BubbleBum Inflatable Travel Booster Seat for Car, Portable Booster Seat for Car - Backless, Foldable & Narrow Slim Fit -Travel Car Seat for Kids 40-100 lbs - Black

We have to re-inflate after every use.

Works well. Holds the kid snugly on the car seat. Inflation and deflation is literally a breeze. Deflating it takes as much time as it takes to pay the cabby. Does its job as advertised. The only negative is that it does not provide any side support for a sleeping child. Though the seat belt will hold him in place. Had to buy the Diono Seatbelt pillow on Amazon to go with it. The pillow did help but still not the same as the conventional car seat with side wings that a kid could rest his head on. However, this seat is unbeatable as a travel seat. Very neatly rolls up into a compact cylinder - the size of a large water bottle yet much lighter. Easy to stuff into a backpack and take it on travels. Doubles as a pillow to make the economy class seat more comfortable. It isnt very wide when deployed. So 3 kids, or 1 kid and 2 adults can sit in a compact car back. The adults cant even tell that they are sharing the bench seat with a car seat. Bottom line: The very best travel booster seat, however dont throw away your regular booster seat though. Your child will be more comfortable in the regular booster seat. Take advantage of the best of both worlds - at home on your regular booster seat and while travelling in the Bubble Bum inflatable booster seat. In summary a must have if you travel often with children.

Bought this for my grandkids and the issue I have is it slides out from under them as we are traveling. I don’t feel it is as secure as a regular seat. I love the size of it and makes it easy to get multiple seats in the car but if it keeps sliding I don’t believe it is as safe as other seats.

We used this booster for my daughter when we went away for a long weekend with friends. She was snug between two car seats. This booster did the trick - she was raised up so the seatbelt was in the correct place. It didn’t move much but that could have been because there really wasn’t anywhere for it to go. I would recommend for short trips but not on a regular basis.

Worked great on a recent trip, it was nice to be able to pack it down for the flight and not have to worry about carrying it through the airport for use at the destination

We needed a narrow booster seat to fit three across in our car. We use this for our eldest, who at 10 is about to graduate from boosters altogether. He began using it at about age 7. We dont need height from a booster for him, just the shoulder belt positioner. The seat belts in our backseat are really high, so he still needs that feature for now. I recommend this seat for older, bigger, mature kids who dont need seat height or a reminder to sit right, just a better fit to the lap and/or shoulder seat belts. Its also great for difficult three-across installations, travel, and carpools. I think they may have fixed this since we bought ours, but we do find the lap belt guides tricky to thread. It took awhile before my son could do that part himself. I also find the expiration date of four years to be on the low end for car seats. Then again, for the price, you get a lot of use out of it. Its a very handy seat for travel, as weve recently found. You deflate it and toss it into whatever bag is handy — easy peasy. Blow it back up at your destination, and youre good to go. The only downside is how mucky the back of a seat gets in the car, and then you have to put your mouth on it, ha ha. This seat would also work well for carpool kids and ride-share travel and friends visiting and the like, assuming the users fit the size requirements. (With the 40-pound minimum, my skinny middle child at nearly 7 can still not use this seat.) Comfort-wise, my son complained at the downgrade in comfort level from his previous Britax front-facing car seat. However, he stopped complaining after a few days, and hes been fine with the BubbleBum ever since. It doesnt have bells and whistles, such as arm rests or cupholders, which is what helps keep it narrow and easy to fit into a small space. My sons on the larger end of the percentile calculators for height and weight, and he does fine with it. I think his thighs spill over the sides a bit, but he doesnt seem to mind that. Its basically like sitting on a regular seat in the car with a tiny bit of air cushion. So its not plush, but theyll be fine once they get used to it. My sons not prone to peer pressure around this issue, but Ill point out that its a nice option for older kids who dont want an obvious booster but still need that belt positioning help. All in all, the BubbleBum has worked nicely for us, and wed get another one if our younger kid ever gets above 40 pounds!

I love how small and space saving they are. Bought 2, they fit perfectly in the third row of my SUV with a rear facing car seat in between them. Easy to store and clean, perfect.

This is an outstanding idea - and its well executed. This booster seat is incredibly lightweight, its easy and fast to inflate/deflate, its very compact when deflated (folded or rolled up), its made of quality and durable materials - and its easy on the cars interior (wont damage your seats). From the functional standpoint, this seat is small and sits a little lower than more conventional booster seats. The belt guides are sturdy and made of quality materials that shouldnt damage seat belts over time. Overall - this is a great product. Nevertheless, I need to temper the positive aspects of this booster seat with the fact this type of booster seat (lap belt guide only) should only be used with a secondary type of restraint - like a safety vest that incorporates belt guides for both the lap and shoulder belts. A great example is the Ride Safer vest system by Safe Traffic Systems. The Ride Safer vest not only properly guides both the lap and shoulder belts, its reinforced, padded and is designed to better distribute crash forces over a much larger area than what a standard seat belt is capable of. I think this is a two-way relationship as well, though. The best application of the Ride Safer vest is in conjunction with a quality (certified) booster seat like this one. I think it is important to frame an opinion, and help the reader understand the perspective from which a review is written - especially when that opinion is regarding safety equipment. I have a two-decade background in military safety, relating to both off-duty (ground) safety and aviation safety - to include mishap investigation. This experience includes investigating motor vehicle mishaps (there is no such thing as an accident). Motor vehicle fatalities account for over 30,000 deaths per year in the U.S. (33,561 in 2012*). Children account for approximately 1,200 of these deaths. While this number seems tiny compared to the total number of fatalities - the number of child fatalities per mile is comparable to adults. The exposure rate of adults is simply higher (the number of hours the average adult is on the road when compared to children - and children account for only 1/6th of the population). The number of children injured in motor vehicle mishaps in the U.S. is however staggering - approximately 170,000 children per year. One of the biggest contributing causal factors for child injuries and deaths is the child being out of position relative to the restraining device - preventing the safety equipment from restraining and mitigating the forces of the crash properly. The only purpose a booster seat serves is to better position (elevate) a child relative to the shoulder strap, to prevent the shoulder strap from riding up a childs neck and face by ensuring the proper angle of the shoulder belt (relative to the childs shoulder and neck). This angle is critical for any occupant. If the occupant sits too high relative to the shoulder belt (typically an adult or tall child), a collision can cause geometry-related secondary spinal injuries (mid and lower back) caused by the shoulder belt transmitting too much crash energy to the mid and lower back. If the occupant sits too low (typically with a small child), a collision can result in the child sliding under the shoulder belt - which can severely injure the childs neck (and face). The biggest problem with using a booster seat that only guides the lap belt is in the assumption that booster seat will keep a child in the correct position relative to the shoulder strap for the entirety of your travels (and therefore safe). If you have a kid - then you know any assumption that your child is going to stay in one position is simply not even remotely similar to reality. Kids move and wiggle around a lot, and a booster seat equipped with simple lap belt guides is not going to do anything to maintain the proper shoulder belt alignment with your precious, perpetual motion, micro human. Unfortunately, the results can be tragic. This is why I strongly believe in a certified safety vest like the Ride Safer safety vest in conjunction with a properly designed booster seat. A certified and tested safety vest physically attaches (and therefore attaches your child) to the seat belt, and the vests belt guides help ensure the childs position remains correct at all times - and the booster seat ensures there is not any excess force transmitted to the childs neck and head in a collision by providing the proper geometry of the shoulder belt relative to the vests upper belt guide. This particular inflatable booster seat is the perfect travel companion - especially with a certified safety vest. While automotive safety vests and booster seats are not certified and should not be used for air travel, they can be easily packed and used in taxi cabs, and in the event the front seat is the only available place for the child. While not optimal (a back seat is considered safer than the front seat for children), a child can safely travel with the combination of this booster seat and the safety vest in the front seat of a car, truck or two-seat sports car - and this is also legal in most states (check your local laws for specific requirements and restrictions). If this is done, you should of course ensure the child is sitting as far back from an airbag (if so equipped) as possible, or if your car is equipped with an airbag deactivation device (many cars do this automatically based on the weight in the passenger seat), then it is recommended it be deactivated for individuals weighing less than about 65-70lbs. I would not recommend using this booster seat (any booster seat) by itself in the front seat. I would only recommend the use of a booster seat in the front seat when used in conjunction with a certified safety vest that meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS 213). This review and my mentioning of the Ride Safer safety vest in this review were both unsolicited by their respective manufacturers. I did not receive any compensation (in any form) for my review. *NHTSA DOT HS 812 011

This was great to have for traveling. It was easy to inflate and for her to use in the rental car. I put it in my carryon luggage and it didn’t take much room at all. It was a little difficult to completely deflate.

A pesar de ser inflable, funciona muy bien, es decir, no se le sale el aire. Mi hijo de 6 años está contento con su asiento. El cinturón de atrás retiene bien el cinturón de seguridad. totalmente satisfecho!