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Traveling Toddler: Car seat travel accessory  | 
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| Brand: Traveling Toddler
Category: Baby Product
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $14.95
You Save: $0.04
New (2) from $14.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 69
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 1.4 x 3.6
Car seat and suitcase sold separately
Warranty: 1 year warranty.
MPN: TT1
Model: TT1
UPC: 094922657664
EAN: 0094922657664
ASIN: B000JHN3AS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Quickly and easily connect your toddler's car seat to your rolling carry-on suitcase. | | • | Creates a travel stroller perfect for the airport. | | • | Slips easily into the pocket of your carry-on when not in use. | | • | Works with any rolling carry-on suitcase and LATCH, and top tether, equipped car seat | | • | Your toddler flys in the comfort and safety of their own car seat |
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Product Description
Whether flying on an airplane or traveling by train or bus, it is safest and most comfortable for your child to be in a car seat. But traveling with a young child, their seat, and your carry-on can be tricky. Not anymore. The Traveling Toddler strap allows you to attach your LATCH and top tether equipped toddler's car seat to a rolling carry-on suitcase. Simply attach the LATCH and top tether straps from the car seat to the Traveling Toddler and adjust the straps so that the car seat is held securely on the suitcase. Once adjusted, the car seat can be detached and reattached to the suitcase in seconds. Lift the handle of your carry-on bag and you have a fun new stroller.Now there's an easy and inexpensive way to take your toddler's car seat and other gear on your trip. You do not have to buy a special seat or suitcase. As long as your suitcase handle locks in place, you can push it like a stroller. Your hands are free for check in and its simple to unhook for security. Keep your child safe and comfortable in their own seat instead of squirming around in a seat made for an adult, or worse, squirming around on your lap. The Traveling Toddler has been tested with most major car seat brands including Graco, Eddie Bauer, Cosco, Evenflo, and Britax, and a variety of carry-on suitcases and has worked with every combination. It is important that the telescoping handle of your suitcase locks in place. If not, it might not stay extended when you try to push your child in front of you, though you would still be able to pull them. If flying, make sure that your car seat is FAA approved before traveling. The Traveling Toddler strap is made from heavyweight polypropylene webbing that will withstand 900 lbs of force. When not in use it easily slips in the pocket of your carry-on. As with any other wheeled child carrier, do not use the Traveling Toddler on stairs or escalators. Car seat and suitcase sold separately.Patent pending.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 55 more reviews...
 Just good in theory May 21, 2008
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Oh where do I begin? I had the worst traveling experience of my life trying to use this product. I was traveling by myself with a one year old from Bangkok to San Francisco, where we had to change planes in Tokyo. The one year old was the easy part... the hard part was getting through all of the security check points and trying to wrangle this contraption to make it work along the way. By the time I got on the first plane I was in tears.
First you have to lay your bag our on the ground to attach the seat. Then the toddler can't actually be sitting in the seat when you attach it because you need to get behind the padding and everything to guide the straps through. So you are wrestling with your roller bag on the ground while the toddler is well, toddling all over the place.
Then you get to security and have to take everything apart and do it all again.... While your toddler is roaming free, willy-nilly and everyone is looking on in disbelief at this ridiculous system you are struggling with. Next you will be lucky if you can get the bag and the car seat down the aisle of the airplane... if you can't what are you supposed to do with a 20 pound kid, a 20 pound seat, a roller bag, and the diaper bag.... more crying...
Then when you land you have to take your toddler out of the seat again and try to wrestle the whole contraption back together on the floor of the plane. Luckily we were in the bulkhead, otherwise there is no way on this green earth that you would have enough space anywhere to do this. Don't forget that the toddler has wandered off while you are trying to accomplish this feat. Not only that, but to prevent my daughter from wandering off while I was making a fool of myself with this thing I put her in a plane seat. Next thing I knew she had done a face plant on the floor and had a bloody nose, all while I was trying to use this horrible system.
Then you get off the plane, go to the next security checkpoint and do it all again. By the time I actually got off the plane (last one off every time) in San Francisco I was truly living every parents' nightmare of traveling alone with a kid. All the while my actual kid was great, but this thing really REALLY only works in theory.
It also doesn't hold things together very securely. I, like other reviewers was worried about that too.
Once I got to the hotel I wanted to have a ceremonial burning of the wretched device.... instead I "accidentally" left it under the bed. Holiday Inn near Fisherman's Wharf for those of you who thought this system worked out so good.
 It's just a strap May 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
All you get is a strap. It does work, though....BUT: when you are boarding, your car seat will not fit through the aisle in the cabin. So you'll need to unstrap the car seat and carry it on board. That's the only thing I didn't like about this idea. It's great getting trough the airport, but you need to unstrap when boarding and re-strap once you get off. Overall, a good product.
Review of Traveling Toddler strap May 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My wife and I recently traveled with our two year old twin girls. The product works exactly as advertised, with just two minor compains.
1 - My wife had a really hard time balancing the weight of the toddler + car seat + suitcase. She had to push hard on the extended handle to keep it balanced which was akward. I was able to hold it a little lower which made it easier.
2 - You really need a very sturdy suitcase to use with this strap. We had two suitcases; one sturdy, one a little more "light weight". The light suitcase's wheels struggled with the weight and the handle flexed quite a bit! The sturdy suitcase (a Kirkland business carry-on case) had no problems.
Overall, we are satisfied with the product.
BEWARE!!! Happy Mothers tried to ship me a different item! April 29, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Yesterday, I ordered the traveling toddler online through Amazon. It was shipping from Happy Mothers, so I went on their site to track it. When I did, I realized they were sending me a completely different item! One called the Tote-a-tot, which looks like a cheaper version of the same idea, with some kind of back pack thing. I had to call Happy Mothers, and then they had to manually adjust my order so that I would get the correct item. Now, it will take 6-7 days just for them to ship the correct item. Hopefully, I'll get the correct one!
 Worked for us! April 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This strap really did work well for us. We just made sure we had a rolling carry on with wheels that were in good shape. You simply attach the car seat to your luggage with this handy strap using the latch straps already on your car seat. It really is a genius idea. It made catching connecting flights a lot easier with our 19 month old!
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