Diono Radian Travel Bag, Black
Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 29.5 x 13.6 x 9.5 inches ; 2.6 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
- ASIN: B005NMP5CI
- UPC: 677726406098
- Item model number: 40609
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 10,425 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
By : Diono
Price : $32.99
Product Description
Travel convenience for your Radian65, Radian80 or RadianXT. Carry it over the shoulder, as a backpack or as an in-hand travel bag. It features washable waterproof fabric, wide shoulder straps for comfort, and a locking zipper. Shoulder straps remove for easy packing.
Product Features
- Waterproof keeps seat dry during travel
- Rip resistant
- Padded carry straps
- Shoulder bag design
- Converts to backpack
Customer Reviews
So first off this is a substantial bag that fits the Radian 120 like a glove. The fit on the width and height is perfect, there is a bit extra on the depth at the top but this leaves you enough room to shove the rear facing booster and a jacket in if needed.
The materials are very thick with firm foam padding in select areas. Inside there are three skinny pockets that will let you stash the shoulder straps at check-in. Again this is heavy luggage fabric not gym bag fabric. After one trip with the bag as checked luggage there are no signs of wear. I expect that this bag will last as long as the seat.
Now for the two problems. All the images on the packaging show two compression straps on the top sides of the bag and metal attachment points for the shoulder straps on the four corners and the middle top position. This should allow you to use two straps with the low side and high center attachment points as a backpack. Or use one strap with the two points on either side and carry it as a shoulder bag. What you actually get is a bag without the compression straps and missing one of the high side mount points. This causes the following problems.
The lack of compression straps feels like it allows the top of the seat to fall away from your back in backpack mode, this makes it less comfortable to carry then a good backpack. I will say that compression straps may not help this much as the bag is a very snug fit to the seat already. And that i feel like loose straps are asking to get ripped off in airline baggage handling. So if this was the only problem I would be giving it 5 stars.
But the big problem is the only set of side attachment points is on the opposite side from the grab carry handle on the bag. So once you take the bag off your shoulder you have nothing on the top side to pick the bag up except the long shoulder strap. There is a nice padded grab handle but it's on the bottom and is sitting on the ground at this point. This is really simple and obvious problem that should have been apparent to the designers the instant they saw the first prototype.
Update: I emailed Diono customer support the same comments in this review and got a prompt reply thanking me for my feedback--which they passed on to the product manager--and included his responses. He said the packaging image was incorrect and changed after the start of production. Also that the compression straps were for another use and they never appeared on a shipping bag. He also commented that changing the shoulder strap to the same side was a good idea and would be investigated for future models.
They also offered to replace my bag but said the replacement would likely be the same as the one i have. I declined the offer.
+1 star for great customer service.
The pros about this bag are limited; The seat slides in easily.
Cons:
Shoulder straps are too long and awkwardly placed, so it is impossible to get a comfortable fitin either the "backpack" or "shoulder strap" configuration.
Bag ripped near the insertion for the shoulder strap after 30 minutes of use. Stitching is not strong enough to support the very heavy car seat it was designed to hold.
We will be returning this item.
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