J.L. Childress Elite Car Seat Travel Bag with Bonus Packing Pod
Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 31 x 20 inches ; 6 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- ASIN: B006KNCCHU
List Price :
Price : $74.74
You Save : $5.25 (7%)
Product Description
Featuring full padding and durable wheels, the oversized Elite Car Seat Travel Bag is the premiere choice in car seat travel bags and the only travel bag available with both padding and wheels.
Customer Reviews
This is not a full product review and my rating has to be taken with a grain (or two) of salt!
But I have been looking for a bag to fit my extremely large Britax Advocate CS (the one with the big hard plastic side "airbags") and, after talking to many companies, this is the only one still manufactured I could find (Britax seems to be out of stock indefinitely).
You can confirm that for yourself with their customer service:
J.L. Childress Co
714-939-9376
The rep I talked to there informed me that the other model (also sold here, much cheaper; I think it is called "ultimate") would not fit my carseat. She also said they recommend buying from Amazon, wal mart or rightstart rather than directly through them.
I am taking several long trips to Europe within the next few weeks so I will soon have a chance to review the product features, construction and durability.
Meanwhile, I hope this bit of information will be helpful.
UPDATE 2/15/12: I have received the bag and can confirm that it fits the Advocate CS easily. I am looking forward to putting the bag through the test of several trans-Atlantic flights.
UPDATE 2/29/2012: Just took a trip from CA to France, via London. I had planned on gate checking my carseat+ bag then using the whole set-up as a "stroller" in London. Things went well through security although the seat does not fit in the x-ray machine: I had to take it off the bag, have it manually inspected (bag went through x-ray) then put it back on. No big hassle even by mayself with a toddler (on leash!). The issue came from British Airways: they gate-checked then informed me that I could not get the bag back in London as it was going in the main luggage compartment! Just what I was trying to avoid to not get my carseat crushed by 50 lb suitcases!
However, my carseat was delivered in France through the oversized section (it took a very long time) and was spotless so I assume it was treated very well. The bag did great and looks good as new.
I am going to stick with a 4 star rating for now as I have a couple complaints: the top handle is adjustable (not sure why as it is pretty long) and very inconvenient (too soft and not close enough to the bag), the overall construction seems a bit flimsy and the finishing leaves a lot to be desired for the price (many loose threads). Finally, there is no bag-pack shoulder straps options and just one additional handle in the front.
I'll update as we travel more but so far I am pretty happy with the product.
This product seems like a good idea and maybe they had good intent...but it's made very very cheaply. Mine tore at the handle before I even used it. The hardware on it is less than second rate. I get the feeling the people who designed it have no experience with building traditional luggage that needs to withstand a certain level of wear and tear. I'd classify this more as a bag to store a car seat in a garage than to travel on the plane with. Since this is the "Elite" travel bag I'm assuming the models that cost less could only be worse. I also bought the red stroller bag that J.L.Childress makes (for checking in at the gate) and it tore at the seams after one short Delta flight. They have a good idea but they just don't know how to make a quality product. I'm looking for a replacement, or possibly have one made.
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