Why I Bought the Sunshine Kids Radian 80 Car Seats for My Kids
August 8, 2008
Like many parents, I’m very particular about the type of car seats I buy for my kids. While I’ve never been in a car accident, I simply don’t want to have any regrets in case I ever am. I just can’t imagine putting my kids into a car seat that fails on them when they really need it!
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 of my concern for safety, I’ve done quite a bit of research on car seats. There are two brands that stand out as being extra safe, especially because they have seats that allow children to remain in a 5-point harness as long as possible. Those brands are Britax and Sunshine Kids.
While the Britax car seats are fantastic, I decided to buy the Sunshine Kids Radian 80 seats. These have wonderful safety ratings as well, and fit my needs better than the larger Britax seats. My kids will be able to sit in the Radian 80 seats until they are 80 pounds, double the normal weight limit for the cheaper car seats! The Radian 80’s also have some other great features I like 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.
Rear-facing and forward-facing - these car seats are convertible so they work for both infants and booster seat aged kids.
Stylish - you can’t beat the cute patterns they have for little girls’ seats.
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
Transportable - while the Sunshine Radian 80 seats are heavy due to the strong steel frame, they do fold up nicely and transport easily like a backpack. This feature is pretty neat if you have to do 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!
My kids and I all enjoy the Sunshine Kids Radian 80 car seats. They think they’re cool and comfortable, and I know they’re as safe as they can be. Makes for a great combo that is well worth the little extra money!
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