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

It rolls up and fits in a small bag that I was able to put in my kids napsacks which we took on the plane with us. We use this in a rental car. They report it as being comfortable. You just blow it up and put it on the seat very convenient. The price of buying two of them was about the same as renting two of them for two days from the rental car company so a great value.

Got the seat and blew it up. It is basically an air seat that raises the child up to fit the seat belt better. This is great for traveling. We are going on a 5 city vacation and will save the space and hassle of carrying a full size seat especially when going in and out of uber and walking around. Fits nicely in the backpack. Dont know how long it will last but if it makes it through one or 2 trips it is well worth it.

Took 2 on our air/Uber Disney trip and loved them. Packed well and quick to use. Impressed!

size is not big , only for small kids

I both like and dislike this booster, so thats why my rating averages out as a 3 star. LIKE Super compact and light weight. I can deflate, roll up and shove into my handbag, and then quickly blow it up again to use when I get to my destination. Cant beat this advantage and this is a big plus over other boosters. Narrow and does not take up much space in the back row. Much easier to use than something like the Safety First Vest, which we also own. (Note the vest can be used from 3 yo up but this Bubble Bum needs to be 40lbs and above) DISLIKE I hate hate hate buckling my 5 yo son into this. The base slides all over the seat, it is clumsy to thread the seat belt through the red buckles (yes even the redesigned buckles), and the buckle that lowers the shoulder belt never stays put. The shoulder belt just keeps sliding up and cutting into my sons neck. Since the bubble bum sits very low we need this adjustment. The seat belt also often slips out of the guide buckles on the bottom too. For this reason my son cannot buckle himself in and I prefer boosters where he can. My son slips right off this seat while we are driving. It just isnt very stable so when he leans over the whole thing slides out of place. Not safe!! Dislike having to put my lips on the red nozzle to blow it up, and the red nozzle is on the back of the booster, and gets dirty from cabs, etc. yuck. And no I dont carry wipes around to clean it. All in all we use this for travel and for quick trips around the city where we get in and out of subways and cabs. But I dont think it is safe (at least not for a 5 yo) for every day use. It is what it is--an inflatable booster and a boon for travel. Dont use it in lieu of a regular car seat for a child.

I ordered this for a trip to Chicago with my family. My daughter is 6 years old and 48 inches tall. She still needs a booster, and I needed a portable option for uber-ing around the city. This was perfect! It positioned the belt perfectly across her lap, and the shoulder adjustment was super easy to slide from side to side for different cars (I do realize it needs a slight adjustment in this pic, which I did but did not retake photo). It also fit in small middle seats between two adults, including the center seat on the third row of a mini-van. My child needed help from an adult to buckle in properly, but my 10 and 12 year olds were able with some coaching to figure out how to help their sister buckle in. It doubled as a “booster” in restaurants with deep chairs. My daughter loved her seat and said it was comfortable. It easily inflated with just a couple breaths, and easily deflated. It helped to close the valve to keep it deflated because it will partially inflate when you open it. Once rolled up and in its bag, the booster fit in my Kavu bag with a little room to spare for other items. This seat was absolutely perfect for our trip, and I plan to keep it in my van for spontaneous play dates. The only thing I would change is to make the drawstring on the carrying bag more substantial or add a loop so that you can easily hang it from a bag with a caribiner. I ended up tying loops in the drawstring and attaching it to the outside of my bag because some days I needed the space in my Kavu for kids’ jackets. If I took a smaller purse to dinner, my husband just carried it in his hand, so some kind of handle would have been nice.

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 like this booster as a travel booster. It is compact and easy to transport, inflate and deflate. It is very lightweight and my 6 yo likes to carry it with her. It is comfortable under her. I think it would also make a perfect car-pooling booster as it is so easy to slip in a backpack and to learn to use. I would not recommend this as an everyday booster though, or maybe just for older kids who already ride a backless booster, because the should strap moves too easily. If the kid moves in the seat (and which kid does not ?), for instance leans forward or to the side, the shoulder strap becomes displaced (there is no way to lock the position) and does not come back into place (like it would do in a high back booster). As a result, the belt is still correctly positioned on the lap but not on the shoulder, and comes too close to her neck., and I end up readjusting it or nagging my child not to squirm so much - which is unpleasant for everybody. Of course it comes without side impact protection, so again, OK if you kid is already big enough to ride a backless booster, but as for me as long as they can fit a high back booster this is what they will ride on the daily. Attractive fabric pattern.

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.

Bought this for my son on our recent vacation to Grand Cayman. It worked amazing it was easy to install and my son was able to get in and out easily without much fuss. Very compact and was easy to carry in his backpack.