Clek Fllo

Thread: "Stuck overthinking car seats"

I understand the anxiety you feel about this, but your child is not going to eat their car seat. They aren't even going to chew on it. They will be okay in any car seat that fits their body. I have the Clek Fllo in one of the colors that's only free of brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, and I love it. It feels *very* secure, and the Foonf has even more safety features, so I think that's a great choice. We have a black car that already gets hot in the summer, so choosing a lighter color felt like the right choice for us.

Thread: "Best Infant Car Seat?"

Maybe a bit unpopular - but for the infant seat, i wouldn’t bother with the designer brands. It’s used for such a short period of time. The investment is better once they are in convertible seats. I did Chicco keyfit infant seat and Clek Fllo/ Evenflo revolve for convertibles

Thread: "Clek Fllo - will it fit in my car [ON]"

join the seats for kids facebook group and search your vehicle to see what they recommend

Thread: "Does anyone regret getting their Clek Fllo or vice versa regret not getting it? [ab]"

There are no safety scores for car seats in Canada, the test is pass/fail. Any safety ratings you see online are conducted by independant labs using methods that may or may not be accurate. A lot of those tests are also made using the US version of seats, which can be markedly different.

Thread: "Choosing a second convertible car seat…"

We bought a Clek Fllo for our main car and then when we needed a second car seat, we just bought one that was on sale at Costco (Cosco Mighty Fit). My kid spends probably 90% of their car time in the Clek, and 10% in the Cosco seat, since we only use it for daycare pickup and it’s a short drive. From what I know, due to how they’re regulated in Canada, the baseline safety level for carseats is high. Even a low end model is very safe. I personally didn’t want to spend another ~$400 on a car seat that wouldn’t be used as often when I could get a cheaper choice. If and when we have another kid, if they’re both in convertible seats at the same time, we’ll probably get them identical seats for the respective cars they’re in. So another Clek for the main car and another Cosco or another cheaper choice for the second car.

Thread: "Car seat - is more expensive actually better? [on]"

We got the clek because it’s Canadian made, it’s pfas and flame retardant free, has a upf50 canopy, a load leg and one of the higher weight capacities at 35lbs plus they’ll send you free fabric samples

Thread: "Clek Floof, Nuna Rava and Britax One4Life"

We have a Clek Foonf and Fllo and love both. Fllo is a little cheaper so worth checking out the differences if you go the Clek route. We will buy another two Fllos for baby #2. We don’t let our kiddo eat in the car other than the occasional cup of cheerios etc and water so the seat has never needed more than a vacuum in the year we have used them although we do have the Clek cleaning kit if needed. My son seems comfortable and he likes being able to see out the window (they sit high) so I think it’s extended his tolerance for car rides in that sense. I like that it has a steel frame, anti-rebound bar, extended rear-facing, Canadian made. Edit: [here’s a comparison chart](https://www.snugglebugz.ca/learning_centre/clek-foonf-vs-fllo-car-seats?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgJLHg_y6-wIVfCqtBh003gYEEAAYASAAEgJG7fD_BwE) I think the angle part of the Foonf would be important if you’re using it for an infant (we did a infant bucket seat first so this didn’t come into play) and in my car I couldn’t get a good install with the rigid latch so did a belt install anyway.

Thread: "Tell me your car seat recommendation!"

Just wanted to chime in my research strongly suggested you need to make sure the car seat fits your car too..for example people.love.Clek, but their convertible seat does not fit in a Subaru Outback all that well

Thread: "Clek Fllo - will it fit in my car [ON]"

They sent me pictures of the fllo in a Jetta similar to my car when I was debating car seats!

Thread: "Clek Floof, Nuna Rava and Britax One4Life"

For an average size child the 40lb rf limit should technically get you to 3 or 4. Ideally you want to rear face until 4. If your child is tall but not heavy, the Britax has a 49” rf height which is an advantage over some other seats. All the Britax convertible seats have a 49” max height for rf. It’s not that the one4life is not recommended it’s just that some people expect that by buying a 4in1 seat they’ll never have to buy another car seat and unfortunately that’s usually not the case. I personally own the one4life and love it for the extended rf and easy install but I drive a van so space isn’t much of an issue. It really depends on the car how much space that particular seat takes up. Compared to the clek fllo in my suv it takes up way less space. In my van it takes up slightly more space. It all depends on how the seats are set up in your vehicle. Another option to consider for your car if you want extended rf is the grace extend2fit (non platinum). The leg extender is not mandatory anymore and it is considered one of the most compact seats. It rear faces to 50lbs as well. The other option (which only rf to 40lbs) is the Graco triogrow. If you like the clicktight feature in the Britax seats the triogrow ha a similar feature they call snug lock. It’s a much cheaper seat and it also has a booster mode (assuming it fits for your child/vehicle). The snug lock is not AS easy as the clicktight that Britax has but it’s still a one minute install once you get the hang of it. Triogrow is one of the most highly recommended seats by techs and it is usually on sale for anywhere from 215 to 280$. It is one of the most compact options on the market for rf. Very good seat. Hopefully some of those options help.

Thread: "Clek Fllo - will it fit in my car [ON]"

Great advice! I messaged their customer service on their website and quickly got photos of a 2016 with the Fllo installed. Very happy with their customer service so I ordered mine today!

Thread: "Questions about clek car seats"

I have a Subaru Outback and with the Clek Fllo installed rear facing it doesn’t leave much room for leg room. In our other car (station wagon) we have a Britax Emblem which is much more narrow front to back. Clek has an amazing safety rating, great customer service and looks beautiful but that space thing makes it so that we won’t be buying another for baby 2- we will go with Britax.

Thread: "Difference between expensive infant seats and less expensive infant seats"

Nuna rava fits well in our crosstrek. Clek floo did not

Thread: "Car seat recommendations? "

My kids outgrew the infant seat around that time as well. We went with the clek because it has higher weight limits for extended rear facing.

Thread: "Car seat crisis"

I love my Cleks! We had a Liing then graduated to the Fllo. I love how easy to install the Cleks are compared with other seats. Given how common seat mis-installation is, being easy to install is probably the #1 real world safety feature. The Liing is also super light, though I ended up babywearing and only rarely taking the Liing out of the car. The Cleks are also narrow which is going to be great for when #2 gets here and I have to install the two car seats side by side.

Thread: "Please just tell me what car seat to buy"

We have both the Clek Foonf and Fllo and we love it. Fllo can be used rear facing until 50 lbs. and is within. 43 inches tall. Foonf can be used rear facing up to 40 lbs. and within 43 inches tall. I would recommend the Fllo, it’s cheaper and can be used for longer rear facing. Our 4 year old is still rear facing and using a Fllo car seat for reference :)

Thread: "Trying to choose between a Diono Radian 3RXT and a Clek Fllo (Kid growing out of infant seat quickly) - help?"

I would definitely reach out to a car seat tech (CPST), most cars actually dont allow 3 car seats in the same row and if they do it is usually with 3 cleks, but typically wont last through all car seat stages. *In the process of becoming a CPST myself*

Thread: "Struggling to pick a convertible car seat - worth it to spend more or less?"

There is a minimum standard of safety, and then there are gimmicks and “safety features” offered by car seat manufacturers as selling points. Some of those safety features are actually good things, like steel frames, some are questionable, like flame retardant fabrics. I chose to separate the car seats into “good/better/best” categories based on features that were important to me, and then assessed only the car seats in the “best” category. Basically anything with a steel frame went into that slot, because that was a priority for me. I wanted a Clek Fllo because it’s from a Canadian company, but in the end the Dionos went on amazing sales and I decided that I wasn’t committed enough to the Clek to justify the price hike.

Thread: "Has anyone successfully fit 3 car seats in a row on the bench seat? "

You’ve got 57 inches of rear bench seat hip room in the Highlander. Slim car seats like the Diono Radian, and most infant car seats, and the Poplar S you mentioned are 17-18” wide so there should be no problems fitting three across. There WILL be some light touching of the car seats, so you’ll either have to get over that or as mentioned above get a Sienna. We ran three across in our 2015 Highlander for years (Clek Fllo x2, Britax infant seat or later a Midpoint booster). The tank-like luxury car seats with multiple cup holders and attachments that are 19” or so across are just not going to fit three across.

Thread: "Are Maxi Cosi and Nuna Car Seats Worth the Money? [MB]"

It's on the website: https://clekinc.com/pages/the-differences-between-foonf-and-fllo The main differences are the Foonf's LATCH system and rear-facing base versus the Fllo's lighter weight and built-in recline foot. The Foonf has a more advanced safety system with the rigid LATCH, making it easier to install forward-facing with LATCH, while the Fllo has a lower rear-facing weight limit of 50 lbs compared to the Foonf's 40 lbs. The Fllo is also slightly lighter and sits lower in the vehicle.

Thread: "What car seats are we using?"

Unfortunately, it sounds like your baby is outgrowing the infant seat. You should switch to a convertible. We have Cleks—Foonfs and Fllos. They are great.

Thread: "Car seat - is more expensive actually better? [on]"

So we’ve got the Clek Liing and the Clek Fllo in our primary vehicle and a Graco extend 2 fit in our other car plus each set of grandparents bought the Graco as well. The Graco is not a bad seat. It’s perfectly fine. It’s safe, fairly easy to install etc. BUT every time I use it I’m reminded that the Clek ones are just BETTER. Nicer material, smoother and more streamlined use. The first time I used the Graco I thought my dad had installed it wrong because it was so tough to tighten, I then discovered that’s just the thing with them. I think about it on a cost per use basis. Yes I spend more up front but divided by the times it’s used it’s essentially $0 per use. Fractions of a penny.

Thread: "car seat decision"

Are you familiar with CSFTL which is a really thorough review website for car seats? They go through a bunch of parameters focusing on ergonomics and usability. As other commenters mentioned, car seat safety often comes down to how well you can install the seat in your car. Usability matters quite a lot in this case. [Foonf review](https://csftl.org/foonf-review/) and [Boulevard review](https://csftl.org/britax-boulevard-review/)

Thread: "Clek Fllo vs Graco 4ever vs Diono Radian 3 RXT - does anyone have feedback from using these car seats or seeing them in store?"

I have a Honda Civic. The front passenger side has very little leg room with the Fllo installed behind it. Edit: the Diono is supposed to be really good for this once you can use the foam angle adjuster (when your kid has good head control).

Thread: "Are Maxi Cosi and Nuna Car Seats Worth the Money? [MB]"

I had a Clek baby seat and he hated it until we switched to convertible seat around 9 months. You can try that first

Thread: "3 across car seats"

We pulled off 3-across in a Tesla Model Y using 2 Nuna Pipa infant seats and a rear-facing Clek Fllo. It is tight, but feasible. The Clek Fllo is in the center seat and the Nuna Pipas on either side. You need to use the older Pipa base (not the RELX base) in order to get a secure seatbelt install because of the location of the sewing on the Tesla seatbelts when in 3-across mode. (For the record, the Nuna Pipa RELX base works just fine in a Tesla if you only need to fit one or 2 car seats, it is only a problem when in 3-across because you have to go off-center toward the doors and the seatbelt lock off is in just the wrong position for the sewing on the Tesla belt). The Clek Fllo is one of the narrowest convertible car seats on the market. Even then, we maybe had about 1/2” of extra space across the entire back row. It took us several tries to get all 3 seats installed in their precise locations to fit (LATCH is definitely not an option with that set up) While it technically worked and satisfied requirements of being independently secure, it was awkward and I wouldn’t recommend it. We lasted 8 weeks before buying a minivan.

Thread: "Does anyone regret getting their Clek Fllo or vice versa regret not getting it? [ab]"

Yep. With an 8 month old and two golden retrievers in March. Not really something I recommend.

Thread: "Clek Fllo - will it fit in my car [ON]"

I messaged them on Instagram and they were able to send me a photo of the seat I wanted in the same model car I had

Thread: "Clek Foonf vs Fllo HELP!"

Installation was slower first time around than the next. And fairly fast the last time (have installed it 3 times due to having to remove it to transport stuff). Last time took about 4 mins probably. First time was like 30 mins cuz I was being very particular and fiddling with the latch strap. The hard part is just getting the latch tight, and I just couldn’t pull tightly enough and I’m not necessarily weak. The seatbelt snap latches work best. They’re really easy to use. I could probably do it again in like 2 mins next time. Honestly I do also do the latches just as a fail safe but I might just roll them back up next time to keep the installation clean. I did have to use the rolled towel suggestion (in the installation manual) to get it to the correct base angle until 22 lbs. she’s currently like 20.5 lbs so a couple more months and we’ll remove the towel. Not a big deal and still super stiff installation with the towel underneath. Overall we like it a lot. Baby just sits there pretty content when we buckle her in and doesn’t fight like she used to in the infant car seat. We haven’t had a problem with the front seats but we’re like 5’4 and 5’6. We have about 4-5 inches before the passenger/wife’s seat hits the foonf, and she sets it for a good amount of leg room. (We have a 2016 accord)

Thread: "Clek Fllo - will it fit in my car [ON]"

Go to the Clek website and email them or chat to them and ask them about your vehicle. They have images for most vehicles to give you an idea , however Fllo is large so likely won’t be a good fit.

Thread: "IamA Car Seat Safety Expert AMA!"

Congratulations! For a baby, people generally either buy convertible seats or infant seats. I prefer convertibles because they can be used for much, much longer. Broadly, I'd choose a convertible seat [here](http://www.thecarcrashdetective.com/p/recommended-car-seats.html) with the highest weight limits you can afford. The truth is that every seat that can be sold is a safe one; the differences are in height/weight limits and in ease of installation. My favorite seat under $200 is the [Graco Size4Me](http://www.thecarcrashdetective.com/2014/07/2014-graco-size4me-65-review-why-buy.html), while my favorite above is probably the [Clek Fllo](http://www.thecarcrashdetective.com/2014/07/2014-graco-size4me-65-review-why-buy.html). The Graco has a 40 pound RF weight limit but a very high height limit, while the Fllo has a 50 pound RF limit and good height limit. And yes, rear-face as long as possible!

Thread: "[ON] Infant Car Seat or Straight to Convertible?"

Some pros and cons to each! The bucket seat is convenient to get baby ready and buckled inside during winter. I know a lot of people like being able to click on to the stroller too but my kids all preferred the bassinet so we didn't do that too much. Honestly we didn't go many places by car for the first few months but we walked quite a bit! Depends how big your baby is, but I found by about 4-5 months it was too heavy to carry them in the bucket seat anyway. So we started just leaving the seat in the car and putting them straight in stroller or carrier. When they could sit up by themselves, they started hating the bucket seat and they were much happier in the convertible. I think because they could sit more upright and look outside too which kept them entertained vs the bucket seat, they are more scrunched up I find lol We have clek foonf and fllo and would definitely recommend for the convertible 👍

Thread: "[ON] Infant Car Seat or Straight to Convertible?"

I had an infant seat with my first and didn't use it long so I sold it. Went straight to a Clek Fllo with infant insert with my second and it was great. We didn't use our car much and parked underground so it worked for us.

Thread: "Which car seat do you have and what do you like/dislike about it?"

Love the Nuna Rava! Pricey, but there are Black Friday and Nordstrom promos. It’s so easy to adjust. I routinely flip it between front and rear facing for my younger two. I don’t love the Clek Fllo. Difficult to get a good install, heavy, and expensive. And the fabric has completely worn away on within one kid using it.

Thread: "Has anyone used a convertible carseat from birth?"

Yes. Clek fllo with infant insert. Both of my babies were over 8.5 pounds to start but for me this was much better than a typical infant car seat. That was a waste of money for us and because babies were heavier, it did a number on our backs. Now I just get baby out of the seat and lull her back to sleep.

Thread: "Struggling to pick a car seat"

We went with the uppababy mesa for the bucket seat. My son was out of it by 6 months for his comfort as he liked having a bit more room. But it has a 5 year lifespan so it will still be good for kid 2. For our convertible seat we went with the Clek Fllo. I really like it. It seems comfortable and it’s pretty. The only thing I don’t like about it is adjusting the straps height as you have to take it apart to do so.

Thread: "Nuna Rava worth it?"

I have 3 kids age 22 months to 6.5 years. Over the years I have purchased 8 car seats (not counting infant ones). Car seat safety is my biggest parenting anxiety. I have purchased Nunas (4), Cleks (2), and 2 from another brand that was so awful I won't mention it. Nuna is far and away the best car seat in my opinion. It is considered one of the "safest" car seats along with Clek brand. But here's the thing, user error in terms of installation can make even a "safe" car seat unsafe. Nuna hit my 3 criteria when initially shopping: 1) extended rear-facing; 2) easy to install correctly/safely; and 3) straps that make it easy to get her in/out every day. Now as a parent with more children, it hits 2 more extremely very important criteria: 4) easy to clean, and 5) can easily fit 3-across. Nuna is the easiest car seat to install \*correctly.\* I can install this in under a minute and know it is in there securely and correctly. It is also supremely easy to switch from rear-facing to front-facing. It is a cinch to adjust headrest and strap height without uninstalling. Easy to adjust tilt uninstalled. I cannot say enough good things about the Nuna. I am always confident that my kids are safe. It is also a breeze to remove the fabric, wash, air dries very fast, and reattach the fabric. Easily the best investment I have made as a parent. (I'll note Clek is no where near as easy to install and never feels as secure--the seat moves way more than the recommended 1", way too many steps to switch from front-facing to rear-facing, is really tall so it blocks rear-view if in the center seat, tilts back really far when rear-facing so it requires front seats to be way forward and blocks pathways for other children to get in/out, is so heavy and difficult to get in/out of the car, and is basically impossible to completely clean if your kid has an accident or gets car sick. My kids also complain Clek seats are way less comfortable than Nuna.)

Thread: "Clek Fllo vs Graco 4ever vs Diono Radian 3 RXT - does anyone have feedback from using these car seats or seeing them in store?"

So I have a 99th percentile boy and car seat technicians recommended to me Clek (either of) or Graco Extend-to-fit, as they allow rear-facing for the longest time. Graco-4-ever is also very good, but rear-faced for a little bit less time. The 4-ever has the booster included; but I am planning on buying just a booster when needed, instead of buying a bigger, more expensive car seat. Those 2 Graco car seats are big; that’s the main issue with them. If you have a small car and you are very tall, it can cause issues. The Clek are the Cadillac of car seats; expensive, but super light, compact and super safe. The Diono is not a car safety technician favorite. They are hard to install. They are also expensive for not being that good.

Thread: "Clek Fllo vs Graco 4ever vs Diono Radian 3 RXT - does anyone have feedback from using these car seats or seeing them in store?"

Good sturdy as hell? Or oh god why sturdy as hell? I saw a deal online for liquidation on one of the Clek ones so I'm debating grabbing it. Do you know how it is with fitting in cars? We have a midsize truck but my partner is tall so I want to make sure his legroom is ok.

Thread: "Struggling to pick a convertible car seat - worth it to spend more or less?"

I have two Clek Fllo's both rear facing in my ford hatchback, and the harness is very easy to adjust, I don't even have to uninstall the seat!

Thread: "Clek Fllo vs Graco 4ever vs Diono Radian 3 RXT - does anyone have feedback from using these car seats or seeing them in store?"

We went with the Fllo for our twins. One outboard and one in the middle. An adult can fit in the other outboard seat comfortably. And while I wouldn’t say the Fllo are compact front to back, they are more narrow front to back than our Maxi Cosi infant seats were. We could finally move the seats back from installing the infant seats!

Thread: "Clek Fllo vs Graco 4ever vs Diono Radian 3 RXT - does anyone have feedback from using these car seats or seeing them in store?"

Good sturdy! It feels strong, and not flimsy like some of the other seats we sell. I believe it has a steel frame, instead of just foam and plastic. If you're in Canada, the Fllo is on clearance at Canadian Tire right now, so it's a good price.

Thread: "Struggling to pick a convertible car seat - worth it to spend more or less?"

We have both the clek fllo and the Nuna Rava. Ultimately it comes down to this - what seat safely fits in your car and what safety features are non negotiable to you? As someone who was rear ended and almost died, the anti rebound bar was top priority for me. The fllo fit in my vehicle but while rear facing, you couldn’t push the passenger seat back so your knees were up against the glove compartment. So the Rava went in my vehicle instead because it takes up less space where we normally have passengers. We are also both very tall so extended rear facing was extremely important to us. Our LO outgrew his infant seat for height at 6m and weight at 7m so it made sense for us to spend the extra money to keep him as safe as possible. We used Babylist for safety ranking but as others said in Canada they all are highly rated and vigorously tested. Non important features that made me like the Rava more than the fllo - easier to clean, waaay easier to install, has recline positions, and has cup holders for snacks

Thread: "Clek Foonf vs Fllo HELP!"

I was searching for Clek and found this post. I’m hoping to get the foonf or fllo for my twins and I need three across since I have a seven year old too. Are you still happy with your fllo? Was it possible to get a decent install easily? Thank you!

Thread: "Clek Fllo vs Foonf carseats- ease of use?"

We love (!!!) our fllo and used it from birth. The first install with the fllo was moderately annoying but it was also the first car seat I had ever installed and I was 9 months pregnant lol. I don’t find it bothersome at all now. To rear face there is a built in “foot” that you have to sort of swing into the correct position. That didn’t get quite the correct angle for a newborn, so we used a tightly rolled towel under the “foot” until he got to 22 pounds. I’m not sure what you mean about belt connection as it does have LATCH. It is not a bucket seat so you can’t just pop it in and out, but that is any convertible seat. Carseatlady has good reviews about how seats will fit in your particular car, but if you have a foonf already I imagine it will be fine.

Thread: "Clek liing sale [on]"

I’d say if you order directly through them, the sale is worth it to get it now. I haven’t bought the liing, but I have a fllo for my 20 month old, and just bought another for when my 7 week old needs it (they’re the best, we have graco in my husbands truck and I love how easy the clek is to tighten etc.). When buying directly through them, in my experience, the manufacture date was pretty recent, especially in comparison to our graco we got on sale at Costco.

Thread: "Questions about clek car seats"

I would say, yes they are smaller than other brands definitely in width, and probably comparable in legth (front to back). We have a sedan as well. We had the installation tested in the middle backseat of our 2008 Corolla before purchasing to see how far back we could put our chairs and still have the seat in rear-facing mode. The technician told us it takes about as much room as an infant bucket seat, but I think it's a little bit more than that behind our seats (certainly not by much). I'm 5'6 and my partner is 5'9, so we're not overly tall people, but it seemed to fit fine. We got the Fllo becasue it is shorter/blocks out less of the rear view window, and the added features of the Floonf didn't make sense to us in a cost-per-use assessment (Specifically, we didn't care much about the ridged latch becasue we're trying to keep her rearfacing as long as possible, and although the recline function was nice, we don't drive that much, or drive long distances frequently, and with the Sedan we wouldn't be able to comfortably tilt it back that much anyway). I can't give much of a user review becasue we haven't started using it yet - we'll keep her in the bucket seat for now becasue it's easier for our cold winters. I was also interested in a rotating seat and took a look at the Evenflo 360 in store. It immediately appread to me to be much longer (front to back) in rotation than would easily fit in our car, and becasue the rotation itself is at a wierd angle I just wasn't as interested after seeing it.

Thread: "Diono 3r"

3 across in a 2015 jeep Cherokee. Currently I’m working with 2 clek fllo seats (ideally one forward and one rear facing for a 4 and 2 year old) and then a graco snugride 35. Technically I think I have enough inches to fit them 3 across but I’m finding it tight to fit the bucket seat in. My thought with the Diono 3r was that the 4 year old would be sitting lower, allowing the infant seat to click in more freely. Idk if that makes sense but I find the clek fllo seats to be taller than the widest part of the infant seat (where the handle attaches) which causes it to rub.

Thread: "Clek Floof, Nuna Rava and Britax One4Life"

I think you’ll like it! It’s a great sale and I can’t think of one complaint I have about ours.

Thread: "Carseat recs for tall babies"

We also use the Graco Extend to Fit and like it. Little one is 43.5 inches and still able to ride rear-facing! The cup holders are great. We have 2 of them in different colors. “The Graco Extend2Fit's rear-facing limits are a maximum weight of 50 pounds and a maximum height of 49 inches.” We tried an expensive Clek Flo that a neighbor put out for free, but we would’ve had to buy cup holders for it and the fabric isn’t meant to be removable for cleaning - I did go through the very, very elaborate process of removing the fabric and cleaning it, but accidentally broke the styrofoam headrest in the process. I ended up taking it to Target car seat recycle. - The Graco is massively easier to deal with when it comes to removing and washing the fabric - and your child will spill their milk, their snacks, and leak pee-pee or even poop if you’re unlucky! all over their car seat. Incomplete checklist: - Height and weight limits for rear and front facing. - easily removable fabric and machine washable. - Cup holders - storage pockets for the metal seatbelt bits to keep them from getting too hot or ending up under your child when putting her in the car seat.