The Britax Boulevard is well known for comfort and safety. It is a convertible seat and the reason why this is called the convertible car seat is simply because you can have it rear facing for an infant or you can position it up and covert it into a forward facing toddler car seat. There is a black handle bar underneath the base. You must lift this in order to recline the car seat.
As you probably already know, virtually all baby car seats have a high weight. The Britax Boulevard allows the baby to be rear facing from 5 all the way up to amazing 33 pounds. So, if you have a larger child, the Boulevard will accommodate it. You can turn them forward facing when they have reached the age of 1 year and 20 pounds and it will last you all the way up to 65 pounds and a standing height of 49 inches.
There are 4 strap positions on it. When your little one is rear facing you can have their shoulders just at or slightly above the 5 point adjustable padded harness. In case your child is forward facing, you can have it just at or slightly below the harness. It has a little more padding around the waist. To adjust the straps there is a knob at the back to twists up and down. It also features a front harness adjuster. It enables simple and easy front adjustment when loosening the harness system.
Another valuable feature is the true side impact protection. It shields from car intrusion plus distributes crash forces.
Other relevant features include:
- Energy absorbing foam liner or EPS. Basically, it distributes and absorbs crash forces.
- Body pillow for your infant
- Small contoured base which enables a snug fit in all types of cars.
Furthermore, it has a lot of different fabric options.
Even though the Britax Boulevard handles all of the requirements needed for a baby’s seat most young moms and dads still tend to start-off with some smaller infant seat. Basically, this enables you to be a little bit more mobile. So, the base stays installed in your automobile and the infant-carrier itself can be taken out of the car. The Boulevard just stays installed in the car.
It is possible to install it in two ways, either by old-fashioned seat belt or by the LATCH system. LATCH system stands for Lowers Anchors and Top Tethers for Children. It is generally found on models of automobiles over the year 2000. Note that it can’t be used for babies weighing over 48 pounds.
