JL Childress Ultimate Car Seat Travel Bag, Black
JL Childress Ultimate Car Seat Travel Bag, Black
- Car seat travel bag features padded, adjustable backpack straps for carrying comfort
- Fits Britax Marathon, Boulevard, Roundabout, Decathlon and Diplomat, Also fits Recaro, Evenflo, Cosco, Century, Eddie Bauer,etc
- Water-resistant, heavy-duty fabric cleans easily and protects car seat from moisture
- Measures approximately 18 by 19 by 33″
Carrying convenience, comfort, and choices! The Ultimate Car Seat Travel Bag, by J.L. Childress, allows families to protect their child’s car seat when traveling. The Ultimate Travel Bag features thick padding on all sides, padded interior wings and
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JL Childress Gate Check Bag for Car Seats, Red
- Protects car seat from dirt and germs
- Not recommended for baggage check
- Measures approximately 18 by 18 by 34″
- Compact travel pouch measures 5 by 1.5 by 9″
Use this handy, compact travel bag when gate-checking a car seat or infant carrier to protect it from dirt and germs.It can also keep infant carriers clean during conveyor belt security check. The bright red color and large graphics easily identify y
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List Price: $ 15.99
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Review by M. Carlton for JL Childress Ultimate Car Seat Travel Bag, Black
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Our Ultimate bag has survived multiple trans-Atlantic flights and 6+ Caribbean/European/US domestic flights per year since 2004 (it’s now Aug. 2008). It has a few rips which are completely the fault of the airline (one looks like an actual knife cut it), which I’ve mended with duct tape, and still it keeps going. I absolutely cannot recommend it enough for its durability. By comparison, we purchased a ‘cheap’ alternative last year for our 2nd child. That thing was absolutely destroyed in one single trip overseas. The Ultimate Travel Bag is head and shoulders above its competition. I CANNOT RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY ENOUGH. If you want something with wheels – I see that’s an alternate model now. I would warn, however, the “other” bag we bought, it had wheels – and those were the first things the airlines popped off.
Review by S. Boyer for JL Childress Ultimate Car Seat Travel Bag, Black
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This bag is exactly what we needed for our Britax Boulevard. We didn’t want wheels since our hands are already full pulling our wheeled luggage and pushing the stroller. So the backpack design was perfect. I wouldn’t want to hike the Grand Canyon carrying it on my back, but for the walk to the ticket counter it was fine. Backpacks that are designed to comfortably carry heavy loads long distances are hundreds of dollars. I think this bag strikes a good balance between cost and comfort. Caution – I knelt down to the floor to get something out of my suitcase and almost toppled over like a turtle! The car seat is so large is definately affects your balance.
There is no sign of wear following our first trip with it. Construction seems sturdy and it is well paded.
Review by Nat for JL Childress Ultimate Car Seat Travel Bag, Black
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JL Childress Ultimate Car Seat Travel Bag
We love this back pack car seat bag and now own 2 of them. The bags have been through many trips and have held up very well. The bag fits many different types of carseats — including our Graco infant seat & base and also our Britax car seat for the older child. It’s pretty comfortable to carry on your back and wheel the rest of your luggage. When I was pregnant with our 2nd child, my husband put the back pack on and a baby carrier on the front. Both made getting through the airport escalators, etc. very easy. We don’t use strollers on trips — it’s easier to travel without them.
Mom tip — I like to use a clear zip bag (like the one you get when you buy a comforter or similar) to stow all their clothes, diapers, etc. in the same piece of luggage with the car seat. That way if they inspect that piece of luggage, they can see everything through the clear plastic & don’t have to go through it quite as much (I also put small stuff in ziploc bags just in case they do so that they won’t lose the pacifiers, etc.). Also, if you’re going to put clothes in with the carseats, it’s a lot easier to use a separate bag that you can quickly throw in on top of the car seat & take out as you’re going to/from the airport.
Just make sure the backpack doesn’t get too heavy because we’ve had to repair one of the bags after overloading it on several trips. Now we put anything heavy (like a Costco size can of formula) in our luggage. It’s also smart not to weigh yourself down too much since you’re carrying it on your back. I agree with one of the other reviewers — the center of gravity is a little odd because of the car seat so it is possible to get off balance if you bend over to do something with it on your back so be careful!
Review by Rekap for JL Childress Ultimate Car Seat Travel Bag, Black
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Our seat (Römer King Plus) fit snugly into the carrier. The carrier held up through the transatlantic flight just fine — no rips or broken parts. However, I made the HUGE mistake of trying to use it as a backpack (with my baby strapped on in front, like the guy in the picture on the package). Maybe this works well for big burly guys, but for me (petite female) it was way too heavy: I totally messed up my neck doing it. The only reason I did it was that I had too much luggage to fit on the cart … travelling alone with a baby is tough!
Review by Mom of 2: Wyatt , my son in Heaven & Danika, my daughter on earth. for JL Childress Ultimate Car Seat Travel Bag, Black
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LOVE this car seat bag!
Fits Britax Marathon convertible seat (which we love) perfectly, plus I can fit a few other items on the seat and still zips up without any problems, which is great for airline travel!
Before, I used it for a rear facing infant seat (baby trend flex-loc) plus the base when traveling by air, and that worked wonderfully as well! With the smaller infant seat, I could actually fit about 60 diapers, plus a small bag for all my baby’s clothes for the trip, some toys, blankies AND still had room! I didn’t even really need an additional bag for her! I think I may have packed some items in my own suitcase that were hers, but I always pack way more than I ever need.
Also great because airlines do not charge luggage fees for baby items such as car seats or play yards!! Woohoo! A way to beat the system and save some cash while on vaca, folks!
Love that this bag is padded – you spend a lot of money on a good car seat and you want it protected while in the care of luggage handlers.
Straps are easily adjustable.
Never had a problem with the zipper, which surprised me, but it is actually quite sturdy.
Has been through many trips and has zero wear! Tough fabric!
Love the spot on top to put your information on it.
It is a little awkward to have on your back and it does bump you in the back of the legs, but I am also short at 5 feet 2 inches, so maybe a taller person wouldn’t have that problem. I thought about getting one with wheels, however, I would already be pushing a stroller with my daughter in it and wheeling a bag or two of my luggage so I didn’t want yet another thing to roll around.
It does get a little heavy on your back as well, but once again, I’m short and a very petite weakling so for an average person, I think it’d be fine! Also, keep in mind that you probably won’t have it on your back for long if you’re checking it with your other luggage. If you plan on gate checking it…Well, I think I would just recommend checking it with your other luggage!!
Would be great if it came in a few other colors, but black is fine, and it doesn’t show dirt so that works for me. I just put a bright colored ribbon, bandanna, or unique luggage tag somewhere for easy identification. (Of all luggage, I do not want my child’s carseat to be accidentally grabbed by someone else!)
When I’m not traveling, I use it to store our infant car seat and base, keeping it looking great and protecting it for future use.
Take it from a frequent traveler, the bottom line is this bag is awesome!
*******UPDATE********
We’ve had this car seat bag for over 2 years now and it’s still doing a great job!
Most recently, on a trip to Phoenix from St. Louis, the zipper did pop open very slightly, however no items came out. I was concerned about it for the flight back home, but the zipper stayed shut, so I’m assuming it was an airline personnel grab that popped the zipper.
I’m still amazed at the durability of the fabric and padded sections. Very easy to get seat in and out. My only issue with it is it’s very large and since it’s padded (which I love), it’s hard to get it to a more compact size while on vacation. Usually just leave it in the trunk or stash it in a closet so it’s not a huge deal, but just kinda bugs me.
Still HIGHLY RECOMMEND this! LOVE IT!
Review by Trae B. Napierala for JL Childress Gate Check Bag for Car Seats, Red
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This fit our car seat perfectly (also allowing enough room to stash coats) but after just one flight, it already had 2 holes.
Review by lpac for JL Childress Gate Check Bag for Car Seats, Red
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The material is not strong enough to withstand multiple trips through luggage claim.
Another issue was when we checked it at the gate the baggage people checked it as luggage because they could not see it was a child seat because of the red cover. We were waiting on the jet way and the airline brought up our stroller ok, but we had to get the child seat in baggage. Extremely frustrating as we waited 20minutes before they figured out it was checked as luggage.
Your better off asking for one of those clear plastic bags for child sets at the check in desk. It’s free and you’ll save yourself the hassel of going down to baggage claim.
Review by B. Loewy for JL Childress Gate Check Bag for Car Seats, Red
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It’s a big orange bag and for me it lasted exactly one trip (4 flights). It did protect the car seat inside decently enough, but the luggage handlers dragged it and just a little dragging across pavement ripped it.
It is bulky to carry with a car seat inside, hence why it was likely dragged. I’d recommend attempting to reinforce the bottom prior to traveling… maybe taping up the corners and bottom before the trip would give it a chance.
Review by Liz for JL Childress Gate Check Bag for Car Seats, Red
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We bought a stroller bag and a car seat bag for our baby’s first flights. They kept the stroller & car seat clean and easy to find. Not the most durable material, but better than nothing and fine for gate checking.
FYI, our stroller (a Baby Jogger City Mini) didn’t fit in the stroller bag. But it did fit in the car seat bag, and our car seat (a Graco SnugRide 32) fit in the stroller bag — so we just switched them, and it worked out fine.
Review by Chino for JL Childress Gate Check Bag for Car Seats, Red
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Having read the warnings here about durability, my intent for this bag was to have something to throw the car seat into just prior to gate check to keep the car seat clean while it was stowed below. Even with the (relatively) easy handling, ours had a large hole ripped into it after only 2 trips (actually on the outbound segment of our 2nd trip). Unfortunately, something like this item, designed specifically for travel, should have the durability to last at least several trips (a dozen or so too much to ask?).
I would NOT recommend this bag. Not even for gate checking purposes only.