Britax Monarch Booster Car Seat Rockport
From Britax USA
German-designed and engineered to meet the highest safety standards, the Britax Monarch Belt-Positioning Booster was developed to grow with your child. It features True Side Impact Protection and innovative comfort features. Deep head and side wings cocoon the child's head, shoulders and entire torso in the event of a crash, spreading the force over a larger area reducing risk of serious injury. The strong sturdy shell is made to prevent the car from invading the seating area, further protecting the child.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #18507 in Baby Product
- Color: Rockport
- Brand: Britax USA
- Model: E9053L3
- Released on: 2007-10-15
- Dimensions: 13.00" h x 18.00" w x 20.00" l, 25.00 pounds
The Britax Monarch belt-positioning booster is a revolution in child safety. Designed to grow with your child, this seat boasts True Side Impact Protection and innovative comfort features. Deep head and side wings cocoon the child's head, shoulders and entire torso in the event of a crash, spreading the force over a larger area reducing risk of serious injury. The shell is made to prevent the car from invading the seating area, further protecting the child.
Excellent Booster
I recently purchased this booster for my 5 1/2 year old son who is around 50 pounds and 48 inches tall. I did a ton of research before deciding on this one. I love the Britax brand and have used many of their seats for my three kids, currently 5 1/2, 3, and 9 months old. My 5 year old was in a Roundabout as a baby and toddler and my two girls currently both ride in a Marathon. I looked for a new seat for him after seeing the youtube video (which I know so many parents saw) about the little boy who was killed in his booster seat when the seat belt unlatched. Previously he was riding in a Graco Turbo Booster in my husband's car and the Britax Bodyguard in my car. I felt that the Bodyguard was safe, but it was a pain to use (due to the latches) and my son had trouble buckling himself. When I saw the Monarch, I knew it was the best solution for him. It is incredibly plush and comfy for him, and I love that side wings for side impact protection go all the way up the seat protecting his entire torso, unlike the Bodyguard. The head rest is also wonderful and he loves that he can lean his head to rest. I also like that the back rest detaches from the base so that when he is much older he can just use the base if need be. I plan to keep him in this booster as long as possible, and that will be easy since it goes up to 100 pounds. He has no trouble buckling himself, and although I check every time to make sure he did it right, he almost always is perfectly buckled in. I thought about buying the Britax Regent because it has a five point harness, but it is so huge and took up too much room in the back of my minivan. I would not have been able to put a passenger in the middle seat. And since my son is too heavy to use the latch system anyway, we would have been using the seatbelt for the Regent anyway. The Monarch has been a great solution and I feel very confident that all three of my kids are very safe in the car.
The King of Booster Seats
Safe, comfortable, and fashionable. What else can you ask for? We bought a Britax Parkway booster for our oldest and decided to buy the Monarch for our youngest. Both are excellent but the Monarch definitely is an upgrade from the Parkway. The fact that our sons love the Britax booster seat and find them comfortable, the higher prices paid for them are worth it!! You will not be disappointed with this choice!!!!
Britax Monarch Booster - not well thought out
This is my 4th britax product. The other 3 were easy to use, tho I had some installation issues with the Wizard, and of course the inadequate cupholders on the parkway booster.
The Monarch seems well built, comfy and safe but the armrests are driving me out of my MIND. According to the instructions, the belt is supposed to go under the the armrests, on both sides. The armrests are very low - way to low to actually be used as armrests in fact. It's necessary to pull the strap way out - hook the seatbelt - then carefully work the seatbelt up under both armrests. My 5 year old can no longer buckle herself in safely, tho of course she wants to try, especially if we are in the carpool line with about 50 other cars behind us waiting to retrieve their own kids.
Perhaps, if I drove a taller vehicle it might not be as difficult for me to do. Currently, I'm driving a BMW sport wagon and am having a hard time bending way over and buckling her in.
I am aware that many 5 year olds can and should remain in a traditional carseat with a 5 point harness but my daughter is very tall for her age so this seemed the safest alternative.
The cupholders on this model are still too shallow to be effective, plus they are pressing into the seat of the car. I wonder if they will snap off in time. They do not sit level in this car, so they are useless for drinks. My dd uses them for crayons, which end up scattered all over the back seat.
The only improved function of this seat over the parkway is that the seat belt retracts very freely thru the shoulder bracket, whereas I felt sometimes that the parkway restricted the seatbelt movement a little too much.
Despite my usual love of Britax products, I would not recommend this booster. Stick with the Parkway, for children that meet the weight/height limits and have the ability to sit safely and keep the straps in position.
