Comments on: A travel friendly solution for your baby’s dining needs

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:10:45 +0000

We had one of these when we had our first baby - had trouble finding a table it would fit on (many had lips wider than the widest setting of the clamp so you couldn’t get a safe grip) - a definite unitasker.

It was soon demoted to Grandma’s house when we found this much neater alternative:

http://tinyurl.com/32q6ej

Folds down to virtually nothing.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:16:55 +0000

Friends of mine had something like this. The loved it till their son went on a bouncing kick… he’d bounce non-stop whenever he sat. Many restaurant tables weren’t heavy enough to take this without rocking.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:28:12 +0000

We bought this and didn’t like it…the back is completely vertical, while the bottom of the chair sags a little bit–not very comfortable to have your knees above your bottom. We gave it away.

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:06:04 +0000

It’s a uni-tasker in our house, but in a good way. We live in a very small space, and this is the only highchair my almost-2-year-old daughter has ever had. We don’t take it with us to restaurants, but use it several times a day in our home. It always stays attached to our table, so we only had to break it down and take it with us a few times when we go to the cabin. AND…it’s easily machine washable.

Here’s a link of my daughter sitting in hers:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amyfrazier/878002137/

By: Melinda

Melinda — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:01:13 +0000

Yeah, I second what Mark said. The arms are longer than it appears. You more or less have to take it apart to take it down. It’s also pain to clean.

By: stacy

stacy — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:41:31 +0000

parents’ laps work pretty good too, and are there wherever you go….

all those *things* we thought we needed with our first child we never even bothered with after our second was born. All baby really needs are a dry bottom, a full tummy, and somewhere warm to sleep.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:00:22 +0000

It’s a unitasker.

We got one from the Step Ahead catalog when our first one was about a year old. We used it a handful of times.

Overall I wouldn’t recommend it. Here’s a few drawbacks to be aware of…

* we often found that the underside of the table had various structural pieces necessary for supporting the table that interfered with the attachment of the chair.

* Trying to use it on the in-laws dining room table didn’t work too well as the table itself wasn’t that sturde to begin with.

* It is not an “easy to use” baby accessory. If you’re trying to install this in a restaraunt by yourself while holding the kid, forget it.

* finally, the kid’s feet dangle. This may be OK for once-in-a-while, but as for a permanent high chair solution this is not good.

* Yes, it folds flat in it’s own carrying case, but it’s still bigger than it looks.

Your mileage may vary.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:07:37 +0000

Looks like a uni-tasker to me …

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:45:09 +0000

My sister had something like this when her kids (now in their late twenties) were little. We took it to restaurants all the time and it was a godsend.

By: rositta

rositta — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:23:31 +0000

Just FYI, Target doesn’t ship to Canada. I just ordered a tripod travel chair through Amazon and had it delivered to California for reshipping to Canada. Kind of a bummer actually, this would have been a great gift for my travelling offspring…

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:58:40 +0000

Would this be ok as a permanent solution to a high chair long term? Like Sandra said in the above comment? We also don’t have that much space in our townhouse.

By: sandra

sandra — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:52:15 +0000

Great for small spaces too. We live in a small house with no room for extra furniture, so these chairs were the only “highchair” we ever had when our 2 children were small. I love multipurpose items, especially if they are small and efficient!

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:33:37 +0000

This would also be handy for those of us who don’t have kids but babysit an ever-growing number of nephews, nieces and godkids. I’m always on the lookout for kid gear that can be easily stowed in a closet when the kids aren’t over.