Graco - Contender Slim

This is what I would recommend or the Graco Contender. Both are lightweight compared to traditional carseats. I've never used it in an Uber, but we have the Graco Contender as our primary travel carseat which we pair with a backpack bag.

Nope not missing anything 😅good news is your next car seats will last you much, much longer! I’d get four extend2fits. We love extend2fit. Easy to install and lasts forever, rear faces up to 50lbs while most are 40. My oldest is 4 and no plans to move him from that seat anytime soon. Coscos are great for air travel with as they’re so light but I think they’re less comfortable and don’t grow with your children as much. Also a total pain to install. My husband has a graco slim in his that’s lighter and slimmer and very similar though it stops rear facing at 40

We had twins and then a surprise #3 and you honestly can’t go wrong with the Graco car seats. We have the “slim” version of this model and we like it, my twins have another model but still Graco branded.

Look for ones that advertise 3 across. We have the clek, diono and graco slim. They are all about the same. The infant egg ones (clek) that clip into the base take up the most lateral room ime. Both the clek and diono take up a lot of foward space when rear facing. In our tucson the front seats need to move forward quite a bit to accommodate. In our model 3 that is less of an issue despite looking smaller. The graco takes up much less foward space.

We used a flyaway bed on a red eye to Europe a few times with my daughter between 15 months to 2.5 and it was amazing. Now that she’s 3 I don’t see us using it again because she’s too long and prefers to stretch out in her seat and across my lap instead to sleep. We’ve also used a Grace contender car seat in multiple European countries and never had an issue. I prefer to have my own car seat that I trust vs renting one. We also use a CARES harness during takeoff and landing for added safety since we aren’t using the car seat on the plane. 

We use a graco contender go/slim for travel. Comfy, easy to carry and easy to install

Unfortunately, unless it’s a seat with a closed belt path, like the graco contender, basically all seats have this issue with the buckle ending up behind the back on a plane.

We use this one too! We used it on the plane until she was 3 and then started checking it. It weighs about 15lbs, so heavier than the Cosco but more plush like a traditional convertible seat. It’s also the one we use when family is transporting our daughter.

We bought one rotating car seat (Nuna) and later a cheaper Graco slim seat for traveling with and the rotating car seat is def the way to go. Getting in and out is a breeze compared to the fixed ones. We still use the Graco for traveling and as a backup in my car. We use the Nuna in the family vehicle 95% of the time

We bought a car seat for traveling, Graco contender and we rent a car. Life with a toddler!

Can he still fit in a bucket seat? That’ll be the easiest. Otherwise the graco contender is lightweight and easy to travel with.

Lol understand. We have the contender just for traveling. It’s lightweight and easy to transport.