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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ugh.

my DH would drive for sure to avoid a rental car and installing/uninstalling/carrying car seats.

i would prefer flying (with the knowledge that he would do all of the above uninstlaling/installing)

i've never heard checking a car seat is unsafe or puts the seat at any risk. do you have any place you heard that or is it something you just feel?[/quote]

http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=170087&page=2

From Car Seats for the Littles on FB:

In addition to the lack of safety for a child and the people nearby, there is a risk to checking a carseat.  If you must check a carseat, put it in its original packaging with padding in the box.  Or maybe another box with padding.  And then gate check it (it's far more convenient to use the seat on board than to drag a big box to the gate).  All too often I see parents check their carseats at the ticket counter, wrapped in nothing but a plastic bag to keep the cover clean.  The cover being clean at the other end is the least of the concerns.  The worst thing that can happen is that a carseat arrives at the other end with damage that cannot be seen.  The only way to find out that there's damage is during or after a crash when the seat has failed. The second to worst thing that can happen is that the seat is lost.  Either it didn't come on your flight with you, or it's been sent to an alternative destination.  Once you check it, it's baggage, and everyone has either had baggage lost, or knows someone who has.  This is fairly common, and not something the airline guarantees against.  They will get you your bags, or money enough to replace what was lost, but when it comes to a carseat, that won't help in the here and now when you're picking up your rental car or getting picked up by friends or family.  Someone will have to go to the nearest store and buy whatever is in stock to work for the trip.  Sometimes airlines have seats you can borrow, or rental car companies do.  These should not be used.  You don't know their history, if they've been treated well, cleaned properly, peed in, puked in, pooped in, eaten in (especially worrying if your child has allergies), recalled, expired.  They are not to be trusted. The third worst thing would be that the seat is obviously broken when you pick it up.  This is at least an obvious replacement, and so again, someone will have to go to a store and buy a new seat, but at least it's known that the seat is broken and should not be used.[/quote]

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