When my first child was born two and a half years ago, my mother-in-law gifted me the car seat my husband and I had registered for…and a car seat travel bag I hadn’t registered for. She knew we were avid travelers and saw a need I hadn’t.
When I see a car seat arrive at baggage claim without a cover, I get goosebumps just thinking about all the germs it likely came in contact with. Maybe it’s just me, but I prefer having a cover on the car seat when we check it, and I’m so thankful my mother in law gifted us this — truly something I didn’t know I’d need. Since then, I have gifted and recommended it many times – the J.L. Childress Ultimate Backpack Padded Car Seat Travel Bag – and it’s available on Amazon for UNDER $40! In the first year of travel with our daughter, we put it to work frequently, checking it over 20 times, and I am so impressed with the quality and durability. This makes schlepping all the luggage from the car to the baggage drop that much easier and keeps the car seat free of germs along the way – even more important as we begin to travel in the COVID era.
The J.L. Childress backpack car seat bag is a GAME CHANGER. When you’re traveling with kids, you likely don’t have a spare hand, so that this bag is a backpack makes everything easier. It fits most car seat models, has padded straps for comfort, and has padded interior wings to protect the car seat head rest. The dual zipper is strong, the bag is water resistant and easy to clean, and most importantly it will give you peace of mind knowing that your child’s car seat is protected from all the germs and mess lurking behind the scenes at the airport. Bonus: since most airlines let you check a car seat for free, you can fit extra items into the car seat bag. Things like diapers, blankets, extra clothes – the stuff that takes up too much space in your luggage – fit perfectly into the car seat bag.
