Sunshine Kids Radian 80 Car Seat Review
Some people might think I’m crazy to spend $250 on a car seat when I could go down to Walmart and get a booster for my 6 year old for $20. However, I’m very particular about the car seats I put my kids in. Why? Because should I ever get into a car accident with them, I don’t want to wish they’d been more secure.
And I have good reason to be concerned! Car seat failures happen far too often for comfort! A personal acquaintance of mine lost her baby because the car seat failed in a rollover accident. I never want to get in my car and wonder if the car seat will fail. Never!
Because I never want to worry about it while I’m driving, I’ve researched all kinds of car seats and their safety. I’ve learned that keeping a child in a 5-point harness for as long as possible is the safest thing to do, and only two car seat brands allow for this feature in their car seats. Those brands are Britax and Sunshine Kids.
I decided to buy the Sunshine Radian 80 car seats. I felt they would keep my girls nice and safe up until they are 80 pounds. Most car seats have weight limits of 40 pounds and then want you to move your kids into a booster. The Sunshine Radian keeps them safest in the 5 point harness for double the normal weight limits! They also have some other great features as well.
Steel frames - these frames won’t deteriorate in the hot sun like other car seat frames. Plastic is far too susceptible to damage by heat and sun.
Convertible options - these seat can be set both rear-facing for infants and forward facing for older kids
The harness belts don’t fold up - cheaper car seats tend to have harnesses that fold up and get really hard to handle
LATCH system - because car seat belts have been known to fail, the LATCH system allows the car seat to be strapped directly to the car for better safety
Foldable - while the Sunshine Radian 80 car seats aren’t the lightest thing to pack around due to the internal steel frame, they do fold up and can be worn like a backpack if you need to carry it somewhere like for airline travel.
Nice and narrow - unlike most any other car seats, you can actually fit 3 of these across the back seat of most vehicles. This feature is fantastic!
I never regret buying my Sunshine Kids Radian 80 car seat. My kids are in one of the safest car seats on the market and comfortable to boot. The extra money was definitely worth it!
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