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Evenflo Triumph Advance LX Convertible Car Seat, Harbortown | 
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| Brand: Evenflo
Category: Baby Product
Department: Children's
List Price: $139.99
Buy New: $99.99
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Rating:  234 reviews
Sales Rank: 54
Color: Harbortown
Shipping Weight (lbs): 21
Dimensions (in): 17 x 20 x 29.5
MPN: 3801837
Model: 3801837
UPC: 032884146147
EAN: 0032884146147
ASIN: B000YZD0QM
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Infiniteslide harness adjustment | | • | Tensionright harness adjustment | | • | Multi-position recline | | • | Removable body pillows | | • | Removable, flip-down cup holder |
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Product Description
Evenflo Triumph Advance Convertible Car Seat accommodates infants rear facing from 5-35 lbs. and forward facing 20-50 lbs. Features: - Infinite Slide Harness adjustment system
- Removable body and infant head support pillows
- Multi-position ReclineRight base
- TensionRight knob tightens harness easily from the side
- EPP, energy absorbing foam liner
- Fold-down cup holder for easy access to drinks and folds out of the way when not in use
- Removable, washable pads
- 2 buckle strap positions accommodate growing child
- Meets or exceeds all applicable U.S. safety standards
Amazon.com Product Description
Keep your child safe and secure in the car with the Triumph Advance LX, Harbortown from Evenflo. Designed for children two to 35 pounds in rear facing, and 20 to 50 pounds and up to 50 inches tall in forward facing, this convertible car seat allows your child to stay in a 5-point harness over a year longer than traditional car seats with a 40-pound rating, which helps keep your child safer as he grows.  | The Evenflo Triumph Advance LX car seat offers: - Forty-pound rating.
- Easy harness adjustment thanks to InfiniteSlide system.
- Multi-position recline for extra comfort and flexibility.
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The InfiniteSlide harness lets you easily adjust the harness. | Infinite Slide Harness Adjustment
The Harbortown meets or exceeds all U.S. safety standards, making it a smart, reliable choice. One of its key safety features is the InfiniteSlide harness system which allows you to change the harness height by simply sliding the red tabs up and down. This system also does not require re-threading, saving you time and decreasing the chance of improper positioning. Additionally, the 5-point harness easily tightens with a quick turn on the TensionRight knobs on each side of the seat. Proper Positioning for a Safe, Comfortable Ride
Proper positioning of your child in the car seat is extremely important, not only for his or her comfort, but also to ensure optimum safety and protection. That's why the Harbortown has a multi-position recline and removable body pillows to surround baby in soft support. Two buckle straps accommodate growing children by being easy to adjust, and the EPP foam liner helps absorb energy to maintain proper positioning in the case of sudden or jarring movement. There's even a removable, flip-down cup holder to hold your child's favorite drink in a convenient location that they can easily access. This holder also folds out of the way when not in use. The Harbortown also offers perks for parents, including a machine washable pad that's a snap to remove and clean. Easy to install and adjust, the Harbortown features a parent-friendly design that's durable, reliable and, most importantly, safe. About Evenflo
For over 85 years, Evenflo has been a worldwide leader in the development of innovative infant equipment and is now one of the nation's leading manufacturers of high quality baby care and juvenile products. Evenflo began as a company that solely distributed baby care products. They have now expanded to manufacturing products, like car seats, strollers, high chairs, play yards and activity centers, that meet all the needs of children from birth to the pre-school years.
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 Great car seat without spending Britax bucks June 5, 2008
Heidi mother of 3 (Bronx, NY)
119 out of 119 found this review helpful
This is a great car seat. I purchased this one about 6 weeks ago when my son (child #3) outgrew his infant car seat at only 9 months old. I had previously purchased an earlier model of this car seat for my first child, and sadly our car was stolen with the car seat inside. I liked the first one I had, and I like this one even more. Here are the key points:
*It seems to be extremely comfortable for the child. It's big and cushy. My son likes it. My daughter did, too.
*It really seems to offer a lot of protection with its big seat that kind of curves around the child. On the down side, if you plan on moving the seat around a lot (as another reviewer mentioned), it is quite heavy. But the truth is, it's not designed to be portable--most convertible car seats are not. And if you have a small car, you might have trouble making it fit (I don't know this for sure because with three preschool children, I have a minivan).
*It is easy to install. I have installed a fair share of car seats, and this one is one of the better ones.
*It is very easy to adjust the straps. You can adjust the height of the shoulder straps from the front. How wonderful is that--it is such a hassle to rethread straps like you need to in many car seats that sometimes you can be tempted to leave them on a setting your child has outgrown for a while. You can also adjust the tension of the straps from the front very easily. You can actually make sure they are tight enough every time regardless of whether your little guy is wearing a sweatshirt and coat or a t-shirt. And if he likes to squirm while you put him in, you can loosen the straps, fasten him up and then tighten it to a safe tension. No problem at all.
*It is not too expensive. I paid $117 for mine, which is no small amount of money, but it is not as expensive as a Britax. I'm sure the Britax is fine, but I think a lot of people buy them because they are trendy or because they think they have to spend a lot to make sure their kids are safe. The evenflo is a great car seat. And it is much better than some of the cheap brands like the Cosco I have to use when visiting my parents (no padding, difficult to adjust straps, difficult to fasten clips, yuck).
All in all, I think it is a great choice for a car seat if you need or want a convertible.
LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT! March 27, 2008
Kristy Woodward (Birmingham, AL)
48 out of 48 found this review helpful
What a great carseat! I bought this for my 9 month old son after he outgrew the Graco Snugride (loved it too!). It is super easy to install and getting him in and out of it is a breeze. You never have to rethread the straps as the child grows taller because they are easily adjusted even with the child sitting in the seat! I love how the straps tighten with the use of a knob at the base of the seat. My 3 year old has the Alpha Omega Elite and you have to pull the strap in between his legs to tighten the straps. I thought really liked the Alpha Omega Elite until we got the Triumph Advance. Also, washing the carseat cover is a snap...a few hooks to loosen and the whole cover comes off and can be thrown in the washing machine. Our other carseat has to be taken out of the car and almost completely taken apart...what a pain. I actually just boght another Triumph Advance for my 3 year old and retired his Alpha Omega Elite...it just didn't compare! All in all, the Evenflo is easier to install, easier to buckle and unbuckle the kids in, easier to clean, and so much more comfortable!
Great seat - better than the older DLX version December 5, 2008
Koby (AZ, USA)
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
We recently purchased this carseat since our youngest outgrew her infant seat. I should tell you that our oldest has been happily using an older Evenflo Triumph Advance DLX Convertible Car Seat we bought her about 1.5 years ago. But since then, Evenflo has come out with the "Advance LX" line of seats and it looks like they are replacing the DLX line. We really liked our older DLX seat, and we love this one even more.
It does solve a few of the quirky issues that the older DLX line had: the harness belts no longer run from the seat to the shoulder and then back down to the buckle again - now it's just a single belt that goes from the shoulder to the seat. That makes buckling and adjusting a lot easier! Another new feature is that the shoulder belt height is adjustable without taking the back of the seat off - you simply move it up or down by grabbing the red tabs and moving them. To top it all off, this seat can handle kids weighing up to 50lbs forward-facing - the older DLX line goes up to 40lbs.
Aside from those differences, everything else is pretty much the same as the DLX line, and that's a good thing. The harness is still adjusted very easily by using the two knobs on the front sides, and it's just as comfortable for the kids as the original. I can't tell you how convenient it is to be able to adjust the harness by using those knobs, rather than by pulling a strap in the front.
ONE YEAR UPDATE:
It's been over a year that we've been using this seat and it's still as great as ever. For those who are having little issues with adjusting it while it's installed rear-facing: those issues will become moot once it's installed forward-facing. Since my review, we've installed this seat in 3 different cars - one of which didn't have the Latch system (a 1996 Cavalier). In all 3 cars I was able to get the seat installed tight enough to pass an inspection. The nice thing is that my kids are old enough now to climb into the seats by themselves and put their arms in the straps (they know the routine). Of course, we still need to buckle/adjust them in. I think we'll get at least a few more years of use out of these seats with no problem, then it's onto the next size. But then again, the way that seatbelt laws are going, our kids will probably have to sit in some kind of car seat until they are 16! :P
Quality Car Seat that's Made in the USA (Ohio) February 8, 2010
Cedar
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
The Evenflo Triumph Advance in my opinion is one of the best convertible car seats available right now. The construction is top-notch (Britax is not the only game in town for picky parents anymore), it's easy to install correctly, and I love how easy it is to adjust every facet of the harness (you tighten the harness with knobs, the shoulder height adjusts by sliding the straps up or down, and the crotch strap easily shifts to one of two positions). My son seems just as comfortable in the Evenflo as he does in his other seat--a Britax Roundabout. The Evenflo is definitely more roomy, which I can see that he likes. I am especially pleased with the placement of the two crotch strap positions. They are perfectly placed--not too shallow and not too deep. We are, by the way, very happy with our two Roundabouts. We needed another set of convertibles because our daughter will outgrow her infant carrier--a 2006 Combi Connection--in a few months. So she will take the Roundabouts (rear-facing up to 35lbs) and our son will be in the Evenflos (we regularly drive two cars). We didn't purchase another set of Roundabouts because they only go up to 40lbs/40 inches and are, well, expensive.
If you are considering the Triumph Advance, you are probably also considering the Graco Nautilus and the Britax Marathon. I think those are great seats too. You just have to see what works for you. I skipped the Marathon because of price and skipped the Nautilus because it's made in China, cannot rear-face at all, is priced too high in my opinion, and lacks the awesome harness adjustability of the Triumph Advance (the 65lbs harness is awesome but the Nautilus only gives you two additional inches for height than the Triumph Advance--50 inches v. 52 inches (most kids outgrow seats by height not by weight)). Other seats you might consider: Safety 1st Complete Air (a great but pricey extended rear-facing seat); Graco My Ride 65 (a favorite of car seat aficionados and rear-faces to 40lbs); Sunshine Kids Radian 65 (recommended by a lot of car seat techs); Britax Frontier (hugely popular harness-to-booster seat (no rear-facing)); and The First Years True Fit (high ratings by NHTSA and very popular with parents).
Rear-facing is truly the safest position for your child. In the event of a high-impact collision from the front or rear, a rear-facing seat will stop your child's head from traveling and allow it to "ramp up" the seat back, minimizing the chance of what is called an internal decapitation (the spinal cord gets stretched to the point of separating from the skull). In contrast, in the forward-facing position the car seat back does not absorb nearly as much of the crash force, which leads to the child's head traveling further and at a higher velocity. This increases the risk of severe spinal cord damage for kids under 4 because their bones are not yet ossified. You Tube features several videos showing how crash forces effect kids differently in the forward-facing position. Because of its tall shell, you will probably actually be able to use the Triumph Advance rear-facing until your child hits the 35lb limit (unlike the Roundabout, which most children outgrow by height long before hitting the 35lb rear-facing limit).
Finally, car seats "expire." Most expire at the 5-6 year mark. The Triumph Advance in contrast expires at the 8 year mark. Car seats are largely plastic after all and years of hot summers and cold winters in an automobile will take a toll. And so will time spent in a warehouse. That's why the date of manufacture is one of the first things I check when I buy a car seat.
We love this carseat! Safe AND affordable. September 18, 2008
K. Hartline (Davison, MI United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
While we all know that the Britax seats are some of the best, most of us are not able to fork out that kind of cash for a carseat - especially since most of us need more than one. I did weeks of searching, comparing, checking out at the store, shopping around, looking at reviews, etc. trying to find just the right carseat. I wanted something that would keep kiddo safe, be easy to use, look nice, fit in my small car while still rear-facing, and that I wouldn't regret spending my well earned money on.
We absolutely love this seat! It's comfortable for one thing. When I first took it out of the box I had to laugh cuz it looked more comfortable than my recliner in my living room! My daughter was starting to get kinda cramped in the infant seat we had bought for her.
We like the straps in this for two reasons: 1) They don't have to be unthreaded, adjusted and rethreaded through slots that are hard to see, let alone fit a strap through - you simply move them up and down. It's nice since in the summer you can slide them down and in the winter when the child's wearing sweaters & coats and such you just slide them up a little. 2) The straps adjust DOWN. I always felt like I was going to slice into the soft skin on my daughters neck while adjusting the straps up over the shoulders. With this one, you just pull down until all the slack is at the sides on the bottom and then twist the knob until it's tight. Wha-la.
We also like the adjusting knob. It's easy to use and very nice. No more dangling strap between baby's legs. Just twist the knob to tighten. Push the little lever and twist the knob in the opposite direction to loosen. Very easy.
It's also really easy to get the cover off for washing. My daughter recently managed to get a lid off of her cup and poured it all over herself and the seat. I took the cover off, washed it in the washing machine on gentle cycle, dried it in the drier for 15 minutes on low heat and then let it sit out overnight to finish drying. It was dry and ready to be re-installed in the morning.
It's also easy to move this carseat around in the car. The base is very "seat friendly" meaning it fits nicely in the middle of the car. In my car, the middle seat is down a little lower than the two side seats (not as much padding in the middle) and it fits nicely into the little groove without overlapping onto the side seats.
Anyways, if you were on the fence about what convertible seat to buy, I hope I have been able to help you make your decision. We liked this seat so much, we bought a 2nd one for Daddy's car and will be soon purchasing another for Grandma's car.
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