Everyone has covered the key parts of your questions so I will just add:
Definitely get a travel car seat. They are much lighter and a little narrower but still safe and compliant. We had one from Evenflo called a Sport or something but if you search on Amazon for a travel car seat options will come up. Extremely easy to install.
Put kiddo in a lightweight forward facing car seat instead, fits better and feels more like the car so kids behave better. Then use at destination. Cosco finale or Evenflo maestro is super light.
My skinny kids get bruised from some seats. Ive also had a cheap seat that was so difficult to tighten i threw it out. If i couldnt guarntee i could fasten the kids safely, it wasnt a safe seat. I will never touch the Evoflo brand again.
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