Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Let me start off by saying I have a love/hate relationship with car seats. I have 5 children, the oldest one is 7, so collectively, I probably have been through 30 car seats in less than a decade. My daughter has been ready to graduate to a booster seat for 2+ years now, but unfortunately, due to her parents procreation habits, she's been relegated to life in a 5-point harness for lack of space. It baffles me that mini-van manufacturers don't consider the fact that you may have kids in car seats. Sure it's great Herb and Ethel sport their Chrysler Town & Country with their teacup poodle Miffy, but we use the heck out of our minivan. So, when the twins showed up, the three bigs got kicked to the back of the bus and we panicked trying to cram three full seats in the back row. Thanks to Radian (and $1000), we didn't have to buy a conversion van. So, after squeezing every moment out of the "baby" seat, I had to find a narrow booster. Our standard graco booster had birthing hips like my wife, and just didn't squeeze in the back. Enter, Bubble Bum. The name and concept are ridiculous, but, by golly, the thing actually works perfect. I was EXTREMELY skeptical about a blow up seat. Sure we want our children to live in a bubble, but to actually sit on one? Low and behold, It fits her narrow booty perfectly and she's now all proud sporting a booster seat. Granted, there are no frills to this thing. No cup holder, no secret pockets, no fun stuff, just base model solidness. We've had it probably a month and it's still inflated, and working great. Thankfully we haven't done any crash testing in it, so I can't validate it's safety. Hopefully, I'll never have to update my comment about the crash sturdiness. Paranoia, I looked online and sites claimed it was safety checked and legit. Now that school is starting back up, kid #1 is begging to be promoted in dad's car as well to a booster. So, buying a second Bubble Bum. Only negative thing I would say is my daughter complains the seat is "itchy" around the logo. It is raised, and when she wears skirts or daisy dukes, she complained of scratching. So, we improvised and she put a wash cloth on the seat. I'm glad I didn't pay extra for kittens or something pretty on the seat only to have a dirty rag covering it. Otherwise, works great. If you're tight on space, it's definitely the seat for you. I have one in our Odyssey and soon one in an Avalon (adjacent to two Radians).