Nuna - RAVA Convertible Car Seat

Love them. Have the Pipa and Rava.

This is what we have. Rava in my Highlander and an extend2fit in my husband’s truck

I have the Nuna rava, I bought it for my oldest and he used it after he outgrew his infant seat around 6/7 months until he was about 3.5 years old. He’s a 99%ile boy and by 3.5y, the 5 point harness was too snug in the crotch area, so we switched him to the Nuna Aace at that point. My baby is currently using the Rava and it seems comfortable for him at 9.5 months old.

I have the Nuna rava (primary family vehicle) and my husband has graco extend2fit in his truck. Both are fine seats! The biggest difference I see is in the installation. I can swap a Nuna from vehicles in 1-2 minutes, versus the install for others is more challenging (not technically, but more manual pulling to make sure it’s secure). I had no issues at all installing my uppababy mesa for my child in my vehicle at 8 months pregnant. That being said, my 99%ile height babies both grew out of the infant seat by 6-7 months… so I wouldn’t necessarily recommend investing in an expensive infant seat!

The convertible seats can fit a newborn, but the recline will be so large that the seat is no longer compact. Extend to fit is the most compact, but not at the most reclined position which is what you’d need. I’d actually look at a nuna rava, it only has one recline position which is more compact than the most reclined position you’d need on the extend to fit. Hopefully that makes sense!

Nuna Rava. We also have the Graco Extend to Fit and Evenflo Revolve 360. Our kid hates the Nuna cup holder position, but complains the least about her butt hurting. It’s the most comfortable. Can’t complain about the cup holder on the other two. All came in with good ratings. We have multiple kids and have two Nuna Rava and the quality is the best of the bunch.

We have the Nuna Rava and I love them. They are sturdy, easy to install, and they have a little pocket that each buckle tucks into on the sides so you are not constantly digging straps out from underneath your kids butt. We also have the Graco slim fit 3 in 1 and they are fine. They do their job but I much prefer the Nuna. They are also quite expensive but as I see it, cost per use makes it reasonable.

Second this, my 3yo is off the charts height wise and we’re about to turn around the rava in my car (he wears a back brace and it prevents him from crossing his legs like most kids). We have the foonf in my husbands and we can easily get another year of rear facing in it for him.

I have a 2024 rav4 and the Nuna Rava in the back passenger seat. It fits quite well. It It is a bit large, which is good so baby grows into it more. My boy was getting very tall at only 6 months we ended up pulling the trigger earlier for the Rava. We have been using it a month and a half already and it's been great, and easy to set up. 1 person easily fits in the backseat to accompany baby, but 2 "can" fit depending on the build but it's a tight fit. I wouldnt recommend more than 4 adluts traveling in it with baby. 3 gets by fine though.

Yep that's what happened with mine. He still hasn't met the weight limit for the infant seat but hasalready surpassed the height limit. Even when he was still a little under the height limit he was getting very uncomfortable staying in the infant seat. He used to love it but as he got taller he was no longer wanting to sit still in it and kept fussing whenever he would get put in the infant seat. Once we got the rava, that problem stopped. It just sucks that we have to take him in/out all the time now though lmao. Took a little while for him to get used to sitting up in a high chair too but we practiced over and over at home once he was 6 months. Now he can sit up (with support of his hands to balance him) for good quite a while before fussing and wanting up. They grow too fast 🥲

Agree nuna rava is super easy BUT It’s $$ and def not a grandma spare type car seat. Diono radian is front facing 5pt harness and I find it easy to install, have it in my husbands car and often have to take it out when we are driving other adults. Chico kid fit high back booster very easy to install. Just attach to latches and pull tight at the front. FWIW I bought a Graco transitions as an extra for grandparents and anytime they take it out and reinstall themselves it’s insanely loose and not right at all. It takes a lot of effort on my part to get it tight enough.

We had two Nuna ravas my youngest just outgrew and were covered in filth (aka snacks galore) and had to convince my neighbor they were the best car seats ever and to take them off my hands. If she only knew how much I spent on those bad boys!

We loooove our Rava, but are so glad we didn’t spend $400 (at the time) on an infant seat since our baby outgrew it at 6 months, so that is something to consider! The Joie Rue is also super light weight but so much more cost effective for something you will only use for about a year if you’re lucky.

We were very happy with our Pipa. So much so we bought the rava now that our kiddo is older. It is so light weight and easy to maneuver. Also the pockets for the buckles are really nice.