The Graco Nautilus is Graco’s newest 3-in-1 toddler car seat that goes from a 5-poit harness car seat to booster to a backles booster. You can be sure of the product’s quality as Graco is one of the most trusted names when it comes to car seats.
Before buying this I did a TON of research, read through the message boards, went to the store to take a look at them, etc. This car seat replaced our old Britax which was our first car seat, which was fine though a tad pricey.
This time around, with our daughter outgrowing the Britax seat we decided to go with the Graco Nautilus because:
A) Price – although it wasn’t part of the equation, it blows the Britax away.
B) Comfort – Can you say Memory Foam? Our daughter loves the drink holder as well as the toy compartments inside the arm rests.
C) Size – Not gigantic like the Regent and adequate enough for a large child to sit in it.
D) Sturdiness – It has a nice weight and a very sturdy frame.
* The headrest is easily adjustable just make sure that you snap it into place and thread the harness straps through the guides. (This will make lkife much easier for you)
* The 5-point harness system is also easy to adjust and the whole thing installs very easily.
* Before you make your purchase make sure that it could fit in to your car, or you’ll end up very, very disappointed.
– Measurements: When assembled the car seat is 35 inches tall and 19 inches wide.
The Graco Nautilus has a 9 year expiration date, so it’ll probably be the last car seat your child will ever need.
Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat Review 
October 30, 2010 at 4:52 am |
So I have a 11 month old son and 2.5 year old son. I own 2 Britax maratons and 1 evenflo booster (not sure the exact style). My 11 month old had grown out of the bucket seat and we needed to get him into a regular carseat. We have 3 vehicles and didn’t want to mess with switching them between vehicles. We do like our marathons but do not have the money right now to buy 3 more of those or 3 frontiers. I read so many reviews and could not decide btwn the Cosco High Back Booster, the Graco nautilis, and evenflo triumph (they were all recommended by friends) so we bought one of each. So now the 11 month old has our 2 marathons and the evenflo triumph and the 2.5 year old has our older evenflo booster, the nautilis, and the cosco. In summary, they all are fine. Yes, the boosters and nautilis sit more upright then the marathon but my 2.5 year old does not sleep much in the car anyways ad the frontier (by the looks of it) would have been very upright as well. They are all sturdy and both my sons fit well in all them and they do not mind any of them. Britax is more plush than the booster or nautilis but does not look like the Britax frontier was very plush. The triumph looks very much like the marathon and is just as plush. I don’t know why I was freaking out so much reading millions of reviews since they all are about the same and all had good safety ratings. I have not had to clean any of them yet