuperCinch latch-tightener, 2 RideRight bubble-levels, removable infant-insert for smaller-babies, 5-point harness with 2-position chest-clip, 6-position headrest with integrated harness-adjustment and much more.

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All in all, in can just that the Chicco NextFit is an awesome Convertible Car-Seat that will stay with little-child from the beginning of the infant-stage and all the way through pre-school (up-to 65lbs).

The good:

The Chicco NextFit Convertible Car Seat has a great latch system that doesn’t require a lot of force to achieve a tight install. In fact, the user will be able to install this car-seat into his/her vehicle in just a few minutes.
It has the best reclining system whereby it features 9 different recline-levels coupled with bubble-level technology that enables the user know or see what reclines are appropriate for forward or rear facing.
The padding and plastic-shell found on this car-seat are very durable and protective. In fact, the protective head-wings will offer you little-child with extra-safety when sitting.
Lastly, the Chicco NextFit Convertible Car Seat will accommodate your growing child at all stages up to pre-schooling level and this mainly because its harness strap-position widens automatically with headrest adjustment in order to create more room for the growing children.

The bad:

The harness may seem difficult to tighten and even the headrest may give you hard-time in the first days of using this car-seat. However, you will get used to adjusting this car-seat overtime.
Secondly, the harness tends to twist around the crotch-buckles and this can be annoying especially if you have little-child who hates being strapped down into a car-seat.
Lastly, the Chicco NextFit Convertible car-seat come with non-removable shoulder-pads with a bottom made of rough, sticky rubber-like material which doesn’t feel comfortable at all over your kid’s shoulders. In fact, these shoulder-pads may leave red-marks on your child’s neck after sitting in the car-seat for a long period of time.

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Features overview:

ReclineSecure 9-Position Leveling: the Chicco NextFit Convertible Car-Seat (Mystique) features a ReclineSecure 9-position Leveling system that adjusts with one hand in order to ensure an accurate fit into most vehicles. This in-turn will offer your little-child with optimum sitting comfort without placing anything under the car-seat in order to achieve the best recline-level.

RideRight Dual Level-Indicators: this car-seat features 2 RideRight bubble-levels which help to indicate the correct recline-angle in both rear-facing and forward-facing modes.

SuperCinch LATCH Tightener: the SuperCinch latch-tightener found on this car-seat uses force-multiplying technology to help achieve a super-tight and secure vehicle-fit with just a fraction of the effort. This feature will ensure that the car-seat is well-installed into your car in order to ensure optimum safety for your little-child.

6-Position Headrest: the Chicco NextFit car-seat is also designed with a 6-position, adjustable headrest that will help accommodate your growing children from rear-facing to forward-facing positions. On top of that, this headrest has protective wings on both sides and these help to ensure extreme safety and comfort for your sitting child.

Removable Infant-Insert: it is also equipped with an extra padding or infant-insert which provides added-support for smaller-babies in a rear-facing mode starting from 5-lbs. this means that you won’t have to get worried of your little kid’s safety while driving.

Adjustable Shoulder-Straps: this car-seat’s harness strap-position widens automatically with headrest-adjustment in order to accommodate growing children. In fact, this car-seat is capable of accommodating your little-child up to 65-lbs before you acquire a bigger car-seat.

5-point harness: additionally, the Chicco NextFit car-seat features a 5-point harness with a one-pull harness-tightener that ensures quick and secure fit.

Integrated slide path: there is also an integrated slide-path on this car-seat and this actually makes it easy to re-position the Latch-strap when switching from a rear to forward facing position. This makes the Chicco NextFit very easy to use or adjust compared to other car-seats on the market.

2-position chest clip: the Chicco NextFit Convertible Car-Seat even comes with a 2-position chest clip which is expandable in order to accommodate your growing children up to 65-lbs.

Removable cup holder: this car-seat comes along with a removable cup-holder for use on either sides of the car-seat. This cup-holder will help to hold smaller cups or bottles containing liquid or food for your child and this actually ensures extra-convenience.

Built in lock-offs: this Chicco NextFit Car-Seat Mystique also features built in lock-offs for easy vehicle belt-installation. This will help to thoroughly secure the car-seat so that your child can enjoy a safe and comfortable ride at all times.

It’s designed for rear-facing and forward-facing: The Chicco NextFit Car-Seat is actually designed for rear-facing use from 5-40lbs and forward-facing from 22-65lbs. in fact, the NextFit will work for your child beginning from the infant-stage all the way through pre-school until the child reaches around 65lbs.

LATCH storage-compartments: there is also an integrated LATCH storage-compartments and this actually helped to keep the car-seat tidy incase it’s not being installed into your vehicle.

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Product Quality:

The Chicco NextFit Convertible Car-Seat Mystique is engineered with innovative and safety features that will help provide your growing child with a comfortable and safe sitting experience when in the vehicle. This car-seat has been equipped with an exclusive ReclineSure 9-position leveling system that offers the most recline-options in order to accommodate a wide-variety of vehicles while the SuperCinch latch-tightener uses force-multiplying technology to ensure a super-tight and secure vehicle-fit with just a fraction of the effort. On top of that, the 2 RideRight bubble-levels will accurately indicate the correct seat-angle in both rear-facing and forward-facing modes so that your little-child can always achieve a comfortable sitting-experience while the integrated slide-path makes it easy to re-position the latch-strap without re-threading.

On the other hand, the Chicco NextFit Convertible Car-Seat also features a 5-point harness with a 2-position chest-clip in order to ensure a secure fit, a 6-position headrest with an integrated harness adjustment, built-in belt lock-offs for easy installation with vehicle-belt, a removable infant-insert which is every important for smaller-babies, a removable cup-holder that can be used on either sides of the seat and machine-washable seat-pads for easy care and maintenance. All in all, the Chicco NextFit is high-quality Convertible Car-Seat that was designed for use with children from 5-40 pounds in a rear-facing mode and from 22-65 pounds in a forward-facing mode.

Who does it benefit?

It works for people searching for a highly adjustable car-seat: the Chicco NextFit Convertible Car-Seat actually features a ReclineSecure 9-position leveling system that adjusts with one-hand for an accurate fit into most vehicles coupled with a 6-position, height-adjustable headrest. In fact, this is the most adjustable car-seat in terms on reclining on the market today and this means that it will work for people who have been searching for fully adjustable car-seat for their little-children.

It benefits those in need of an easy to install and use car-seat: the Chicco NextFit Convertible Car Seat is very easy to install because it features a SuperCinch Latch-tightener with force-multiplying technology which helps to ensure a tight and secure fit into the vehicle. On top of that, it is also very easy to use because it features an integrated slide-path which makes it easy to re-position the Latch-strap when switching from a rear to forward facing position.

What Else Do You Need?

BRICA Seat Guardian Car-Seat Protector: if you really want to keep the vehicle-seats in good-condition for a longer period of time, then you actually need to acquire this car-seat protector before applying/installing the baby-seat into your vehicle.