Diono Monterey Booster Review
As spring and summer draw near, vacations and trips start getting planned, and safe travel is high on the list of priorities! Of course, kids are growing older and their car seats need to grow with them! Diono knows this and has a fantastic Monterey high-back booster that can grow with kids from 40 pounds until they are big enough to sit on their own! This Diono high-back booster has everything I need from a grow-with-me booster seat and more, all packed in a seat that’s easy to use and install. Keep reading for more information on Diono Monterey Booster Review
Of course, Diono and safety logic encourage everyone to keep their children in a car seat with a 5-point harness as long a their weight/seat limit allows. Once they are big enough to move to a booster seat, a high back booster is important to help route the shoulder belt at the right height for those precious bodies. My little man still uses his Diono Radian RXT in my car, and now has his “big boy seat” in the truck. We only use the truck for short trips around town, so this is a great opportunity for him to begin getting used to the different belt and the importance of needing to stay in it correctly.
Diono Monterey: Installation
The Diono Monterey is super easy to put together and install! Just connect the parts while rotated backwards, the slow rotate the back upwards until it clicks into place. Then the Diono Monterey uses LATCH to secure the booster into place! On the underside of the booster there are two LATCH straps. Simply loosen like you would a harness, latch into place, and tighten by pulling the strap forward while holding the seat back. Secure and ready for use! Plus easy to loosen for adjusting when little man gets bigger!
Diono Monterey: Adjustments
I love that the Diono Monterey Booster is easy to adjust both higher and wider to accommodate growing bodies. Just turn the dial on back for width and use the handle on back for height. At it’s smallest setting, it’s perfect for it’s lower limits: 40 pounds and 38 inch height (my little man!). Upper limits are 120 pounds and 63 inches. Then grow gradually with your kiddo until they are tall enough to sit without the back and then without the booster.
Diono Monterey: Use
The Diono Monterey is very comfortable, Micah actually told me he wants to sleep in it tonight! It’s easy to thread the belt through the guides and it stays in nicely even when the belt is unbuckled. Plus the whole seat is small enough that it’s not hard to reach around to buckle the belt. Everything fits together well and I feel like my precious cargo is safe and secure.
Diono Monterey: Perks
My favorite perk: the cup holders! There are two cupholders that rotate easily into little cubbies on the outside! So the cups can be out or tucked away super easily! Plus they are easy to rotate out, so even my little guy can pull it out for his cup, or fill it with snacks then rotate it in to hide them away from his sister.
I love the blue colors of the Surf pattern, and the whole shape of it is easy to fit into my vehicles.
Diono Monterey Booster Review: Overall
I LOVE Diono car seats and this is no exception. As a whole, this high back booster is easy to assemble/de-assemble, simple to install, and well-suited for a growing kiddo. I fully expect it to be a favorite until Micah man is big enough to sit on his own. Check it out for yourself online and check out Diono online as well as on Facebook and Twitter to find your new favorite seat!
I hope you enjoyed our Diono Monterey Booster Review!
Our kids use boosters and they don’t really complain about it. They know if they are in the seat itself they cannot see out the window.
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