I have 2 kids, 3.5 and 19 months. When my 3.5 year old son outgrew his Graco infant carrier, we did a bunch of research and decided on the Britax Roundabout. We love this seat! We bought our 3.5 year old the Alpha Omega Elite when our youngest was ready to move to the convertible seat thinking the elite would be his last seat and he could stay harnessed in it for a long time. The Elite was much less in price than another Britax model but seemed to get good reviews. I realized shortly after buying the elite that after 40 lbs. we would need to switch his seat to the booster mode using the cars seatbelt. I am not ready to have my 3.5 year old in a booster so I did more research. We went with the Frontier because it is the only seat that I've found with great safety ratings that keeps a child harnessed for a long time (80lbs# and then a booster to 100lbs. It also has the highest height maximum which is important since our kids are tall. We've had the Frontier for about 7 months and it is an okay seat. What I love about the roundabout is not true of this seat. Our Roundabout is super easy to install #we've only used it with the latch#, the straps never get twisted, the hooks never fall down under the child. With the Frontier, we use the seatbelt #because 40 lbs and higher shouldn't use the latch#. I can't get a tight/secure fit. My husband can but it takes longer than the Roundabout. The bottom seat buckles always slip to the bottom and I'm always having to reach from underneath my child's bottom to get them out. I've tried putting the straps around the arm rests #as suggested in the manual# which helps minimally. The arm rest get super hot #we're in AZ). I'm not sure how to fix that issue as we have a cold seat that will cover the seat buckles but not the arm rests. My son loves to play with the arm rest which I think compromises his safety since the manual clearly states that they must stay in the "down" position while the vehicle is in motion. My son is often complaining that his sippy cup is stuck in the cupholder. Sometimes, I even have a hard time getting his sippy cup out. When the seat is positioned next to a door, the cup holder closest to the door can't be used. The straps on the Frontier get twisted often. When the grandparents get my son in his seat, they have difficulty doing the straps because of the poor design. The fabric on our Frontier has "grease marks" and doesn't look like it is only 7 months old. The fabric has gotten frayed from velcro on shoes. Our Roundabout fabric is still in great condition. I would love to wash the cover of our Frontier but it says to spot clean only (you got to be kidding me...a child's seat that can't be washed!!!). Our 19 month old is almost too tall for the Roundabout eventhough he is under the 40 inch height maximum. I'm looking at other seats now because I still want my 3 1/2 year old to be harnessed but I'm not that thrilled with the Frontier so I'd like something that my 19 month old could go in and stay in for a long time.Get more detail about Britax Frontier Booster Car Seat Rushmore.
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