Firstโฆ a long and unnecessary story on how I discovered these angels.
I have been searching for the last two years for an alternative to the kids car seats in the van. Not going to lie, Installing/removing them every single day while on the road was a LOT (and if you own Clek car seats you know those things are mini tanks๐ ). BUT, there was nothing out there that met my criteriaโฆ or at least I thought because apparently these harnesses have been available since 2012 ๐.
Anywhooooโฆ while on our last road trip after burning 782837 calories reinstalling the car seats for the 26284849 time I got on my phone to look for an alternative, again๐. I donโt know if the algorithm was different because of my location or if the powers that be smelled the desperation in my sweat post installation โ but there they were๐ฅน.
Not only are they compact, portable and easy to instal butโฆ according to their website โthey meet/exceed all crash test requirements and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for harness restraints (FMVSS213). In fact, the RideSafer consistently tests well belowโsometimes by half or more!โ the standard safety allowances.โ
โจPRAISE BEโจ
So, for all my fellow parents looking for an alternative to bringing along carseats for every carpool, taxi/Uber ride or trip you takeโฆ the RideSafer Vest might (is๐) what youโre looking for.