Note: This article initial appeared here. There are some amazing folding car seat options for older kids that make long-term travel and taxi-hopping a breeze. But until recently, parents of young kids who were too big for an infant car seat and still too small for a Ride Safer travel vest were mostly left out in the cold. Enter: the Wayb Pico car seat. A team of parents with backgrounds in designing highly technical outdoor gear put their talents to work to design an innovative solution to this pain in the ass problem.
You can see the fruits of their labor here :. But with a steep price tag and some very real limitations, lots of parents have asked: is the Wayb Pico worth it? Is the Wayb Pico safe? The Wayb Pico passes all federal safety testing , just like traditional car seats. But there are always subjective elements to car seats that may be in the eye of the beholder whether kid or grown up : fit, ease of installation, price tag.
Since every family has different kids and different needs, I also asked a few of our readers to weigh in with their thoughts after traveling with the Wayb Pico β you can find their reviews at the end of the article. The Wayb Pico car seat is a forward-facing foldable 5-point harness carseat.
It can be installed and used in both cars and airplanes. Reader Annie uses this bag for her Pico and says it works great! The Wayb Pico can be used by children who are pounds and inches tall. The child must be at least 1 year old, but Wayb recommends the child be at least 2 years old to use the Pico. The seat is She fits perfectly and will use it for several years to come.
Courtney tried out the Pico with her 4. She has outgrown the Cosco Scenera Next that she used to use for travel, but is not old enough to use a booster seat. Since the FAA recommends children under 40 pounds use a 5-point harness car seat on a plane , she wanted something light and compact like the Pico instead of using a bulkier traditional car seat. The Pico seat is mesh stretched around a metal frame.
