Graco - Turbobooster 2.0 Highback Booster Declan

i’m 5yr into the carseat game. the UB mesa was awesome/easy and we’re on our second graco (slimfit and now the big kid one). it’s under $200 and very safe. kept my kid RF until after age 5!

i think it depends on the weight of the child and state laws? my daughter was in a car seat the grow with me ones that go from infant to toddler and we JUST got her a booster seat where the seatbelt is the restraint and the booster sits on the seat of the car. it has side paneling for protection of her head. idk it still makes me feel uneasy lol. she is 5 and weighs 45 lbs

Gate checking is the happy medium. It’s going to be hard to find a seat that they’ll allow in an overhead and even if they do there’s a good chance there will not be enough room and they’ll have you check it anyway. For my older kid we have a [very light weight booster](https://www.target.com/p/graco-turbobooster-2-0-highback-booster-declan/-/A-86874077)for travel that’s unrelated to our regular car seat. It’s cheap and easy to install so if it does get damaged after a trip I’m not too concerned. I wouldn’t rent a car seat because they don’t really have a good selection and don’t always have what you request available. The upkeep of the car seat is also in question at the car rental places.

My kindergartner has a convertible car seat. She is in the booster configuration, which is a high back booster. We transitioned her a little earlier than we intended because the 5point was starting to trigger her car sickness more as she grew. Our second car, we have Graco booster for the rare times both kids have to be different places.