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- LATCH installation
- Reclines up to 12 degrees
- Adjustable head restraint with protective EPS foam
- Allows for rearward seating
- Expensive
- Heavy
- Can be tricky to buckle
The Clek Oobr is a stylish and pricey booster seat that's experienced some recent Hollywood buzz. Since Celebrity Baby Blog reported Clek sightings with Gwen Stefani and Courtney Cox, bloggers have been wondering if it's worth its hefty price tag. Reviewers say it's a nice seat with LATCH tether, expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam headrest which is amble and tall, stylish fabric and high-back-to-backless option, and a possible reverse seating option, but reviewers are far more likely to recommend the budget-priced Graco Highback TurboBooster (*Est. $50). The Graco seat offers most of the same features as the Oobr, except it lacks LATCH tethers and designer covers.
CarSeatBlog.com gives the most in-depth review of the Clek Oobr--testing it with numerous size and age children. It found that it maintained perfect seatbelt placement each time. The parenting book "Baby Bargains," with its broad coverage and unbiased reviews, offers the most credible assessment of the Clek Oobr. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety focuses on a single all-important question: How well does each of the 72 booster seats tested position an adult seatbelt to protect a young child? We also found other write-ups on the Clek Oobr at CarSeatBlog.com and EliteCarSeats.com.
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This extensive review on the Clek Oobr points out that the one thing that makes this booster seat special is that it uses a rigid LATCH, which secures the seat better and may be an advantage in side-impact crashes; however, it also makes the seat heavier. It also allows a sleeping child to recline safely when used as a high-back booster and when the lower LATCH anchors are attached. It gets an excellent for seatbelt placement. Cons include weight, depth (may be too short for long legged kids) and that the fabric can only be spot-cleaned.
Review: The Newest, Awesomest "Clek Oobr" Booster Review, Kecia Healy, Jan. 7, 2011
2. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
This is the latest installment of the IIHS's ambitious booster seat testing roundup. Each model is subjected to controlled fit testing using a crash test dummy, although no actual crash testing is performed. The Clek Oobr is named a Best Bet, as it provides a good seatbelt fit in almost any car, SUV or minivan.
Review: Booster Evaluations for 2010: Best Bets, Editors of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Sept. 8, 2010
The Clek Oobr makes it into CarSeatBlog.com's list of the best high-back booster seats. A mom who is also a child-passenger safety technician writes this guest review. She tests the seat with 6-year-old and 12-year-old kids and compares it with the Britax Parkway SG and Sunshine Kids Monterey boosters.
Review: Magna Clek Oobr Booster Guest Review: Über Cool, Über Stylish … Über Expensive, "Quassee", Oct. 16, 2009
EliteCarSeats.com is primarily a retail site that includes detailed -- but largely positive -- editorial reviews. There are also a few short but honest user reviews on the Oobr.
Review: Clek Oobr Booster Seat, Editors of and Contributors to EliteCarSeats.com
5. Baby BargainsDetails/Subscribe
"Baby Bargains" has two big advantages over most other car seat reviewers: It covers most models commonly available in the U.S., and it doesn't shy away from appropriate criticism. The Clek Oobr gets its own short review here, with comments on both quality and price.
Review: Booster Seats, Denise and Alan Fields, Eighth Edition, 2009
6. Momtrends
Blogger Nicole Feliciano compares the Clek Oobr with the Britax Parkway from a mom's perspective. Feliciano gives the Parkway the edge because of the Oobr's heavier weight and because of difficulties using seatbelts with the armrests.
Review: Booster Seat Review Clek vs. Britax, Nicole Feliciano, Dec. 6, 2009
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